Metcollect 3-Y-O Hurdle

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 4m 30.0s

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Quilixios¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

1/16

Promising individual. First run since leaving Francois Nicolle when 1/2, won 8-runner juvenile hurdle at Punchestown on IRE NH debut 18 days ago, well on top finish. Will take all the beating.

Form: 1-1

Varna Gold⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-6| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

10/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 25/1, below form ninth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy) 5 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Needs a bit more in this company.

Form: 72F1

Anjician^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Paul Traynor

50/1

Anjaal gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Lord Erskine, stays 2¾m. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap.

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Na Caith Tobac¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

25/1

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Eighth of 10 in handicap (9/2) at Naas (10f, heavy) 13 days ago.

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Non-Runners

Glorious Zoff⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 3

T: G Elliott J: Keith Donoghue

Forecasts

Quilixios (1/16), Glorious Zoff (5/2), Varna Gold (10/1), Na Caith Tobac (25/1), Anjician (50/1)

QUILIXIOS is unbeaten in 2 and already favourite for the Triumph Hurdle, so he's expected to continue his highly promising start by landing this. His stablemate Glorious Zoff, who cruised clear to score readily at Sligo on hurdling debut, is the clear danger, with Varna Gold not completely ruled out.