Jimmy Neville And Aine Hurst Memorial Hurdle

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 6m 36.20s

Timeless Treaty¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 135| BF| C

10/3

Started career 2-2 over hurdles and coped best with testing conditions when the wide-margin winner of a 6-runner novice (20.5f) here at the start of last month. Couldn't justify favouritism in a Grade 3 event over the same trip here a fortnight ago and concedes weight here.

Form: U58513

Amirite^t⁸³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

10/1

Ended a long losing run in 25f handicap chase at Kilbeggan and backed it up with a good fourth of 22 in Galway Plate later in July. No show over Cheltenham's cross country fences since and market may prove best guide back hurdling.

Form: 44P14-0

Blizzard Of Oz³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

9/4

Probably should've landed a valuable novice handicap chase at the Punchestown Festival before making the breakthrough over fences in a listed contest at Wexford in October. No show in 3 starts since, though, so switch back to hurdling needs to work wonders.

Form: 321P-0P

Western Walk²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Jonathan Sweeney| OR: 134| D

5/4

Third of 4 in Grade 1 chase at Limerick (100/1) over Christmas and seemingly backed that effort up when 10 lengths third of 4 to Oscars Brother in Ten Up Novices' Chase (3/1) at Navan (24f, heavy) 25 days ago. Neither race looks the strongest form-guide but he's in good heart back hurdling,

Form: 06/U433

Ottizzini^p1⁸⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 124| D

20/1

Runner-up in a listed mares event at Kelso last March. Little show sent chasing, or back over hurdles last time, and cheekpieces now reached for.

Form: P22/P-4P

Forecasts

Western Walk (5/4), Blizzard Of Oz (9/4), Timeless Treaty (10/3), Amirite (10/1), Ottizzini (20/1)

WESTERN WALK has seemingly showed improved form in high-quality novice chases on his last 2 outings and can score back over hurdles. Timeless Treaty looks the biggest threat in a race where the remainder have something to prove.