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Saturday 3 December 2022

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Close Brothers Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:27 | Winning time: 5m 6.4s

Global Export^h1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 123

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Seventeenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 12/1) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Hood on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 221-4U0

Landrake¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

7/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Career best when winning 16-runner novice hurdle (9/2) at Clonmel (19.3f, heavy) on hurdles bow 16 days ago, responding well. Should progress.

Form: 32P-31

Dovlator¹⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| D

18/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Second of 8 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Roscommon (20f, good) in July, carrying head a little awkwardly. That best put down to prevailing inexperience for now and he may yet have more to offer, including up at 3m.

Form: 37P-612

Derrylinda^h1⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| D

4/1

Fair hurdler. 1 win from 1 run this season. Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner novice hurdle at Cork (20.4f, soft, 4/1) 48 days ago, readily. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 7/2P3P-1

Killer Mode²³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade| OR: 121

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in bumper at Naas in December. 22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, soft) in April, bad mistake 5 out and not recover. Returns with yard in good order.

Form: 21237P-

The Four Sixes¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

4/1

Twice-raced winner under NH rules. 5/1, won 16-runner novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.3f, heavy) on hurdles bow 16 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Up in trip. May well do better.

Form: 3-1

Changing The Rules²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 117

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fifth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 7/1) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 455-5

Vera Verto^t³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 116

12/1

Fair hurdler. 7/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 33 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 23519R-

Carrig Rock²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr B Lawless⁽⁷⁾| T: P Croke| OR: 114| D

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Sligo in October. Good fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (20f, soft, 12/1) 21 days ago. No surprise to see him give another good account.

Form: 44-7314

Ottoman Style^t¹²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 115

18/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 12/1, bit below form ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.5f, good) 129 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John McConnell and interesting what the market makes of him.

Form: 344-139

Non-Runners

Spirit Of Legend²⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Desert Friend²⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: Donagh Meyler

The Niffler¹³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E O'Connell J: E O'Connell

Forecasts

Spirit Of Legend (5/2), Changing The Rules (4/1), Derrylinda (4/1), The Four Sixes (4/1), Carrig Rock (9/2), Landrake (7/1), Vera Verto (12/1), Killer Mode (12/1), Dovlator (18/1), Ottoman Style (18/1), Desert Friend (20/1), The Niffler (25/1), Global Export (40/1)

A tricky race to unravel but SPIRIT OF LEGEND is easily one of the least exposed and knuckled down well to make a winning hurdles debut at Navan (20f) 3 weeks ago, and with progressive anticipted for his leading yard, he shades the vote to follow up. Landrake is of a similar ilk and feared, along with Changing The Rules, The Four Sixes and Killer Mode.