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BAR 1 Betting 'Download Our App' For Auction Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Paul Townend| T: J P O'Brien

Confirmed promise of hurdling debut and a couple of in-frame bumper efforts when winning 17f maiden hurdle at Clonmel last month. Steps up in grade now but looks open to further progress.

Form: 734-1

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Fiveandahalf³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| D

15/2

Brother to useful hurdler Sixandahalf. Won a bumper at Ballinrobe in May and then followed up back over hurdles when landing 15-runner maiden hurdle at Punchestown in October. Open to further improvement.

Form: 4-11

Game Point²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: R P Cody| OR: 120| D

16/1

Underlined a bright start over hurdles when landing the odds in Wexford maiden in August and then showed further progress when following up in a listed 4-y-o handicap at Listowel in September. Best excused latest Flat outing but lacks the potential of some of these now tackling a Grade 3 novice.

Form: 323311

It's Only A Game^h1²⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: M Brassil

9/1

Won Punchestown bumper last season before being highly tried in Grade 2 event there and in Champion Bumper at Cheltenham. Very much the type to do better now hurdling and shrewd yard is not normally one to fire an arrow at a target it has no hope of hitting. Wears first-time hood. Interesting.

Form: 2/140-

Joe Cool¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade| D

28/1

Didn't need to replicate the fairly useful form he's shown on the Flat to make a winning debut over hurdles when landing a maiden at Ballinrobe in May. Arrives fit and in-form from the Flat and is entitled to progress in this sphere but looks a big ask.

Form: 1

State Pension⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Cian Quirke| T: D H Kelly| D

5/1

Fairly useful bumper winner that hasn't always looked the most straightforward of characters but made an encouraging start to life over hurdles, getting off the mark at the second attempt in this sphere when comfortably landing a Fairyhouse maiden last month.

Form: 2135-31

The Captain's Word⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Jordan Gainford| T: H De Bromhead| D

11/1

Made frame both starts in points and in a bumper prior to narrowly winning 20-runner maiden hurdle at Gowran in October by a nose from next-time-out winner Lirakali. Faces a much tougher test now upped in grade but there's clearly better still to come.

Form: 423-1

Thinkitdontjinxit¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

9/4

Point winner who showed above-average bumper form and made a striking hurdles debut when routing 19 rivals by 11 lengths at Galway last month. From a yard with a good record in this race, he looks to hold strong claims with further improvement likely.

Form: 1228-1

Forecasts

City Of Cork (11/8), Thinkitdontjinxit (5/2), State Pension (7/1), Fiveandahalf (9/1), It's Only A Game (12/1), The Captain's Word (14/1), Game Point (18/1), Joe Cool (33/1)

THINKITDONTJINXIT made an impressive start over hurdles at Galway last month, travelling and jumping well before quickening clear from the home turn, and he is fancied to cope with the step up in grade, with City of Cork feared most after creating a taking impression on his return at Clonmel and hurdling debutant It's Only A Game and recent Gowran scorer The Captain's Word also respected.