Ladbrokes 'We Play Together' Novice Hurdle

Off time: 13:22 | Winning time: 4m 3.7s

Icare Desbois²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 132| D

4/6

Promising sort. 5/1, in control when unseated rider last in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Clear form pick with the potential for better, so boasts obvious claims.

Form: P3571-U

Wandering Rocks^t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 116| D

10/3

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 10f on flat. 4/1, career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good) 32 days ago. This demands more.

Form: 387-1

A Year Older⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: K Thornton

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 10 in novice hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good to soft, 40/1) on NH debut 45 days ago.

Form: 6-

Napper Tandy⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 119

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. 4/1, creditable third of 11 in novice hurdle at Listowel (20.4f, good) 7 days ago. Biggest threat to Icare Desbois.

Form: 2530-3

Florida Strait⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D H Kelly

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, first run since leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien when fifteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 5 days ago.

Form: 90

Ta Na La^t²⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 98

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.2f, good to soft, 14/1), not knocked about. Off 8 months.

Form: 32345-

Forecasts

Icare Desbois (4/6), Wandering Rocks (10/3), Napper Tandy (4/1), Ta Na La (12/1), A Year Older (150/1), Florida Strait (200/1)

ICARE DESBOIS was in the process of showing improved form and had the race at his mercy when unseating at the last at Killarney last time and, back in novice company, he's expected to make amends. Napper Tandy is the likeliest to capitalise if the selection underperforms and Wandering Rocks could have more to offer.