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Selection |
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- Bleu De Vassy
- D J Gilligan / G Elliott
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134
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2/1 |
Bleu De Vassy
Taken his form to a new level this season, bolting up in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse in October before making fairly light work of a Navan Grade 3 last month; that wasn't the strongest Grade 3 but he's well worth a crack at this level and he acts on this sort of ground.
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- Court Of Appeal
- D J O'keeffe / N G Hynds
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250/1 |
Court Of Appeal
Dual winner at a modest enough level on the Flat and this looks like an impossible task on hurdle bow; hood fitted.
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- Eastern Legend
- K M Donoghue / J S Bolger
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135
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22/1 |
Eastern Legend
Wasn't beaten bar behind Kargese at the Punchestown festival last season and major step back in the right direction when runner-up in a maiden hurdle at Naas last week; return to 2m shouldn't be an issue and has place claims despite the rise in class if he builds on his Naas effort.
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- Karafon
- D A Jacob / W P Mullins
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126
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10/1 |
Karafon
French recruit who shaped with promise when fifth (beaten 5l) in the Grade 2 juvenile hurdle at this meeting last year on yard debut and beat an odds on stablemate on his belated return at Clonmel earlier this month; exciting prospect and he's a strong traveller that may not mind the drop back in distance here.
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- Karniquet
- Mr P W Mullins / W P Mullins
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128
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11/2 |
Karniquet
Runner-up at Auteuil in February and while that form didn't turn out to be anything special, he made easy work of a maiden hurdle at Tramore on last month's yard debut; that form has also been knocked and has to prove himself on quicker ground so he's opposable on balance.
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- Romeo Coolio
- Sam Ewing / G Elliott
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137
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15/8 |
Romeo Coolio
Champion Bumper runner-up who made easy work of a maiden hurdle at Down Royal; travelled best before getting tapped for toe in his subsequent odds on defeat in a Grade 2 at Fairyhouse (Sea Of Sands third); can be forgiven that and probably sets the standard.
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- Sea Of Sands
- D E Mullins / W P Mullins
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134
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5/1 |
Sea Of Sands
Group 3 winner on the Flat in Germany and made a bright start for this yard with maiden hurdle success at Listowel; bounced back from a lesser run to finish third behind Romeo Coolio at Fairyhouse last month; hard to see him turning that form around.
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