SuperValu Co. Roscommon Ladies Day Novice Hurdle

Off time: 18:43 | Winning time: 3m 47.9s

Fairbanks²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Philip Byrnes| T: W Durkan| OR: 124| D

5/2

Useful Flat winner for Andrew Balding. Struck at second time of asking over hurdles for new connections in Ballinrobe maiden in May. No impact back on the Flat at Royal Ascot since but remains capable of better over hurdles.

Form: 21

Kainsbourg^p,t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 122| D

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 8/13 and cheekpieces on first time, won 7-runner maiden hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 24243-1

Yoradreamer²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 118

11/2

Fair hurdler. Career best when winning 15-runner maiden hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft, 11/8) 22 days ago.

Form: 5/242-51

Eyeeye⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 104

125/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good, 40/1) 41 days ago.

Form: 3-P6

La Note Verte³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

7/4

Bumper winner at Listowel last June and returned to make a successful hurdle debut at the same venue a year later. Definitely more to come for top connections.

Form: 8/1-1

Forecasts

La Note Verte (7/4), Fairbanks (5/2), Kainsbourg (5/2), Yoradreamer (11/2), Eyeeye (125/1)

FAIRBANKS should have bigger performances in him over hurdles judged on Flat ability and is preferred to last month's Listowel scorer La Note Verte and Gordon Elliott's Kainsbourg.