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Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 6m 34.8s

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Better Days Ahead^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF| C| D

2/9

Successful sole outing in points. Useful in bumpers and was well on the way to making a winning start over hurdles when departing 3 out on his Downpatrick hurdles debut 2 weeks ago. Remains with potential and can gain compensation here.

Form: 1/210-F

Feast^h1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Lambe

150/1

Winner of a Downpatrick bumper in July but disappointing both starts since and was pulled up on his sole outing over hurdles for Fergal O'Brien in May 2022.

Form: 73/P-185

Ca Plane Pour Moi¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy

80/1

Well held in 2 maiden hurdles. Significantly up in trip and most likely one for handicaps after this.

Form: 300

Insouciant Dallier²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Liz Doyle

4/1

Placed in a bumper and shaped encouragingly switched to hurdling when second of 7 in maiden (22/1) at Sligo (25.4f, soft) 28 days ago. Likely to provide main threat to Better Days Ahead.

Form: 52-922

Kalanisi Flash^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| D

11/1

Fair in bumpers and similar form over hurdles, back on track when second of 13 in maiden at Sligo (20f, soft, 10/3) 28 days ago. Place contender again.

Form: 2632F2

Metalor⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack| D

100/1

Won sole start in points but was well held in a maiden hurdle at Cork (20.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 40 days ago.

Form: 1-0

Ganderstown¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Meade

66/1

25/1, showed more than first time up when sixth of 11 in bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 13 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0-6

Non-Runners

The Dooner Citizen¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Better Days Ahead (2/9), Insouciant Dallier (4/1), Kalanisi Flash (11/1), The Dooner Citizen (50/1), Ganderstown (66/1), Ca Plane Pour Moi (80/1), Metalor (100/1), Feast (150/1)

Useful-bumper winner BETTER DAYS AHEAD would've have made a successful hurdling debut but for falling 3 out at Downpatrick a couple of weeks back and can gain compensation here. Insouciant Dallier is preferred to Kalanisi Flash for forecast purposes.