Owenmore Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 21.4s

Hiaou²³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 130

6/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in January. 8/1, fell in Johnstown Novices' Hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) won by Flame Bearer held at time. Off 7 months.

Form: 3B1F-

Supreme Jet^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 125

6/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 18/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good third of 6 in Flat maiden at Thurles (16f, soft) 15 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time over jumps.

Form: 72416-2

Bois De Clamart^b,t¹⁸⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: R Deegan| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 135| D

7/2

Useful hurdler. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, heavy, 5/1), soon clear. Off 6 months. Leading claims if returning in similar form.

Form: 1F3211-

Tax For Max²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 133| BF

5/6

Useful hurdler. Won a Punchestown maiden in May. Down the field in the Irish Cesarewitch on the Flat last month but a lot better can be expected back hurdling.

Form: 2F83-14

Typical Thomas¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: James Andrew Fahey| OR: 123

10/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in July. Very good second of 5 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (18f, good, 80/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 00-1642

Henry's Girlie¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: G Bourke⁽⁷⁾| T: F Feeney

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago.

Form: PPP-P09

Forecasts

Tax For Max (5/6), Bois De Clamart (7/2), Supreme Jet (6/1), Hiaou (6/1), Typical Thomas (10/1), Henry's Girlie (200/1)

BOIS DE CLAMART got on a roll in the spring and is probably the one to beat if returning from a break in similar form. Tax For Max never got involved in the Irish Cesarewitch last month but should find life easier back hurdling and is feared most ahead of Gordon Elliott's Hiaou.