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BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 4m 8.0s

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Apple's Of Bresil^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell

16/5

Promising individual. Tongue strap on for first time, didn't need to improve to win 10-runner bumper (5/2) at Sligo (18.3f, good) 27 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Likely to build on opening hurdles run.

Form: 7/33-1

Arabian Diamond³²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in bumper at Sligo in July 2023. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 6/4), in touch when went wrong on landing sixth. Off 10 months but he's in top hands.

Form: 22142P-

Bookem Danno⁶⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D A Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good). Off 22 months.

Form: 6F7B5/

Brilliant Light⁵³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

33/1

Useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. 50/1, 13¾ lengths tenth of 14 to Siskany in Nad Al Sheba Trophy at Meydan (14f, good). Off 17 months. First run for yard after leaving Saeed Bin Suroor and interesting to see how much ability he retains.

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Forgothekeys^p,h¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: J F Gleeson

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Ballinrobe (17.3f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: P0

Golden Regal¹⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S G O'Donnell

250/1

33/1, thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Thurles (19.8f, soft) on NH debut 172 days ago.

Form: 0-

Hipop De Loire²⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

3/1

20½ lengths seventh of 9 to Lordano in Silberne Peitsche (94/10) at Hoppegarten (14.9f, heavy). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving Marlena Stanislawska and he's joined the leading NH yard.

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Jackfinbar²⁹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins

11/4

Useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. 33/1, twenty fourth of 31 in handicap at Newmarket (18f, good to soft). Off 9 months but sure to be well prepared for this and has the raw ability to be a major factor.

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Jasko Des Dames^t⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 124

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Bit below form twelfth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, good to soft, 16/1) 95 days ago. Not out of this on his placed form last season.

Form: 3250-

Southern Point⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J Aherne⁽⁷⁾| T: A O'Grady

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 100/1, eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 61 days ago.

Form: 3F2-208

Val Venus^h⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: P Hurley

125/1

Winning pointer. Hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Edward F. Power when eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.9f, good, 14/1) on hurdles bow 8 days ago.

Form: 31-50

Game Eagle¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 16/1, fell in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good) 27 days ago.

Form: 7F

Macantuile

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Leonard Flynn

250/1

First foal, dam, little impact in 2 points, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Ericht and useful bumper winner/fairly useful 2m hurdle winner Celtic Folklore.

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Matter Of Opinion¹²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P Dempsey

28/1

Milan gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Teacher's Pet, stayed 25f, and modest hurdler/fairly useful chaser Whatareudoingtome. Fourth on second of 2 points in March.

Form: 54-

Mr Macallum^t⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D King| T: Mrs C O'Leary

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, twelfth of 15 in bumper (40/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 6-0

Real Empire⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

80/1

Modest hurdler. Creditable sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 66/1) 48 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 3260-66

Nicolas Fortune^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: K A Heffernan

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 10 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 80/1) 19 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: PP-6066

Dee's Getaway⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Dempsey

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.9f, good, 40/1) on hurdles bow 8 days ago.

Form: 7-0

Her Self¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: M Hourigan

250/1

Thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.3f, good, 200/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 0-P00

Never Present²³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, nineteenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy). Off 7 months. RESERVE.

Form: F600-

Non-Runners

Cotai Star⁷³²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: J S McGarvey

It's His Life³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 2

Hungry Rock³⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Jackfinbar (11/4), Hipop De Loire (3/1), Apple's Of Bresil (16/5), Arabian Diamond (4/1), Jasko Des Dames (4/1), Cotai Star (25/1), Matter Of Opinion (28/1), Brilliant Light (33/1), Hungry Rock (33/1), It's His Life (33/1), Game Eagle (66/1), Real Empire (80/1), Val Venus (125/1), Bookem Danno (125/1), Nicolas Fortune (150/1), Never Present (150/1), Dee's Getaway (200/1), Southern Point (200/1), Forgothekeys (250/1), Mr Macallum (250/1), Macantuile (250/1), Golden Regal (250/1), Her Self (250/1)

APPLE'S OF BRESIL showed the right attitude when winning a bumper at Sligo a month ago and sure to build on his opening hurdles run, he rates the percentage call. Willie Mullins unleashes a couple of useful Flat types in Hipop de Loire and Jackfinbar and either could be up to the job.