Kepak Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 5m 25.30s

Plains Indian¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 126

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler. 15/8, career best when winning 5-runner minor event hurdle at Ballinrobe (18.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 2F16-31

Ambitious Fellow³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 122

11/10

Fairly useful hurdler. One win from 3 runs last season. Good second of 11 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft, 3/1) 31 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 8/3141-2

Bravo Team^p,t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Corey McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 122

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle (7/2) at Down Royal (20.4f, good to soft) 11 days ago, readily. Needs considering.

Form: 4513-F1

Non-Runners

Crosshouse Boy³⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E M O'Sullivan J: A McCurtin

Desert Friend⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: D G Hogan

Forecasts

Ambitious Fellow (11/10), Plains Indian (9/4), Bravo Team (5/2), Desert Friend (9/2), Crosshouse Boy (25/1)

AMBITIOUS FELLOW belied odds of 40/1 when striking on return at Punchestown in April, and duly proved that that was no flash in the pan when second at Wexford next time. This step back up in trip looks a good move and he shades preference ahead of Plains Indian, who was a cosy winner at Ballinrobe a fortnight ago. Bravo Team is also respected, but Desert Friend has more on his plate than when winning at Listowel and Crosshouse Boy looks up against it on these terms.