Joseph (Jopie) Scanlon Memorial Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 4m 23.10s

Bois De Clamart^b,t²⁰¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 131| D

66/1

Useful chaser. Fell in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Cork (19f, good to soft). Off 6 months. More required.

Form: 54284F-

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Deployed¹¹²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

80/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Fell in novice hurdle (12/1) at Listowel (20f, soft). Off over 3 years. First run for yard after leaving Noel Meade.

Form: 84351F/

Byker¹⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 128

14/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Naas in January. Respectable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Haydock (15.6f, good to firm, 7/2) 167 days ago.

Form: 5132-5

Aime Desjy³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 128

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Kilbeggan in August. Fourteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft, 14/1) 35 days ago. Latest run probably just a blip and he'd looked promising previously.

Form: 4/134-10

Firm Footings¹⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 130

5/1

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Navan in February. Seventh of 9 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft, 17/2), reportedly bled. Off 6 months. Respected.

Form: 233167-

Horantzau D'airy^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 134

4/9

Useful hurdler. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 13/2, good second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 35 days ago, keeping on well. Will take the beating.

Form: 234-142

Forecasts

Horantzau D'airy (4/9), Aime Desjy (9/2), Firm Footings (5/1), Byker (14/1), Bois De Clamart (66/1), Deployed (80/1)

HORANTZAU D'AIRY is the form pick and arrives on the back of an excellent second at Listowel a month ago, so he's a confident choice to get back to winning ways at the likely expense of stablemate Aime Desjy. Firm Footings is another one to consider.