BetVictor Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

4YO plus | Class 1 | 2m 2f 50y | 8 Runners | Turf

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 137| C

Useful hurdler. Didn't need to be at best when winning 4-runner minor event hurdle (1/16) at this course (16f, good to soft) 23 days ago, easily. Should have a big part to play.

Form: 325/11

Atomic Queen²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Danny Gilligan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 114| D

Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Downpatrick in August. 50/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) 29 days ago. Looks vulnerable at this level.

Form: 0/12010

Carry On Heidi⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J P Patrick Baragry| OR: 114

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in October. Very good 5¼ lengths third of 6 to Echoing Silence in listed hurdle (66/1) at Punchestown (19f, heavy) 44 days ago. Sizeable step forward needed.

Form: 7/31443

Changeyourstars^h,t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: James King| OR: 118

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Career best when winning 18-runner novice hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy, 10/1) 28 days ago, driven out. This is much tougher.

Form: 310/921

Chosen Comrade⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Peter Fahey| D

Thrice-raced winner under NH rules. 2 wins from 3 runs this season. 11¾ lengths fourth of 6 to Echoing Silence in listed hurdle (10/3) at Punchestown (19f, heavy) 44 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 1/114

Likealightswitch¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Harry Sexton| T: A Sexton| OR: 108

Fair hurdler. Very good second of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, heavy, 7/1) 16 days ago. Uphill task on these terms.

Form: 833392

Oldschool Outlaw⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott

Promising type. 2 wins from 2 runs this season. Career best when winning 19-runner novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy, 3/1) on hurdles bow 40 days ago, always holding on. Very interesting.

Form: 2327/11

Tir Og²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Calum Hogan| T: E Seymour| OR: 118| D

Fair hurdler. 3 wins from 9 runs this season. Creditable 7 lengths fifth of 12 to Its Bilbo in listed handicap at Limerick (16f, heavy, 7/1) 26 days ago, needing stiffer test. Opposable.

Form: 112215

Forecasts

Oldschool Outlaw (1/2), Place De La Nation (5/2), Chosen Comrade (14/1), Tir Og (16/1), Carry On Heidi (33/1), Changeyourstars (33/1), Atomic Queen (66/1), Likealightswitch (66/1)

The sky's the limit for OLDSCHOOL OUTLAW, who got the better of last season's standout bumper performer Bambino Fever when landing a big-field Naas maiden on hurdles debut last month. She is open to any amount of improvement and is taken to see off another Willie Mullins-trained mare in Place de La Nation, who is the clear main danger ahead of Chosen Comrade.