Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 5m 37.70s

Dragon Rock⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J B Foley⁽³⁾| T: W P Mullins

4/1

15/8, won 15-runner novice hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, good) on NH debut 47 days ago, driven clear. Stable in good form. Should progress. In the mix.

Form: 32-1

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Esperti¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 116

5/1

Fairly useful hurdler who landed 15-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good, evens) 13 days ago. Up in trip and not ruled out.

Form: 4-52421

Level Neverending^p⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 119| BF| C

5/1

Unreliable individual. Two wins from 6 runs last season. 4/5, below form third of 6 in minor event hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft) 75 days ago. Form choice if on his A-game.

Form: 1224-13

Rexem¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr B W Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 119

1/1

Promising sort. Career best when readily winning 10-runner novice hurdle (5/6) at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 12 days ago. Has more to offer and very much one to consider.

Form: 12-3131

Toss Again^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 112

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in May. Tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft) 42 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 3/310

Komback¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 25/1, last of 6 in bumper at Galway (16f, soft) on NH debut 19 days ago. Makes hurdles debut significantly up in trip with work to do.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Rexem (1/1), Dragon Rock (4/1), Esperti (5/1), Level Neverending (5/1), Toss Again (12/1), Komback (100/1)

A useful novice in which the progressive REXEM is taken to supplement his ready Downpatrick success at the chief expense of debut Tramore scorer Dragon Rock. Level Neverending also has the form to play a big part if on song.