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Bernard Kenny Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:24 | Winning time: 4m 33.40s

Forlio^p¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: P W Flynn

18/1

Fair winner at 11f on Flat who has come to hurdling relatively late and looks to be being brought along with handicaps in mind, running to only a modest level when third of 19 at Punchestown in June.

Form: 03

Tyson Fury⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: D Hogan| OR: 116

6/5

Useful at best on the Flat, returning to winning ways at Dundalk (10.7f) in March. Yet to score over hurdles but turned in another respectable effort when third of 19 in Galway maiden (17f) last week and the step back up in trip will suit.

Form: 402-223

Master Sydney^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn

11/1

Showed himself to be fair on the Flat (stays 2m) following a bumper success and offered something to work on sent hurdling when a well-held fourth of 18 in 2¼m maiden at Cork 5 days ago. Entitled to do better.

Form: 8/321-4

Back Swath

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam Quinlan| T: R Hackett

150/1

Vendangeur gelding. Dam, poor maiden hurdler, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Victor Hewgo.

Form:

Charles The Bold⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr E M Nugent⁽⁷⁾| T: B McMahon

25/1

Mahler. Half-sister to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdle winner/useful chaser Mount Pelier. Dam unraced. Winning pointer but unplaced last time (May 3).

Form: P/P2416-

Cooladdi^h³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley| T: Conor Maxwell| OR: 102

2/1

Looked to be in the process of showing improved form when departing in maiden hurdle (4/1) at Roscommon (21f, good) 33 days ago, fell 2 out when looking sure to be placed. Leading chance if none the worse for that tumble.

Form: 3276-7F

Blue Johnl¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: J J Slevin| T: J P Ryan

50/1

Last of 4 finishers completed start in points (May 24) and showed only a gimmer of ability on recent hurdling debut.

Form: P-R49

Mont Star^t1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead

10/3

Made frame in a pair of French bumpers in spring 2025 and left hurdling form behind when second in 14-runner maiden (17f) at Cork 29 days ago, albeit no match for winner. Obvious contender with first-time tongue strap enlisted.

Form: 8-2

Howaya Codge

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: Cian Hughes

100/1

Lauro mare. Dam lightly raced over hurdles out of fairly useful hurdler (2m-2½m winner) Tai Lass.

Form:

Mahler's Best⁴⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Alex Harvey| T: P T Foley

200/1

Well held in a pair of maiden hurdles for Gordon Elliott. Off 16 months.

Form: 90/

Marilyns Poet

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Eoin Walsh| T: J M Burke

200/1

Urban Poet mare. Dam maiden hurdler. Makes little appeal on paper.

Form:

Mystery Decision^t1²⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁵⁾| T: H P Finegan

125/1

Retirement Plan mare. Dam unraced out of unraced half-sister to Grand National winner Ballabriggs. Fell sole start in points. Tongue tied for Rules debut.

Form: F-

Phyllis Rodda¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: B Connell

80/1

Pulled up both starts in points in October 2025 and jumped none too fluently when well held on recent hurdling debut at Ballinrobe.

Form: PP-7

Forecasts

Tyson Fury (6/5), Cooladdi (2/1), Mont Star (10/3), Master Sydney (11/1), Forlio (18/1), Charles The Bold (25/1), Blue Johnl (50/1), Phyllis Rodda (80/1), Howaya Codge (100/1), Mystery Decision (125/1), Back Swath (150/1), Mahler's Best (200/1), Marilyns Poet (200/1)

TYSON FURY is still to score over hurdles, but he turned in another respectable effort in spite drop in trip at Galway last week and looks the one to beat back up in distance in this weaker maiden. Mont Star and Cooladdi are considered the main threats.