Joe Cooney Memorial Hurdle

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 6m 9.01s

Jabbar⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 130

13/8

Perfect start over hurdles when landing a Galway maiden (16.6f) last August. Ran a belter on Flat when runner-up at the Curragh prior to never threatening over 2m at the same track last time when not ideally placed. Headgear removed and remains unexposed as a hurdler over this markedly longer trip.

Form: 1-

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Brazil^t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 138

5/1

Struggled in handicap hurdles last year. Hasn't fully convinced as a chaser, pulled up in two of four chase starts this year, but ran well when 5th of 25 in a flat handicap at Curragh (80/1) 41 days ago. Claims if he can build on that returning to hurdles in this conditions race.

Form: 69P4-7P

Reverend Hubert⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 136

11/8

Useful chaser last season and ran right up to that form back over hurdles this season. Disappointed in first time cheekpieces when well beaten at Galway (16/1) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces removed today and still makes plenty of appeal on the best of his form.

Form: 1U65-20

The Friday Man^p,t⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 122

13/2

Won a chase 11 months ago but struggled since, merely hinted at a revival when fifth of 10 in handicap at Kilbeggan (33/1) 54 days ago. Interesting to see if the market suggests a full revival is in the offing.

Form: P150-45

Non-Runners

Chinx Of Light⁵⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 9

T: J C McConnell J: Alex Harvey

Forecasts

Reverend Hubert (11/8), Jabbar (13/8), Brazil (5/1), The Friday Man (13/2), Chinx Of Light (8/1)

REVEREND HUBERT is a useful dual-purpose performer on his day and ran right up to form when runner-up in a conditions hurdle at Cork last month. He can bounce back from a below-par Galway effort with cheekpieces now removed. Jabbar is 1-1 over hurdles and has solid recent Flat form, while Brazil arrives after running well on the Flat and has claims if he can build on that back in this sphere.