Pepsi Max Hurdle

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 6m 27.20s

Born Braver²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell| D

8/11

One win from 3 runs last season. 11/4, won 18-runner novice hurdle at Naas (19.3f, soft) 20 days ago, driven out. Up in trip. Progressing recently.

Form: 211221-

Gold In The Rivers⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 119

5/2

13/8, career best when winning 9-runner novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 43 days ago, forging clear. Up in trip. Booking of Millar a plus. Likely to improve, but he needs to on these terms.

Form: 5421-

Gold Cup Bailly^t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁵⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 125| D

6/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Ayr (31.8f, good to soft, 66/1) 16 days ago, struggling after. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip.

Form: 11249/P-

Joya Del Mar⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 105

11/1

Eighth of 13 in novice hurdle (13/2) at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy) 81 days ago. Up in trip and though task, even if bouncing back.

Form: 7/4238-

Non-Runners

Look To The West³⁶

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Mike O'Connor

San Martino⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: S Millar J: Aileen O'Sullivan

Rocky's Diamond¹⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: D Queally J: Shane Fitzgerald

Forecasts

Born Braver (8/11), Look To The West (2/1), Gold In The Rivers (5/2), Gold Cup Bailly (6/1), Rocky's Diamond (8/1), Joya Del Mar (11/1), San Martino (14/1)

LOOK TO THE WEST fared about as well as could be expected in Graded company after making a winning Rules debut and back down in class, she'll take some stopping. Born Braver is the obvious threat on form, though Gold In The Rivers and Rocky's Diamond are open to progress.