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Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 4m 44.6s

Men Of Dreams⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: J F Levins| OR: 119| C

20/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Won 15-runner novice hurdle (9/1) at this course (18.3f, good to soft) 82 days ago, kept up to work.

Form: 3-01

Thecompanysergeant²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 130| C

2/1

Useful hurdler. Three wins from 7 runs last season. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Galway (22.6f, soft) on reappearance but the one to beat on last season's novice form. Taken to bounce back.

Form: 13212-P

Baltic Bird^h¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D E Mullins| T: W Durkan| D

11/2

Fairly useful winner at 11f on Flat. Off the mark over hurdles in 18-runner maiden at Cork (18.7f, good to soft, 10/3) 18 days ago, impressively. Should improve.

Form: 4-F41

Mighty Mo Missouri^b,t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 113| CD

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 5/2 and blinkered for 1st time, didn't need to be at best when winning 11-runner novice hurdle at this C&D (good to soft) 13 days ago, responding well.

Form: 22020-1

Shajak^t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott

6/4

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Useful winner at 12f on flat. Third of 20 in handicap (25/1) at Galway (16.8f, heavy) 25 days ago, running on. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Capable of even better in this sphere.

Form: 521

Katherine²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 110

25/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Tipperary in July. 28/1, unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 0-3813U

Lady Of The Vale¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 114

10/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.4f, good to soft, 15/2) 15 days ago, behind when pulled up before last.

Form: 12252P

Forecasts

Shajak (6/4), Thecompanysergeant (2/1), Baltic Bird (11/2), Mighty Mo Missouri (9/1), Lady Of The Vale (10/1), Men Of Dreams (20/1), Katherine (25/1)

THECOMPANYSERGEANT pulled too hard over an extended 2¾m on his Galway reappearance. That should have knocked some of the freshness out of Denis Hogan's 6-y--o and he's the clear pick on the form he showed in the spring now returning to a shorter trip. 4-y-os Shajak and Baltic Bird should have more to come after last-time-out wins and can give the selection most to do.