Sky Bet Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 4m 20.9s

James's Gate^t1¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: M Brassil| C

5/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. First run since leaving W. P. Mullins when fourth of 23 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 8/1) on hurdles bow 19 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 134/4

Jigoro³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 1 win from 2 runs this season. 5/2, won 26-runner novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 36 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 21

Lombron⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler. First run since leaving Mlle D. Mele when 2/1, won 16-runner novice hurdle at Thurles (16.5f, good to soft) on IRE NH debut 45 days ago, cosily. Open to progress.

Form: 3-1

Mystical Power¹⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| D

5/4

Highly promising sort. 2 wins from 2 runs this season. 6/4, won 12-runner novice hurdle at Galway (16.6f, soft) on hurdles bow 167 days ago, impressively. Should go well again.

Form: 11

Non-Runners

Fascile Mode¹⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: T Mullins J: Danny Mullins

Forecasts

Mystical Power (5/4), Lombron (5/2), Jigoro (4/1), James's Gate (5/1), Fascile Mode (12/1)

MYSTICAL POWER looked potentially very smart when making a winning hurdles bow at Galway in the summer and can maintain his unbeaten record up in class. French recruit and stablemate Lombron may emerge as the biggest threat after his cosy win starting out for this yard at Thurles.