He'llberemembered Hurdle

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 5m 48.09s

Aspire Tower⁹⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 159

10/3

33/1, well-beaten last of 8 to Honeysuckle in Punchestown Champion Hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft). Off over 2 years with his fitness to prove.

Form: F21248/

Beacon Edge¹⁷⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 142

11/4

Very smart chaser. 25/1, creditable sixth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.6f, good to soft) 175 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Noel Meade. Player.

Form: P43036-

Cash Back²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 136| C

3/1

Smart chaser. Course winner. 25/1, creditable seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 27 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Heading back in the right direction recently so must enter calculations.

Form: 0-23027

Hms Seahorse²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 138

5/2

Useful hurdler. Below form seventeenth of 30 in handicap at the Curragh (16.8f, heavy, 20/1) 25 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and not ruled out.

Form: 43/3104-

Walking On Glass^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 129| D

12/1

Useful hurdler. 12/1, good second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (24f, heavy) 19 days ago. This demands more but he's no forlorn hope.

Form: 0UP-892

Non-Runners

Whatsavailable⁵⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: M F Morris J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Hms Seahorse (5/2), Beacon Edge (11/4), Cash Back (3/1), Aspire Tower (10/3), Walking On Glass (12/1), Whatsavailable (14/1)

BEACON EDGE holds the edge on form and is taken to make a winning start for Gordon Elliott after a lay-off at the chief expense of Willie Mullins's in-form veteran Cash Back. HMS Seahorse also can't be ruled out back in this sphere along with Gowran runner-up Walking On Glass.