Brendan Cullimore Electrical Contractors Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 7m 7.05s

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Jumping Jet²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

10/3

Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 10-runner novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good, 11/4) 26 days ago, pushed out. Likely to continue to give a good account.

Form: 1/33-451

Hardy Bloke^p⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 114

10/3

Fairly useful hurdler. 9/2, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Haydock (24.3f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Sound claims.

Form: 0-54U34

Pure Sirloin²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 108| BF

7/2

Promising type. Winner in hurdle at Navan in January. Good third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, soft, 4/1) 25 days ago, running on. May well do better.

Form: 90-9013

Nephin Beg⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle| OR: 107

16/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Cork in December. Last of 9 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Punchestown (20.3f, heavy) 60 days ago.

Form: 47619

Carrig Carol¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr B Lawless⁽⁷⁾| T: P Croke| OR: 103

5/2

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Fairyhouse in November. 9/2, eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft) 1 day ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 142508

Dr Val¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 103| D

13/2

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in February. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Thurles (23.2f, soft) 13 days ago. Engaged 4.00 Limerick Thursday.

Form: 282P15

Forecasts

Carrig Carol (5/2), Hardy Bloke (10/3), Jumping Jet (10/3), Pure Sirloin (7/2), Dr Val (13/2), Nephin Beg (16/1)

Not much to choose between the sextet but PURE SIRLOIN is the progressive one so could be the way to go. Hardy Bloke has improved for the step up to 3m and is next best.