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Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 4m 6.0s

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Black Heather³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

11/8

Good ground bumper winner who was impressive when making a winning hurdles debut at Naas (2m) in April. Turned in another solid effort making Flat debut when third in a Bellewstown maiden (12.2f) latest and made an interesting yard switch ahead of this return to timber.

Form: 8/31331-

Allo Al Khawaneej¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 116

14/1

Fair maiden on the Flat who was well backed and improved on yard/hurdles debut form when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (15.5f, good) 16 days ago, readily. This tougher but he's open to improvement.

Form: 61-

Party President^h²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: A Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 109| D

9/4

Promising type. Two wins from 5 runs last season. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (17f, good, 9/2) 23 days ago, kept up to work. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 580011-

Ma Belle Etoile³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 107| BF

4/1

Fair hurdler. First run since leaving John E. & Thomas Kiely when creditable second of 20 in novice hurdle (4/6) at Naas (16f, good to soft) 37 days ago. May do better again given that was her first start for 10 months.

Form: 140/462-

Ask The Bookie^p1²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: D King| T: G Scott| OR: 100

40/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Ninth of 11 in novice chase at this course (17.1f, good to soft, 150/1) 20 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 030U89-

King In Love^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 105

15/2

Winner in hurdle at Naas in March. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Fairyhouse (16.1f, soft) 19 days ago, seeming to go wrong before third. Rates a likely candidate to bounce back.

Form: 80312P-

Non-Runners

Chortal²⁸

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Danny Gilligan

Following Orders¹⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: S D Torrens

Forecasts

Black Heather (11/8), Party President (9/4), Chortal (5/2), Ma Belle Etoile (4/1), King In Love (15/2), Following Orders (10/1), Allo Al Khawaneej (14/1), Ask The Bookie (40/1)

PARTY PRESIDENT has proved a different proposition since switched to handicaps in this sphere, following up his Naas victory with a good deal to spare at Clonmel 23 days ago. Appealing as the type to progress further, he can make a bold bid to land the hat-trick returned to novice company. Black Heather, Chortal and Allo Al Khawaneej head up the dangers.