Charles And Kathleen Caldwell Memorial Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 5m 25.00s

Disco Dancer^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

7/4

Fair hurdler. One win from 3 runs last season. Career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good, 7/2) 10 days ago, forging clear. Up in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: 17-4231

Notkeepinyagoing^t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 116

7/1

Fair hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Leopardstown in March. Fifth of 7 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Roscommon (20.5f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 32416-5

Charming Star^p⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt

11/4

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 12f on Flat. 16/1, tenth of 16 in handicap at Navan (13f, good to soft) 79 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 41-

Rauzan^p²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Doyle| OR: 109| C| D

2/1

Fair hurdler. Career best when winning 8-runner novice hurdle at this course (17.8f, good, 10/1) 29 days ago, comfortably. Back up in trip. Shortlist material in receipt of weight all round.

Form: 04P0-11

Non-Runners

Koori Star³⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: Peter Fahey J: Keith Donoghue

Littlebiggie⁴³

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: R Hackett J: Liam Quinlan

Cocoplum³⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: C A McBratney J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Disco Dancer (7/4), Rauzan (2/1), Charming Star (11/4), Koori Star (7/2), Littlebiggie (6/1), Notkeepinyagoing (7/1), Cocoplum (25/1)

RAUZAN has been a different proposition over hurdles since cheekpieces went on and in receipt of plenty of weight all round, further success may well be forthcoming. Koori Star won a point and made the perfect start under Rules at Sligo so he's a massive danger, with Disco Dancer also open to progress.