Paddy Power Feel Like A Favourite Hurdle

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 4m 19.07s

Darver Star^b,t³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 149| C

5/4

Smart hurdler. Course winner. Nine wins from 31 NH runs. 2 wins from 3 runs this season. Won 10-runner minor event hurdle at Galway (21.4f, good to soft, 15/2) 36 days ago, easily. Respected.

Form: 257-211

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Dark Voyager^p³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J M Moore| T: A McCann| OR: 127

125/1

Eleventh of 15 in handicap (15/2) at Down Royal (18.2f, good to firm) 39 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins. Plenty to prove.

Form: 324PP0-

Dollar Value¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T G McCourt| OR: 133| D

16/1

Temperamental sort. 3 wins from 6 runs this season. Well-beaten last of 6 to Easy Game in PWC Champion Chase at Gowran (20f, good to soft, 22/1) 10 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 413116

Typical Thomas¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 119

80/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in July. 50/1, excellent fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) 17 days ago. Stiff task.

Form: 00-164

Abacadabras^t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 152| C

4/6

Smart hurdler. Course winner. Six wins from 19 NH runs. 3/1, 14½ lengths third of 5 to Jesse Evans in Horse & Jockey Hotel Hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good) 9 days ago. Should take the beating.

Form: F14/35-3

Forecasts

Abacadabras (4/6), Darver Star (5/4), Dollar Value (16/1), Typical Thomas (80/1), Dark Voyager (125/1)

ABACADABRAS is the form pick and should strip fitter for his reappearance at Tipperary, so he's preferred to recent Galway winner Darver Star in a race that is likely to develop into a match.