Randox Health Rated Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 28.2s

Dollar Value³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: T G McCourt| OR: 133| CD

15/8

Won this race 12 months ago and better than ever when landing a 17f course handicap in June. Creditable fourth on the Flat last month. Ought to make a bold bid to defend his crown.

Form: 7P1R-41

Soviet Pimpernel^p1³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 142

13/2

Useful hurdler. Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 8/1, creditable third of 6 in minor event hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 762-333

Nibblers Charm^b1⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Simon Torrens| T: R Hackett| OR: 132| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Five wins from 17 NH runs but pulled up in a handicap hurdle and down the field in a Galway Flat handicap this summer. 1st time blinkers replace regular cheekpieces.

Form: 9/1934-P

Uhtred³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: B J Cooper| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 132

4/1

Useful hurdler. 7/2, fourth of 6 in minor event hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) on reappearance 30 days ago. May come on for the run. Not always the most fluent of jumpers.

Form: 4/16F3-4

Wild Shot^t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 124| CD

7/1

C&D maiden winner in May and followed that with handicap wins over hurdles and on the Flat. Ran poorly on Flat at Galway 9 days ago but he's not the type to stay down for long.

Form: 274-110

Kalamkan^p,t⁷⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 80

300/1

Modest hurdler who is out of his depth here.

Form: 35007-8

Zarkareva^t⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 117| D

5/2

Consistent performer. Creditable second of 8 in handicap chase (5/1) at Punchestown (16f, good) on reappearance 71 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 2U329-2

Forecasts

Dollar Value (15/8), Zarkareva (5/2), Uhtred (4/1), Soviet Pimpernel (13/2), Wild Shot (7/1), Nibblers Charm (20/1), Kalamkan (300/1)

DOLLAR VALUE has been successful on his last 3 visits here and gets the nod to land this race for the second year in a row. Zarkareva and Wild Shot could be the pair to give him most to do in a tight little contest.