W.T. O'Grady Memorial Irish EBF Novice Hurdle

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 5m 29.4s

Inn At The Park³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

5/2

6/1, won 14-runner novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.2f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 36 days ago, keeping on well. May well do better.

Form: 336-1

Millforce^p1²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 125

9/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 5/1, creditable third of 9 in novice hurdle at this course (23.2f, good) 29 days ago. Trainer going well. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 211243

Mister Pink²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 124

9/2

Useful hurdler. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 14/1, 20¾ lengths last of 6 to The Big Westerner in Gr 2 hurdle at Limerick (23f, soft) 24 days ago. Can bounce back in calmer waters.

Form: 2/12-126

Sporting Glory⁸⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

5/4

Promising sort. First run since leaving P. A. Fahy when 11/8, career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Galway (16.4f, good to soft) 85 days ago, driven clear. Open to progress and capable of following up.

Form: 2214-1

Simpletwistoffaith²³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: Patrick J Hassett| OR: 104

250/1

Fair hurdler. Ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft, 7/1). Off 7 months.

Form: 2578-79

Forecasts

Sporting Glory (5/4), Inn At The Park (5/2), Millforce (9/2), Mister Pink (9/2), Simpletwistoffaith (250/1)

SPORTING GLORY made an impressive start for his new yard when landing a novice at Galway and he can do better again, so he's marginally preferred to Inn At The Park, who also has plenty of potential after scoring first time up in this sphere at Fairyhouse.