John Lynch Carpets & Flooring Monksfield Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Fair performance when quickening to land a bumper at Leopardstown in December. Overcame a penalty (and some iffy jumping) when following up second time up over hurdles at Thurles (23f, heavy) in February. That form is solid and he's open to improvement on hat-trick bid.

Fairly useful bumper winner at Bellewstown in April. Picked up where he left off when opening his hurdle account on return at Gowran (2½m), things coming more easily to him over this trip. Tongue strap added for hat-trick bid and needs to progress again to trouble the best of these.

Useful Flat performer. Promising hurdling debut when ½-length second to a fairly useful one with experience at Killarney (2m), the third running well at Cheltenham since. Went one better in facile fashion at Listowel (19f) last time. In top hands and could make a bold bid up in class.

Expensive point winner who showed above-average bumper form. Made a striking hurdling debut when routing 19 rivals by 11 lengths at Galway (2m, heavy) last month. Unexposed stepping up in trip/grade, however, he looks the second string for powerful connections. Engaged 1.35 Navan Saturday.

£250,000 point winner who produced a smart performance (reversing Champion Bumper form) to win Grade 1 at Punchestown in April. Didn't need to be at the same level when readily landing the odds on hurdling bow at Down Royal (2¾m). Plenty more to come in this sphere and may well land the hat-trick.

Off the mark in smooth style at Cork (19f) in April. Showed the benefit of her comeback run (said to have been in season) when doubling her tally in similar fashion in listed novice at Limerick (21f) latest. Going the right way and should give a good account up in grade.

Lightly-raced 5-y-o who arrives on a hat-trick. Decisive winner of a Kilbeggan bumper second time up. Looked potentially useful when following up on hurdling bow at Punchestown (2½m). Leading chance at the weights and in the right hands to keep improving.