Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 1.70s

Bialystok^h⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 139| D

8/11

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in April. 16/1, good seventh of 19 in the Galway Hurdle (16f, good to soft) 48 days ago. Hard to beat back in a novice.

Form: 3411-7

The Wallpark²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 2 runs this season. 4/7, career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Killarney (16.4f, good to soft) 25 days ago. May well do better for top yard.

Form: 6253-11

Zolpharine¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| D

22/1

9/2, career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) on hurdles bow 12 days ago, going clear. This is a different ask.

Form: 4421

Broomfield Bijou¹⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 125| D

9/2

Promising type. Career best when winning 25-runner handicap hurdle (6/1) at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 146 days ago, all out. Should improve and she's dangerous in receipt of weight all round.

Form: 435211-

Non-Runners

Fiveonefive³⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: C Collins J: Danny Gilligan

My Gaffer¹¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: J P Ryan J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Sherodan³⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: Peter Fahey J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Bialystok (8/11), The Wallpark (5/2), Sherodan (3/1), Broomfield Bijou (9/2), Fiveonefive (10/1), My Gaffer (12/1), Zolpharine (22/1)

BIALYSTOK ran to another high figure when seventh in the Galway Hurdle last month and back in novice company, he should take some stopping. Broomfield Bijou is going the right way and receives weight all round so she's a threat, with The Wallpark also of interest defending an unbeaten record for Gordon Elliott.