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Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 4m 43.70s

All Those Years³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: C Byrnes| D

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 16/1, possibly still needed run when eighth of 17 in Liffey Handicap Hurdle at Leopardstown (2m, good to soft) 35 days ago. Merits consideration on chase debut.

Form: 4/1-P658

Beau's Candle⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Fitzgerald

125/1

Showed bit more than previously when fourth of 10 on handicap hurdle debut at this course (2m, soft, 16/1) 40 days ago, though better placed than most. Up against it as he goes chasing.

Form: 5-95784

Clifton Warrior⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

5/4

Useful hurdler. Won handicap at Clonmel in November, but shaped as if amiss when pulled up at Punchestown (19.6f, heavy) 71 days ago. Can bounce back for yard which does well with their chase debutants.

Form: 22B-P1P

Flindt^p1⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 114

22/1

Modest chaser nowadays. Well-beaten sixth of 16 in maiden at Fairyhouse (2m, heavy, 50/1) 46 days ago. First-time cheekpieces not enough to tempt. Engaged 2.15 Navan Saturday.

Form: 264-556

Irish Blaze⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

2/1

Fairly useful chaser. 2/1, ran well when second of 6 in novice at Leopardstown (17f, good) 7 days ago, rallying run-in having been left second at the last. Can go one better this time around.

Form: 4042U2

Johngus^t¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: S Aherne| OR: 96

33/1

Fair maiden chaser. Below form when tenth of 17 in handicap at Thurles (21.9f, good to soft, 8/1) 17 days ago. Engaged 4.35 Navan Saturday.

Form: 212540

Forecasts

Clifton Warrior (5/4), Irish Blaze (2/1), All Those Years (5/2), Flindt (22/1), Johngus (33/1), Beau's Candle (125/1)

A winning pointer, IRISH BLAZE ran well on form when runner-up in an eventful novice at Leopardstown a week ago, rallying to only just be denied in the end, so he is taken to build on that effort and go one better this time around. Clifton Warrior and All Those Years are both interesting contenders though, as they make their chase debuts.