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Tuesday 28 May 2024

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KPMG Hurdle

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 4m 4.1s

Cossack Chach^t,p1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 127

3/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. One win from 3 runs last season. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, good to soft, 16/1) 28 days ago, dropping away 2 out. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 126P-

Kaleosun⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 118| D

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Galway in October. 22/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 57 days ago, tailing off next.

Form: 1/4150P-

Open To Question^b,t1¹⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 120| D

17/2

One win from 3 runs last season. Winner in hurdle at Gowran in September. 15/2, last of 5 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (15.8f, heavy) 108 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 195-

Pigeon House^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 126| D

10/11

Fairly useful hurdler. 7/2, good third of 16 to Barrier in handicap at Gowran (14f, heavy) 19 days ago. Switches to hurdles and a big player.

Form: 242291-

Barrier¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 111

13/2

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Tramore in April. Creditable fifth of 9 in novice hurdle at Cork (17.3f, good, 10/3) 17 days ago. Considered.

Form: 70231-5

Cois Fharraige^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee

100/1

Doyen gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Shear Rock and fair hurdler/chaser Clear The Clouds, stays 2¾m. Wears hood. Market can guide.

Form:

Herbies Rover¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, sixth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: 6

Voice Of Reason¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

18/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 11f on flat. Fourth of 17 in juvenile hurdle (17/2) at Cork (17.3f, good) 17 days ago. May well do better. Possibilities.

Form: 7-4

Non-Runners

Pinot Gris³⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Ballinoe Blaze¹⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: E McCarthy J: Gary Noonan

Forecasts

Pigeon House (10/11), Cossack Chach (3/1), Pinot Gris (7/2), Barrier (13/2), Open To Question (17/2), Kaleosun (12/1), Voice Of Reason (18/1), Ballinoe Blaze (33/1), Cois Fharraige (100/1), Herbies Rover (200/1)

PIGEON HOUSE has some fairly useful form to his name and looks the way to go on the back of his good recent third on the Flat. Barrier also has the form to have a say and is next on the list ahead of Pinot Gris and Voice of Reason.