| No. |
|
Selection |
Form |
|
Guide |
|
|
|
- Ash Tree Meadow
- D J Gilligan / G Elliott
|
|
170
|
3/1 |
Ash Tree Meadow
One of two for yard; 7-14 over fences, including a pair of Grade 2s and the 2023 Galway Plate; last win came in a Killarney Grade 3 back in May (20.5f, yielding); ground versatile and easy to forgive his latest effort at Galway; this is his best trip and he could be dangerous if getting loose on the front, but he's not the only front-runner here; chance.
|
|
|
|
- Saint Sam
- P Townend / W P Mullins
|
|
168
|
11/10 |
Saint Sam
One of two runners for yard; talented hurdler and chaser; won a Grade 2 chase over C&D in February on heavy but also acts on better ground; last two runs have been over timber and he won both; likes to go from the front but unlikely to get an easy lead here; can't be written off.
|
|
|
|
- Conflated
- Sam Ewing / G Elliott
|
|
181
|
15/8 |
Conflated
Dual Grade 1 winner; another one that likes to lead; fine effort behind Jonbon in an Aintree Grade 1 in April (2m4f, soft); didn't get home on latest in the 3m1f Punchestown Gold Cup; all five of his chase wins have come going left-handed; should win this on ratings but might be worth taking on after a 157-day break.
|
|
|
|
- Espanito Bello
- M J M O'sullivan / B Connell
|
|
160
|
14/1 |
Espanito Bello
Two-time chase winner; won the Leinster National in 2023 off 140; pulled up in a Grade 2 chase when last seen at Fairyhouse in April; most effective on testing ground so is probably best watched on his return from a 187-day absence.
|
|
|
|
- French Dynamite
- D J O'keeffe / M F Morris
|
|
161
|
12/1 |
French Dynamite
No match for Ash Tree Meadow in a Killarney Grade 3 chase in May; no impact last three starts, including in handicaps off 149 and 147; no win over fences since landing a Grade 3 novice at Thurles in March 2022; faces a tough task in this company; others look more likely.
|
|
|
|
- Saint Roi
- M P Walsh / W P Mullins
|
|
171
|
6/4 |
Saint Roi
Second runner for yard; 2-15 over fences; beat Visionarian when winning a Grade 1 novice chase at Leopardstown in December 2022; made all to win a Galway handicap chase on latest (2m2f, soft) off 156; now rated 162; yet to win at this trip but did run well behind Banbridge over 2m4f at Aintree in 2023; won't get an easy lead here but he can't be discounted.
|
|
|
|
- Solness
- J J Slevin / J P O'brien
|
|
162
|
15/2 |
Solness
4-12 over fences; won a Listowel handicap chase (17.5f, good) on latest off 148; won a rated novice chase over this trip at Tipperary in April 2023 but most of his best form is over shorter; this will likely be run at a furious pace so stamina may be a worry and he has a bit to find on the figures; needs to find more in this company.
|
|
|
|
- Visionarian
- S W Flanagan / G P Cromwell
|
|
167
|
12/1 |
Visionarian
Course winner over hurdles; 4-11 in chases; very talented on his day but has looked out of form since returning from a 205 day break; never travelled when pulled up behind a few of these at Listowel on his last chase start; beaten 29l off 134 over hurdles on latest; hard to fancy on recent showings.
|
