Boardsmill Sires Maiden Hunters Chase

5YO plus | 2m 7f 150y | 9 Runners | Turf

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M N Sharpe⁽⁷⁾| T: Stephen Gerard Carey| D

€50,000 3-y-o, Getaway gelding. Dam, maiden on Flat (stayed 9.5f), half-sister to high-class hurdler (winner around 2m) Countrywide Flame. Successful on last of 7 starts in points (Mar 16).

Form: 845UP1

Bold Fury^h1,t1²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T C Kileff⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford| D

€20,000 3-y-o, Califet gelding. Dam, maiden on Flat abroad, half-sister to smart hurdler/useful chaser (2m winner) Zamdy Man. Wears tongue strap. Successful on last of 6 starts in points (Mar 9).

Form: 5P-74F1

Dromleigh⁸⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J O'Connor| T: Seamus Murnane| OR: 109| D

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 9/2, good second of 13 in hunter chase at Clonmel (21f, heavy) 87 days ago. Has shown enough to think he can win a race like this, and makes comfortably the most appeal.

Form: 9/13-342

Gino Drummer Boy^p⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J H Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

Fair hurdler. Respectable sixth of 14 in novice hurdle (10/3) at Kilbeggan (16f, good). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut. Significantly up in trip. Made frame completed start in points, fell last time (Feb 24). Worthy of respect.

Form: 42664F

Hardy Buck⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, sixth of 9 in hunter chase at Cork (24f, heavy) on debut over fences 6 days ago.

Form: 600606

Hymie Weiss²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E P Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 100| D

Fair hurdler. First run since leaving Noel Meade when fourth of 5 in hunter chase (25/1) at Down Royal (19.6f, soft) 21 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: P43314

John The Spark^p²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: Ian Donoghue| D

Twice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fell in hunter chase (12/1) at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) 102 days ago. Runner-up in a point since but something to find on form.

Form: 11F142

Millford Hill^t1⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin| D

Flemensfirth gelding. Brother to fair hurdler Why Not Thistle, and half-brother to 3 winners, including winning hurdler/useful chaser Irish Thistle. Dam unraced. Winning pointer, fourth last time (Feb 24). Wears tongue strap.

Neo King²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N McParlan| T: Caroline Mccaldin| D

Once-raced maiden. Second of 5 in hunter chase (10/3) at Down Royal (19.6f, soft) on NH debut 21 days ago. Up in trip. Solid claims.

Form: PP1-2

Forecasts

Dromleigh (9/4), John The Spark (4/1), Neo King (4/1), Bold Fury (5/1), Gino Drummer Boy (13/2), Asphalt Cowboy (7/1), Millford Hill (10/1), Hymie Weiss (25/1), Hardy Buck (66/1)

DROMLEIGH has the best Rules form over fences and the way he travelled when second at Clonmel last time is an indicator that he can go one better, so he's preferred to Neo King. Gino Drummer is a notable newcomer to hunters representing a top stable.