KilbegganRaces.com Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 6m 17.90s

Chiricahua^p,t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 120| D

11/4

Useful Flat winner. Suited by step up to 3m when getting off the mark over hurdles at Cork last month. Cheekpieces/tongue strap combination worn on that occasion retained. Should give another good account.

Form: F242U-1

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Level Neverending^p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 119| C

4/5

Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 15-runner maiden hurdle here (19f, good to soft, 11/10) 23 days ago, staying on well. Up in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 11224-1

He Fitz In^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Mullins| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 86

33/1

Modest hurdler. Bit below form fourth of 11 in maiden hurdle at Wexford (20f, good to soft, 18/1) 11 days ago. Up in trip. Has something to find.

Form: 07665-4

Highland Sting¹²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Ryan| OR: 107

14/1

Fair hurdler. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Kelso (25.8f, good to soft) 122 days ago, soon beaten after 3 out.

Form: 26P45P-

Rockanrye²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: S O O'Brien| D

9/2

Twice-raced winner under NH rules. Won 15-runner maiden hurdle at Killarney (22.2f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 20 days ago, cosily. Should improve.

Form: 1P15-1

Fairland⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Bowe

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Last of 7 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (19.8f, good, 50/1) on NH debut 8 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7

Forecasts

Level Neverending (4/5), Chiricahua (11/4), Rockanrye (9/2), Highland Sting (14/1), He Fitz In (33/1), Fairland (100/1)

Quite a useful contest. LEVEL NEVERENDING has the potential for better again now stepping up to 3m and can add to last month's course maiden success. Chiricahua relished 3m when getting off the mark over hurdles at Cork recently and is feared most ahead of Rockanrye.