KEP Italia Superior Helmets Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 4m 6.90s

Dooks

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott

4/1

€52,000 Brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Amarillo Sky and closely related to modest hurdler Leahs Tricks. One of 3 representing the Gordon Elliott yard and the betting should be revealing in terms of the pecking order.

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Haydens Star

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Eamon Courtney

33/1

Limited appeal on paper and probably best watched on this occasion. Yard also saddles Mac Dara.

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Mac Dara

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Ms A T O'Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: Eamon Courtney

50/1

Out of a fairly useful hurdles winner at up to 2½m, herself a half-sister to useful bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Ballywilliam. Entitled to come on for the run.

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One To Witness⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

4/7

Failed to land a blow when fourth in a 5-runner Naas bumper on debut in February. However, he will be more street-wise now and merits respect now switched to hurdles.

Form: 4

Blossom Trixie¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Mike O'Connor| T: M Winters

14/1

Third of 18 on debut in a Thurles maiden hurdle last month but he was beaten a fair way and then suffered a heavy defeat at Cork 2 weeks later.

Form: 39

Celtic Alliance

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Jake Coen| T: G Elliott

7/1

Order of St George filly. Half-sister to useful hurdler Absolute Notions and fair hurdler Colleen Danu. Interesting to see how she shapes up in the betting, particularly in relation to stablemates Dooks and One To Witness.

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Mastertown Miss

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Cian Quirke| T: D H Kelly

10/1

€15,500 half-sister to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser Lowry's Bar, stays 3m, and fairly useful hurdler Glentruan. Will probably be better for the run.

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Forecasts

One To Witness (4/7), Dooks (4/1), Celtic Alliance (7/1), Mastertown Miss (10/1), Blossom Trixie (14/1), Haydens Star (33/1), Mac Dara (50/1)

It's probably best to concentrate on the Gordon Elliott-trained contenders, with CELTIC ALLIANCE earning the vote, for all that she doesn't appear to be the stable first-string judged on jockey bookings. One To Witness should build on what he showed first time out at Naas and rates the main danger ahead of Dooks.