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Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 4m 44.3s

Hercule Du Seuil^h,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 150| D

4/11

Promising sort. 4 wins from 5 runs this season. Career best when winning 5-runner Gr 3 chase at Roscommon (16.5f, soft, 2/5) 16 days ago by 12 lengths from Calico, hard held. Will continue to take plenty of besting.

Form: 1-21111

Dragon Rock¹⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 120

150/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Unseated rider in handicap chase at Perth (23.8f, good, 4/1) 109 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 2/1F-42U

Lucid Dreams¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Liam Quinlan| T: J P Ryan| D

4/1

Useful winner at 23f over hurdles. Career best when winning 8-runner novice chase (6/5) at Sligo (17.6f, heavy) on debut over fences 14 days ago, easily. Plenty more to come over fences.

Form: 112011

Path D'oroux¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: G P Cromwell| C

17/2

Useful hurdler. Tailed-off fourth of 5 to Hercule Du Seuil in Gr 3 chase at Roscommon (16.5f, soft, 7/2) on debut over fences 16 days ago. This will reveal more.

Form: 41P8-34

Senecia¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: V Halley

12/1

Useful chaser. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Ballinrobe in May. 14/1, fell heavily in Like A Butterfly Novices' Chase at Tipperary (20.1f, soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 1F5-12F

Hazelhatch Lady¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: M M McDonagh| T: J Fahey| D

80/1

Fair chaser. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in August. 66/1, tailed-off last of 5 to Hercule Du Seuil in Gr 3 chase at Roscommon (16.5f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: P-P1135

Forecasts

Hercule Du Seuil (4/11), Lucid Dreams (4/1), Path D'oroux (17/2), Senecia (12/1), Hazelhatch Lady (80/1), Dragon Rock (150/1)

HERCULE DU SEUIL's bold jumping has already taken him a fair way over fences and he's strongly fancied to successfully concede weight all round and record win number 5 over the larger obstacles before having his sights raised. Lucid Dreams is the forecast choice.