Horse & Jockey Hotel Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 3.6s

Fils D'oudairies⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 148| CD

9/2

Smart hurdler. C&D winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle here in July. Eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Listowel (16f, soft) 9 days ago.

Form: 45-F110

Zarak The Brave⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 152| D

1/8

Smart hurdler. 1 win from 1 run this season. 9/2, career best when winning 19-runner handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good to soft) 59 days ago, responding well. Obvious claims.

Form: 122-31

Deo Bellator^p1²³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: Aileen O'Sullivan| T: S Millar| OR: 82

125/1

Ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good) 23 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 7-09479

Non-Runners

Anna Bunina²

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Brian Hayes

Party Central⁵⁹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Zarak The Brave (1/8), Fils D'oudairies (9/2), Party Central (8/1), Anna Bunina (8/1), Deo Bellator (125/1)

It's hard to look beyond ZARAK THE BRAVE, who was runner-up in the Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown during the spring and he scaled new heights when seeing off 18 rivals in the Galway Hurdle on his latest start in August. Fils D'oudairies could be the one for the forecast ahead of Party Central.