Railway Bar Lismullen Hurdle (Grade 2)

4YO plus | Class 1 | 2m 4f 50y | 6 Runners | Turf

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 156| BF| CD

Very smart hurdler, winning his first 4 starts prior to an excellent second behind The New Lion in Grade 1 company at the Festival in March. Running below form when falling at Punchestown on final start in May but he remains a fine prospect now tackling open company for the first time.

Form: 11112F-

Maxxum²⁰⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 153| C| D

Smart course winner who posted a career best when winning 10-runner Ballybin Hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) when last seen 6 months ago. Needed his respective reappearance in this race last season however, and yard look to hold stronger claims with The Yellow Clay.

Form: 4461P1-

Colonel Mustard²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: John Shinnick| T: L Fowler| OR: 146

Smart hurdler who ended a losing run stretching back to his novice days in 2021 in 4-runner minor event hurdle (3/1) at Sligo (17.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Likeable type but this demands more on these terms.

Form: 32545-1

Grandero Bello¹⁹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E & P Harty| OR: 123| D

Useful chaser who made a winning reappearance in that sphere at Galway (22.5f) in October. Struggled tackling more exacting company next 3 starts, pulled up in Pat Taaffe Chase (24.5f) in May and he's likely best watched on this return to hurdling following 6 months off.

Form: 48/180P-

Jetara^p³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Paul Townend| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 146| C| D

Useful mare who has won 3 times on Flat/over hurdles during first half of last year including Doncaster Grade 2. Placed in Grade 1's at Aintree/Punchestown thereafter and she lines up here from spins on the Flat in recent months. Respected.

Form: 531433-

Mozzies Sister²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Alex Harvey| T: D Queally| OR: 132| D

Fairly useful hurdler. Didn't need to improve to win 4-runner minor event hurdle (7/4) at Wexford (20f, soft) 20 days ago, easily. In receipt of plenty of weight all round but she needs to take another sizeable step forward to land this.

Form: 342-221

Forecasts

The Yellow Clay (4/7), Jetara (11/2), Maxxum (6/1), Mozzies Sister (8/1), Colonel Mustard (10/1), Grandero Bello (33/1)

THE YELLOW CLAY's only blemish on what was an otherwise highly-productive novice campaign came when falling at the Punchestown Festival back in May, yet he remains a leading prospect now venturing into open company for the first time and is fancied to make a winning return. Jetara rates next best ahead of the selection's stablemate Maxxum.