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Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 6.2s

Aurea Fortuna¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: A J Martin

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, ninth of 20 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 18 days ago. Yard also represented by Zuzukel.

Form: 09

Gorgeous Tom⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 123

11/10

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/8, second of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, heavy) 94 days ago. Rachael Blackmore prefers Jasko Des Dames but this 6-y-o is a very big player nonetheless.

Form: 4/2-422

Jasko Des Dames^t⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

5/2

Promising type. 10/3, second of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) 81 days ago. Open to improvement for top yard and he's of strong interest here.

Form: 32

Jassur Des Brosses⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Mullins

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 150/1, sixteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.6f, heavy) on hurdles bow 5 days ago.

Form: 950

Le Goom³⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Griffin

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 66/1, seventeenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20.2f, soft). Off 11 months. Down in trip.

Form: 50-

Little Eddie⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J B Foley| T: L P Cusack

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in bumper at Thurles (15.6f, soft, 80/1) 51 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 78

Minella Champ^h1,t1⁴⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: E Seymour

300/1

Sageburg gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdlers Gray Day and Sammylou. Pulled up both starts between the flags. Wears tongue strap.

Form: P/P-

Reve Inoui³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Flavin

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, fifth of 25 in novice hurdle at this course (15.6f, heavy) 39 days ago. That reprsented a step forward but another will be needed if he's to play a leading role.

Form: P-F1P45

Special Cadeau³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fourth of 6 in novice hurdle (2/1) at Navan (22.4f, heavy) 33 days ago. Back down in trip and while more is needed, he has to be of interest for the all-conquering Willie Mullins yard.

Form: 3848-44

Springboard²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: M J McDonagh

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 15 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 26 days ago.

Form: 0

Targa Flavio¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 16/1, eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, heavy) 19 days ago. Probably more one for handicaps in due course.

Form: 50

The Busy Fool⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| BF| D

11/2

Thrice-raced winner under Rules. Bumper winner at Thurles in October. Third of 8 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.8f, heavy, 5/4) 46 days ago. Claims if he copes with this drop in trip and, moreover, cuts out the jumping errors.

Form: 123

Touch Me Not³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

9/1

Promising sort. Fourth of 16 in novice hurdle (5/2) at Thurles (16.2f, soft) 30 days ago. Should progress for top connections and he's one for the shortlist.

Form: F-34

Heidi's Frontiere¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: M Kennedy

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Fourth of 5 in minor event hurdle (50/1) at Limerick (16.2f, heavy) 11 days ago. Needs to raise her game considerably.

Form: R-78704

Grann's Boy³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H Rogers

150/1

Fair Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Eighth of 14 in juvenile hurdle (22/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut 33 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 8

Hardysonofdan

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell

100/1

Califet gelding. Dam pulled up sole start in points. Market should point the way.

Form:

Market House¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. 40/1, last of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.7f, heavy) on NH debut 14 days ago.

Form: 0

Warrior Lion^t1⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M McCabe

300/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, seventeenth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, soft) 80 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 00

Zuzukel¹¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey| T: A J Martin

150/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. 9/1 and tongue strap on, first run since leaving C. Laffon-Parias when sixth of 10 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.8f, heavy) on NH debut 116 days ago.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

Flier¹²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: Mrs D Foster J: E Walsh

Burren Breeze¹⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: B McMahon J: J J Slevin

I Dont Lie³³

Weight: 10-11| Age: 4

T: Mrs D Foster J: Sam Ewing

Forecasts

Gorgeous Tom (11/10), Jasko Des Dames (5/2), Special Cadeau (5/1), The Busy Fool (11/2), Touch Me Not (9/1), Reve Inoui (33/1), Burren Breeze (66/1), Flier (66/1), Hardysonofdan (100/1), I Dont Lie (100/1), Grann's Boy (150/1), Zuzukel (150/1), Targa Flavio (200/1), Market House (200/1), Aurea Fortuna (250/1), Le Goom (250/1), Jassur Des Brosses (300/1), Heidi's Frontiere (300/1), Warrior Lion (300/1), Springboard (300/1), Minella Champ (300/1), Little Eddie (300/1)

The finish may be fought out by the Henry de Bromhead-trained duo, JASKO DES DAMES and Gorgeous Tom. The latter's form looks very solid in the context of this race and he's not passed over lightly, but Jasko Des Dames, who is the mount of stable jockey Rachael Blackmore, appears to possess the greater potential and he split a couple of useful novices when runner-up in a big-field Punchestown maiden in January. Touch Me Not is third choice ahead of Special Cadeau and The Busy Fool.