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Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Maiden

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Captain Cobajay^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy

40/1

Modest 98-rated handicapper over the larger obstacles. Winner at Fairyhouse over 2m last month and worth a check in the market on AW debut.

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(5)

Convara⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: P A Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 70

7/1

Not beaten far when running with credit in three starts over C&D since September. Entitled to be in the firing line with a number of conditions in his favour.

Form: 322457

(1)

Dark Lightning⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: G T Lynch

66/1

Modest 80-rated handicap hurdler. Has a return of ninth of 10 and pulled up in a couple of career bumper starts. Well beaten on latest start at Roscommon in September and others preferred again.

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(13)

Hannon^t⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: R Coakley| T: J C McConnell

13/8

Running well in defeat in a couple of starts on the Flat over 1m6f/1m5f at Bellewstown in July and Leopardstown in August. Fourth of 14 beaten 5L in a Listowel 2m hurdle when last seen in September. Interesting contender.

Form: 32

(12)

Happy Lad^t¹⁰⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: H P Finegan

33/1

Useful 109-rated handicap hurdler. Well held in a Punchestown bumper over 2m½f 12 months ago. Unlikely to be troubling the judge on AW debut.

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Lets Get Started⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: M A Enright| T: O McKiernan

66/1

Overall form in four bumpers leave a little to be desired. Eighth of 12 beaten 24L on latest start in a Ballinrobe contest over 2m when last seen in September. Not to be taken lightly.

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Whatsthesecret⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: R P Cleary| T: G T Lynch

100/1

Tailed off in four career bumpers starts so far including finishing last of six beaten 113L at Roscommon when last seen in September. Probably best watched on this occasion.

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Aragoan Goan

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R C Colgan| T: D Kinsella

66/1

Daughter of Arakan out of a Idris mare. Closely related to Collesano, three-time winner at Listed level at up to 1m and Ecopass, Listed winner in Italy over 1m4f. Worth a market check on debut.

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(16)

Grandmaster Flash¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D P McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 85

6/4

Colt by Australia. Not disgraced on turf this season before running a couple of promising races over C&D and finishing second of four at Kempton late last month. Leading claims.

Form: 276922

(9)

Longbourn^t²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: M A Gallagher| T: E P Harty

25/1

Gelding by Mukhadram. Likely to build on a couple of starts at Leopardstown last month and at this venue in May when finishing fourth of nine beaten 1¾L.

Form: 40

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Lucky Phil^h,t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper

25/1

Third of seven beaten 3½L on sole start on the Flat in June this year in a good ground maiden over 1m2½f. Winner over hurdles last month and likely to give a good account.

Form: 3

(14)

Stockhill Star⁷⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: T E Whelan| T: N C Kelly

66/1

Daughter of Aqlaam. Not seen since finishing down the field in a 7f maiden at Kempton Park two years ago on her final start for trainer Brendan Powell. Failed to make it to the track for Eve Johnson-Houghton and best watched on stable debut.

Form: 70/

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Elizabeth Way²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 69

8/1

Daughter of Frankel out of a Giant's Causeway mare. Likel to improve on run at this venue last month finishing fifth of 14 beaten 3¾L over 1m2½f last month.

Form: 7-265

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Proxy^h³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C D Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 72

14/1

Daughter of Frankel out of a Beat Hollow mare. Failed to build on a promising run at Cork when finishing seventh of 16 in a Gowran Park maiden on heavy ground last month. More likely than others to run her race on AW debut.

Form: 8537

Non-Runners

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Ventnor²⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 1

(7)

Go West Young Lad²³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: W P Mullins J: Reserve 2

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Aunt Helen⁵⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J E Kiely J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Grandmaster Flash (6/4), Hannon (13/8), Convara (7/1), Elizabeth Way (8/1), Go West Young Lad (12/1), Proxy (14/1), Longbourn (25/1), Lucky Phil (25/1), Happy Lad (33/1), Aunt Helen (33/1), Captain Cobajay (40/1), Ventnor (50/1), Lets Get Started (66/1), Dark Lightning (66/1), Aragoan Goan (66/1), Stockhill Star (66/1), Whatsthesecret (100/1)

The Joseph O'Brien-trained GRANDMASTER FLASH has finished runner up on each of his three starts at the track including over C&D last month when running Sweet Dime to 1¼L off a 2lb lower mark. In a race where many could struggle to get into, the three-year-old can get off the mark at the ninth time of asking for connections ahead of the John McConnell-trained Hannon who ran well on the Flat over 1m6f/1m5f at Bellewstown in July and Leopardstown in August. It could be expected that the Godolphin-owned Elizabeth Way will start to improve soon, along with the daughter of Frankel, Proxy from the Dermot Weld yard.