Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 4m 18.02s

Le Coq Hardi⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 125| D

11/4

Useful hurdler. Good 10 lengths second of 8 to Gale Mahler in listed hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good, 13/2) 57 days ago. Doesn't meet anything of that ability here so big player despite top weight.

Form: 34-1312

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Gaucher^h,t⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 132| BF

5/6

Flat winner in France and made third hurdles start a winning one at Punchestown. 6/4, below form 18½ lengths fourth of 8 to Gale Mahler in listed hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good) 57 days ago, unable to sustain effort, but he's certainly in the right hands.

Form: 4-214

Itsalladream^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Gilligan| T: P J Gilligan

16/1

Upped his game when winning 20-runner novice hurdle at Galway (16.7f, good to soft) 16 days ago, always holding on. Plenty to find on form but type to improve again.

Form: 7P5-331

Zariygann²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: M Halford & T Collins

6/1

Winning hurdles debut last month. 4/1, seventh of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (12.1f, soft) 23 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 1

Crack The Sky^h²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

10/1

Improved form when off the mark at Kilbeggan last month. Disappointing sixth of 8 in minor event hurdle (9/4) at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 23-16

Non-Runners

Rockstown Girl⁴⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: A McCann J: J P O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Gaucher (5/6), Le Coq Hardi (11/4), Zariygann (6/1), Crack The Sky (10/1), Rockstown Girl (14/1), Itsalladream (16/1)

LE COQ HARDI had little chance with a with a smart one at Galway las time but he beat the rest easily enough (including Gaucher) so he's selected to successfully concede weight all round. The Willie Mullins-pair Gaucher and Crack The Sky have to bounce back from lesser efforts but that is perfectly plausible.