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Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 4m 17.4s

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Babich^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: K M Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 2/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, respectable second of 8 in maiden at Dundalk (12f) 12 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 4U96

Charlus²⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins

10/11

3 lengths second of 5 to Sibayan in listed race at Bordeaux (9.4f, heavy, 19/10) on final run for Jean-Claude Rouget in France last May. Joined top yard ahead of this hurdles debut and he's a potentially very useful recruit.

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Holy See³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P Byrnes| T: W Durkan

2/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. 25/1, first run since leaving Christopher Head when fourth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) on NH debut 31 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 4

Kool One⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr I Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: Conor Maxwell

28/1

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 11/2, won 19-runner handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft) on latest start in October. Interesting to see how he gets on now switched to hurdles.

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Maxwell Smart⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt

300/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 51 days ago. Opposable on hurdles debut.

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Mickey Cohen⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

66/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Ninth of 21 in juvenile hurdle (100/1) at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) on NH debut 64 days ago.

Form: 9

San Hilario²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D J Gilligan| T: G Elliott

9/1

Promising sort. First run since leaving Hugo Merienne when fifth of 20 in juvenile hurdle (13/2) at Punchestown (16.4f, soft) on NH debut 26 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 5

Stone Forest¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: H Morgan| T: E Doyle

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, soft, 300/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 00

Teofimo^t³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: K E Buckley| T: J S Bolger

20/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. 8/1 and hood on for 1st time in this code, eighth of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (12f) 39 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: F

Tremaine^t³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D King| T: D Hogan

200/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden. 125/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, eleventh of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 31 days ago.

Form: 90

Young Churchill⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D Meyler| T: N Meade

11/2

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Promising sort. 14/1, third of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good to soft) on NH debut 43 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 3

Accompanist^h1²⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: K C Sexton| T: A Kinirons

250/1

Making GB/IRE jumps debut. Eleventh of 12 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, heavy, 33/1) on debut, very slowly away. Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving J. A. Stack. Hooded for 1st time.

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Bhean Saibhre^h⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S D Torrens| T: A A Howard

250/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden in this sphere. 28/1, last of 8 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (15.5f, good to soft) 72 days ago.

Form: 58

Drusilla^t1⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B W Harvey| T: C Collins

100/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 80/1, seventh of 12 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 82 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 07

Saxon Land¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy

250/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. 150/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, soft) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: 0

Stiltellinemnuttin¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S W Flanagan| T: M Mulvany

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in juvenile hurdle (300/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, soft) 13 days ago.

Form: S00

Non-Runners

Bursinel²⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: C Collins J: C P Millar

Ameilya²⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J M Barrett J: S D Greene

Atlantic City³¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: Ciaran Murphy J: E Walsh

Forecasts

Charlus (10/11), Holy See (2/1), Young Churchill (11/2), San Hilario (9/1), Babich (16/1), Teofimo (20/1), Bursinel (20/1), Kool One (28/1), Atlantic City (33/1), Ameilya (33/1), Mickey Cohen (66/1), Drusilla (100/1), Tremaine (200/1), Stiltellinemnuttin (250/1), Bhean Saibhre (250/1), Saxon Land (250/1), Accompanist (250/1), Stone Forest (300/1), Maxwell Smart (300/1)

CHARLUS, a winner of three of his four starts on the Flat in France, is an exciting recruit to this sphere for the Willie Mullins yard and will surely prove very hard to beat, provided he takes to hurdles at the first attempt. Young Churchill shaped well on his hurdles debut and he gets the nod for forecast purposes ahead of Holy See and San Hilario.