William Hill Top Price Guarantee Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 5m 50.3s

Farren Glory²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 146| C

8/1

Useful hurdler. Latest win in chase at Naas in November. 11/2, 11¾ lengths third of 4 to Lecky Watson in Grade 3 chase at Punchestown (19.4f, heavy) 28 days ago. Has to give weight away back hurdling but can still figure.

Form: F9-2123

Busselton⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: R Deegan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 132| D

33/1

Fairly useful chaser. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 33/1, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (29.2f, good to soft) 58 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip.

Form: 6PP-066

Maxxum¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 149| CD

4/1

Smart hurdler. C&D winner. 9/1, shaped better than result when 9¾ lengths sixth of 9 to Rocky's Diamond in John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran (24.3f, soft) 17 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 1-P8446

Meet And Greet⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 144

3/1

Useful hurdler. Won 5-runner minor event hurdle (9/1) at Limerick (20f, soft) 44 days ago.

Form: 4247/61

Minella Indo¹¹⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 152| C| D

12/1

Very smart chaser. Eight wins from 25 NH runs. 4/1, respectable 2¼ lengths second of 7 to French Dynamite in Gade 3 chase at Punchestown (23.2f, good) on reappearance in October. Might find this test a bit sharp back hurdling for the first time since 2019.

Form: P/1443-2

Thedevilscoachman^t¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: N Meade| OR: 149| C

15/8

Smart hurdler. Course winner. 28/1, creditable 1¼ lengths second of 9 to Rocky's Diamond in John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran (24.3f, soft) 17 days ago, not ideally placed. Leading claims.

Form: P/7243-2

Riviere D'etel^p³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 131| C

10/1

Useful chaser. 4/1, fell in Grade 3 mares event at Fairyhouse (21.5f, soft) 39 days ago won by Allegorie De Vassy. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 263-44F

Forecasts

Thedevilscoachman (15/8), Meet And Greet (3/1), Maxxum (4/1), Farren Glory (8/1), Riviere D'etel (10/1), Minella Indo (12/1), Busselton (33/1)

THEDEVILSCOACHMAN is the one to beat if he can reproduce last month's Galmoy Hurdle form at Gowran. Maxxum was over 8 lengths behind the selection on that occasion but can get closer now and provide the chief threat ahead of stablemate Farren Glory.