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Off time: 19:50 | Winning time: 5m 1.60s

Ballygunner Castle⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss J Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/4

Promise when third of 11 in bumper at Thurles (15.6f, soft, 11/4) on debut 2 months ago. Upped in trip and every chance he can go a couple of places better.

Form: 3

Honky Tonk^t1¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy

66/1

66/1, showed nothing on first run since leaving W. P. Mullins/missing 17 months after his debut when seventh of 10 in bumper at Cork (19f, heavy) 19 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 3-7

Mr Dibbs⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray

9/1

Offered nothing after 7 months off when tailed-off seventh of 9 in bumper at Gowran (18f, heavy, 25/1) just under 6 weeks ago.

Form: 76-3287

Olympy De Cerisy^h1,t1⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally

11/10

Left debut form well behind when second of 5 in bumper at Navan (15.7f, heavy, 13/2) 68 days ago, clear of rest. Up in trip. Hood/tongue strap on 1st time. Solid claims.

Form: 132

Private Policy²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J P O'Rourke⁽⁷⁾| T: P O'Rourke

18/1

Failed to complete on his sole outing in points. 125/1, promise when fifth of 9 in bumper at Navan (15.7f, heavy) on NH debut 27 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: P/5

Silent Venture¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Cotter⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Murphy

16/1

€33,000 3-y-o, Arctic Cosmos gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Panda Boy, stays 29f. Pulled up sole start in points (Oct 2023).

Form: P

Non-Runners

Jericho Du Fenoir

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: P T Foley J: Mr Pat Taaffe

Forecasts

Olympy De Cerisy (11/10), Ballygunner Castle (5/4), Mr Dibbs (9/1), Silent Venture (16/1), Jericho Du Fenoir (16/1), Private Policy (18/1), Honky Tonk (66/1)

BALLYGUNNER CASTLE found only a couple of stablemates too strong at Thurles in February and he's a strong fancy to open his account upped in trip at the expense of Olympy de Cerisy, who couldn't live with another Willie Mullins' runner last time but rates as the obvious threat. Private Policy looks best of the remainder.