Kehoe Farming Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 20.04s

Itwasfate¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 112

4/1

Fair hurdler who landed 14-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (15.2f, good, 6/5) 108 days ago. Yard having good spell so needs considering.

Form: 324-F21

Magheralin Mick²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 111

13/2

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Sligo in August. Creditable fourth of 5 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft, 4/1) 29 days ago. Back down in trip but not ruled out.

Form: 434144

Rodney Bay²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 110

6/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle (15/8) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 24 days ago, finding extra. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 322351

One Last Tango²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Griffin| OR: 109| D

2/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 5/1, career best when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good) 20 days ago. Still not yet fully exposed and he's a player.

Form: 98-7581

Big Island²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D E Mullins| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 108| BF

17/2

Fair hurdler. Winner of hurdle at Galway in September. Only ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle (3/1) at Tipperary (16f, good) 29 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 005719

Single Edition^h²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr C P Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 105| D

7/2

Fair hurdler. Hooded for 1st time, very good second of 14 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) 24 days ago, sticking to task. Progressing well recently. One to consider.

Form: 164832

Non-Runners

Wee Willie Nail³¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

One Last Tango (2/1), Wee Willie Nail (5/2), Single Edition (7/2), Itwasfate (4/1), Rodney Bay (6/1), Magheralin Mick (13/2), Big Island (17/2)

ONE LAST TANGO arrives on the back of a career-best success in a big-field Punchestown handicap so looks the way to go at these weights. Downpatrick runner-up Single Edition is feared most ahead of recent winners Rodney Bay and Wee Willie Nail.