Sheridan Electric Hurdle

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 4m 45.70s

Douglas Dc⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

6/4

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 4/7, made most of good opprtunity to land 13-runner juvenile hurdle at Tramore (2m, good to soft) 49 days ago, driven clear. Expected to make his presence felt again.

Form: 23231-

Prairie Dancer^b,p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 124| BF

1/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Cork in April. 6/4 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable second of 6 in minor event hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, good) 18 days ago. Blinkers back on and obvious claims.

Form: 63281-2

Rebel Step¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Slattery| OR: 118

11/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Naas (1m, good to firm, 16/1) 15 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: F715-

Doran's Hope^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

18/1

Vadamos gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners on Flat, including useful winner up to 6f Raggle Taggle. Dam unraced. Market should prove a useful guide on racecourse debut. Hooded.

Form:

Old Chap⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft) 50 days ago. Expected to find a couple too good again.

Form: 0U67-

Brogue Belle^h1,t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: N Lee

50/1

Shirocco filly. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) Minella Forfitness. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Flyaway Maggie¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: M Flannery

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, ninth of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 11 days ago.

Form: 9

Forecasts

Prairie Dancer (1/1), Douglas Dc (6/4), Rebel Step (11/2), Doran's Hope (18/1), Brogue Belle (50/1), Old Chap (100/1), Flyaway Maggie (200/1)

PRAIRIE DANCER capitalised on the return to calmer waters when getting off the mark over hurdles at Cork in April. Runner-up in a stronger race subsequently, he looks sure to go well again in re-fitted blinkers. Douglas Dc rates the chief threat, ahead of Rebel Step.