KilbegganRaces.com Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 56.05s

Stuzzikini²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 124| C

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Course winner. Good second of 5 in novice hurdle (5/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Stable in good form. Not out of things.

Form: 022P1-2

Valleyoftheeagles²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: M Hassett

10/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced winner over hurdles. 4/1, won 15-runner novice hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Should have more to offer.

Form: 4-1

What Path¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

6/5

Fairly useful hurdler. 11/8, career best when winning 13-runner novice at Tipperary (24f, good) 17 days ago, always holding on. Stable in good form. Likely more to come yet.

Form: 53/21P-1

Knockanard Lady^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 111| BF

7/4

Consistent performer who made the frame again when second of 16 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.2f, good) 20 days ago. Likely contender.

Form: 24333-2

Seventy Eight Team²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

40/1

Once-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on, sixth of 16 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Killarney (22.2f, good) on NH debut 20 days ago. Faces a stif task.

Form: 32U-226

Non-Runners

The Short Go²⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Jumping Jet⁶⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: C McGivern

Forecasts

What Path (6/5), Knockanard Lady (7/4), The Short Go (3/1), Stuzzikini (9/2), Jumping Jet (6/1), Valleyoftheeagles (10/1), Seventy Eight Team (40/1)

WHAT PATH got back on track when scoring at Tipperary last month and it's likely we haven't seen the best of him yet. He can follow up. Knockanard Lady and The Short Go rate the principal dangers.