Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle

Off time: 17:38 | Winning time: 5m 45.20s

Drumgill¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR: 123

22/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 13/8, career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good to soft) 10 days ago, easing clear. Significantly up in trip. Considered.

Form: 64F111

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Major Barry¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 122

7/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle (3/1) at Cork (17f, good to soft) 17 days ago, staying on well. Significantly up in trip. Should improve.

Form: 7-20131

Beaufort Scale^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

6/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle (5/1) at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good) 27 days ago. Booking of Kennedy a plus. Open to improvement.

Form: 4-4321

Champagne Dawn¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 116

18/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 20/1, career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good to soft) 17 days ago, kept up to work. Up in trip. Plenty to find on form here though.

Form: P/577-1

Paggane²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 123

15/8

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Kilbeggan in June. 7/1, badly hampered and unseated rider 4 out in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Trainer going well and expected to be bang there.

Form: 31P7-1U

Femme Magnifique^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

4/1

Promising individual. One win from 3 runs last season. Good third of 12 in novice hurdle at Galway (20.7f, good to soft, 17/2) 21 days ago. Yard having good spell. Should go well again.

Form: 1055-13

Just For Love²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins

9/1

Thrice-raced winner under NH rules. One win from 1 run last season. Ninth of 12 in novice hurdle (11/2) at Galway (20.7f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Yard in good form but this demands more.

Form: 1-19

Forecasts

Paggane (15/8), Major Barry (7/2), Femme Magnifique (4/1), Beaufort Scale (6/1), Just For Love (9/1), Champagne Dawn (18/1), Drumgill (22/1)

Willie Mullins looks to hold a strong hand here and his PAGGANE is expected to bounce back in style from her Galway mishap and resume winning ways at the chief expense of stablemate Femme Magnifique. Major Barry appeals as the pick of the rest for minor honours.