Bar One Racing Hurdle

Off time: 13:44 | Winning time: 3m 59.9s

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Intellotto^t²⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 135| D

8/1

Dual winner over hurdles as a juvenile. Off 8 months and has gone well fresh so one to note for leading connections.

Form: 1714-

Way Down South⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D King| T: G Scott| OR: 105

200/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in December. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft, 12/1) 57 days ago. Stiff task.

Form: 09861P

Dragon Of Malta^t¹⁷⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: B W Harvey| T: P F O'Donnell

250/1

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 1m), below form last time. Up against it on hurdles debut.

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Fils D'oudairies³⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: K C Sexton| T: G Elliott| OR: 142| D

5/1

Grade 3 hurdle winner in October 2023 but hasn't been in that kind of form this season, albeit often mixing it in Grade 1 company. 80/1, well held in the County Hurdle at Cheltenham 37 days ago. Good chance on these terms.

Form: 4-4P440

Jigoro⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 138| D

9/2

Useful hurdler. 12/1, thirteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 92 days ago. More needed.

Form: 3P0-220

King Of Kingsfield⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 144| D

5/4

Useful hurdler. 29½ lengths fifth of 7 to Golden Ace in Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, good to soft, 200/1) 40 days ago, again acting as pacemaker for Brighterdaysahead. Key player down in class.

Form: 04-2255

Smooth Tom^v³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 130| D

10/3

Fairly useful hurdler. Creditable third of 27 in Irish Lincolnshire at the Curragh (8f, soft, 28/1) 35 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 150-2U7

Forecasts

King Of Kingsfield (5/4), Smooth Tom (10/3), Jigoro (9/2), Fils D'oudairies (5/1), Intellotto (8/1), Way Down South (200/1), Dragon Of Malta (250/1)

KING OF KINGSFIELD has acted as pacemaker for stablemate Brighterdaysahead the last twice and is a class act in his own right. He's got a good chance on these terms and is narrowly preferred to another stable-companion in Fils d'Oudairies, who also drops in grade having run at the Cheltenham Festival. The youngest in the field Intellotto is an interesting alternative making his return for Joseph O'Brien.