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Saturday 30 March 2024

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I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (Listed)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 6m 42.2s

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Selected odds by:

Shannon Royale^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 140

14/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. 9/4, career best when winning 5-runner minor event hurdle at Thurles (22.9f, heavy) 14 days ago. One to consider back in handicaps.

Form: 231821

Mint Boy⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 138| CD

14/1

2 wins from 4 runs this season. 7/2, won 10-runner handicap hurdle at this course (24f, soft) 77 days ago, pushed out. Stable having good spell. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 39-1521

Built By Ballymore^p,t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: M Brassil| OR: 135| BF

8/1

2 wins from 4 runs this season. 4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourteenth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (21f, heavy) 17 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 05-8110

What Path^t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 134| D

16/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, 6¼ lengths fourth of 6 to Largy Hill in Michael Purcell Memorial Novices' Hurdle at Thurles (20.8f, soft, 14/1) 37 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 262434

Olympic Man²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 131

6/4

Promising sort. Won 21-runner novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, evens) 20 days ago, hard held. Up in trip. Stable in good form. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 62/321

Lombron¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 128

20/1

Winner in hurdle at Thurles in November. Good eleventh of 21 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Cheltenham (21f, heavy) 17 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 3-1470

Raglan Road²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 127

18/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, 11/2) 20 days ago, just holding on. Up in trip. Type to do better still, so big player.

Form: F2-4451

Will Do⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: C P Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 127

15/2

2 wins from 4 runs this season. 10/1, bit below form ninth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24.3f, soft) 56 days ago. Could go well.

Form: 21-1169

Kinturk Kalanisi²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Kieren Buckley| T: T Gibney| OR: 122

7/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 5/4, career best when winning 6-runner novice hurdle at Navan (22.4f, heavy) 28 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to progress and merits plenty of respect.

Form: 24321

Cato's Revenge^t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 121

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in December. Unseated rider in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Naas (22.7f, heavy) 34 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 67513U

Mousey Brown^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 120| D

33/1

25/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, soft) 13 days ago, pushed out. Not one to rule out.

Form: 466391

Joyau De Thaix⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan| OR: 118

20/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 8/1, well-beaten fourth of 6 to Built By Ballymore in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 61 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 314

Native Speaker²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 117| D

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Creditable second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23.7f, soft, 3/1) 25 days ago. Trainer going well. Ought to be on the premises.

Form: 14-9222

Forecasts

Olympic Man (6/4), Kinturk Kalanisi (7/1), Will Do (15/2), Built By Ballymore (8/1), Native Speaker (17/2), Shannon Royale (14/1), Mint Boy (14/1), What Path (16/1), Raglan Road (18/1), Joyau De Thaix (20/1), Lombron (20/1), Mousey Brown (33/1), Cato's Revenge (33/1)

OLYMPIC MAN didn't come off the bridle when opening his account at Naas last time and he may well prove better than an opening mark of 131, so he's preferred to Raglan Road, who also improved to get off the mark last time. Native Speaker is another one to consider in an open-looking race.