BetVictor Fishery Lane Novice Hurdle

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 4m 15.8s

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Golden Joy²⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

11/8

Promising sort. Won 17-runner juvenile hurdle at Auteuil (17.9f, soft) on debut in April. Very interesting recruit for his leading stable.

Form: 1-

Hypotenus⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| D

6/4

Useful form. First run since leaving John McConnell when career best when winning 20-runner novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 6/4) 44 days ago, outstaying rivals.

Form: 2P-261

Smooth Tom²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| D

10/1

Useful Flat performer who made a winning hurdle debut at Listowel in September. Well beaten on the Flat since but there should be more to come from him in this sphere.

Form: 1

Morning Soldier⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J B Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 119

33/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Pulled up in handicap at Listowel (16f, soft, 28/1) 55 days ago, struggling after 3 out.

Form: 662-35P

Mayor's Walk^h⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

5/1

Point winner. 5/1 and hooded, won 16-runner maiden hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) on NH debut 55 days ago, comfortably. Trainer going well. Should progress.

Form: 1-1

Pastorale³⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

50/1

Pulled up in a Pau hurdle on debut but won a claiming chase there 13 days later. Has switched to Henry de Bromhead since. Mayor's Walk has to be considered the yard first string unless the betting strongly hints otherwise.

Form: P1-

Forecasts

Golden Joy (11/8), Hypotenus (6/4), Mayor's Walk (5/1), Smooth Tom (10/1), Morning Soldier (33/1), Pastorale (50/1)

Gordon Elliott French recruit GOLDEN JOY gets the vote, with confidence in his chance increased should the betting vibes be strong. Hypotenus won easily on his first start for Gavin Cromwell and might be the one to give him most to do.