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Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 7m 1.00s

Ontheropes²⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 118

9/4

Nineteen runs since last win in 2021 but produced his best effort for some time when second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (23.5f, heavy) 27 days ago. Excellent chance if reproducing that.

Form: 4/43P02

Small Town Hero^p,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 115| D

9/4

5 wins from 9 runs this season. Pulled up in first-time blinkers at Leopardstown on most recent outing but appeals as the type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 1141-3P

Portnacoo^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Adam Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 111

10/1

Continues to show little for current connections, including when ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Gowran (23.5f, heavy) latest.

Form: P/74PU-9

Well Del²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Walsh| OR: 107| BF

3/1

Fair winner over fences who shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (23.5f, heavy) 27 days ago, finding test too much. First run for yard after leaving Declan Queally.

Form: 9UP/230

Millie B⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: Miss E Lalor| OR: 82

5/1

Multiple point winner who made little impact in trio of maiden hurdles last year and needs a big step forward now handicapping.

Form: F008/56

Non-Runners

He's Home Again⁸⁷

Weight: 10-9| Age: 8

T: E Cawley J: Philip Byrnes

Forecasts

Small Town Hero (9/4), Ontheropes (9/4), Well Del (3/1), Millie B (5/1), Portnacoo (10/1), He's Home Again (10/1)

ONTHEROPES hasn't won for a long time, but he posted his best effort for some time faced with a stern test of stamina when runner-up at Gowran the previous month and has excellent claims of going one better if turning up here in similar form. Small Town Hero appeals as the type to bounce back quickly from a poor run and is second choice.