Linden Foods Hurdle

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 5m 56.00s

Salvador Ziggy²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

2/1

Useful hurdler. 3 wins from 3 runs this season. 15/2, career best when winning 8-runner novice hurdle at Galway (20.7f, good) 29 days ago, well ridden. Should improve further stepped up in trip and in the mix once more.

Form: 178-111

Duffle Coat^b1³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 140

11/2

Useful hurdler. Creditable sixth of 19 in handicap at Galway (16.5f, good to soft, 9/1) 30 days ago, nearest finish. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkered for 1st time and not ruled out.

Form: 111/00P-

Home By The Lee¹⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 150

5/2

Smart hurdler. Six wins from 17 NH runs. Good 7½ lengths sixth of 10 to Flooring Porter in Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham (24f, good to soft, 33/1) 162 days ago. The one to beat after his break.

Form: 0/0P226-

Off You Go^p²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: C Byrnes| OR: 151

14/1

Useful chaser. 16/1, fair sixth of 8 in minor event hurdle at Kilbeggan (25f, good) 20 days ago. More is needed here.

Form: 8P-2466

Ronald Pump^b,t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: B J Cooper| T: M J Smith| OR: 150| BF| D

5/2

Smart chaser. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. 2/5, below-par second of 4 in minor event hurdle at Cork (24f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Blinkers back on and needs to step forward.

Form: 752F-72

Non-Runners

Everybreathyoutake³⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Peregrine Run⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 12

T: Peter Fahey J: Sam Ewing

Forecasts

Salvador Ziggy (2/1), Ronald Pump (5/2), Home By The Lee (5/2), Duffle Coat (11/2), Peregrine Run (12/1), Off You Go (14/1), Everybreathyoutake (16/1)

HOME BY THE LEE has been off the track since posting an excellent sixth in the Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival but still looks very much the one to beat here. Salvador Ziggy should benefit from this step up in trip so is next on the list in his bid for a four-timer, with Duffle Coat appealing as the pick of the remainder for minor honours.