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Tuesday 24 July 2018

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Investec Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 19:20 | Winning time: 5m 12.4s

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Selected odds by:

Freewheelin Dylan^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

12/1

Plenty to like about his novice hurdle debut at Kilbeggan recently beaten a head behind the well-fancied Ravenhill. Entitled to make the shortlist.

Form: 150P-42

Border Control^b1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: S A Shortall⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 111| BF

11/2

First-time blinkers could be the final piece in the jigsaw here following an encouraging second of 14 beaten ¼L in a Wexford maiden hurdle earlier this month.

Form: 265-432

Court Tycoon¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: R Loughran| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 110

9/1

Won over hurdles at the fifth time of asking with the step up in trip possibly working the oracle for the six-year-old beating 13 rivals in a Wexford maiden hurdle. Up in trip again with the market sure to highlight any stable confidence.

Form: 3-00231

Lord Erskine⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H Rogers| OR: 110

5/2

Comes here following a break after two solid hurdle wins in May at Sligo and Tipperary. Ground concerns but sure to go well on return.

Form: 70/0P-11

Cheap And Cheerful^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 108

4/1

Got off the mark at the fourth time of asking following promising runs at Punchestown and Limerick recently. The manner of his 6L victory at Sligo earlier this month enters him in calculations here.

Form: 7741

Pleasure Dome⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 108| BF| D

2/1

Distance winner who is in good form at the moment following solid runs at Sligo last time out and a win in a Tramore beginners chase last month. Plenty of market interest expected.

Form: 35/2-412

Olive D'Haguenet²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: I Madden

100/1

Pulled up and tailed of in his two most recent hurdle starts and requires a chunk of improvement to play a part in the finish here.

Form: P0

Non-Runners

Steelambition²⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: P W Flynn J: B Browne

Hugo 'n Taz⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: D Hogan J: D G Hogan

Forecasts

Pleasure Dome (2/1), Lord Erskine (5/2), Cheap And Cheerful (4/1), Border Control (11/2), Hugo 'n Taz (8/1), Court Tycoon (9/1), Freewheelin Dylan (12/1), Steelambition (20/1), Olive D'Haguenet (100/1)

If LORD ERSKINE is still in the frame of mind that saw him take two handicap hurdles at Sligo and Tipperary when last seen in May, the hat-trick seeking gelding could take all the catching here in this competitive contest. Any chinks in the armour of the selection could be taken advantage of by the improving Cheap And Cheerful, the Willie Mullins-trained Pleasure Dome and Freewheelin Dylan who will be doing all his best work at the business end of the race.