PRL Group Maiden Hurdle

Fair 3-time winner over middle distances at Dundalk (ran creditably there on Friday). Hit the frame all 4 starts in maiden hurdles, not quite matching the pick of his form when 9 lengths third of 20 at Galway (17f, soft). Forward-going type has experience on his side and merits respect if lining up.

Flat-bred gelding. Fairly useful form when runner-up twice from 3 starts in bumpers last season, including in listed race at Limerick. Can have a big say if running to something like that level on hurdling debut.

Cracksman gelding. Fair maiden in 5 starts on the Flat (stays 1½m). Market can guide now sent hurdling by yard that knows the time of day.

Has offered little in either code since joining present yard.

€160,000 Walk In The Park gelding who shaped with encouragement on both bumper outings (fair form). Made an inauspicious start to hurdling career when refusing before the first (10/11 favourite) at Wexford. Possibly down to greenness but rates a risky betting proposition for now.

Galileo Chrome gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Shaboozee. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Duhallow Gesture. Makes appeal on paper for excellent yard and needs a close look in the betting in an ordinary maiden.

Kingston Hill gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including useful hurdler Lunar Display. Dam unraced. Another potentially interesting newcomer from Joseph O'Brien yard and betting likely to offer plenty of clues.

Has an ordinary pedigree and trailed the field in a Galway bumper last month. Hard to be confident of marked improvement on hurdling debut, even with Danny Mullins taking over.

Sholokhov gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler Thomas Kershaw. Dam (c116/h103), 2½m/2¾m hurdle/chase winner, sister to useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) A Rated. Cracking Cloud probably the stable first string on jockey bookings.

Flat-bred type who seemed to run his best race (dictated) when 2¾-length third of 8 in a Galway bumper last month. Since left S. Curling and may not have to improve much on his bumper form to be involved.

Maiden pointer who was never better than mid-field on hurdling debut at Galway (17f, soft, 50/1). Type that yard typically targets at handicaps.

Poor maiden on Flat (stays 1½m). Raced freely in first-time hood when well beaten on hurdling debut at Limerick.