No match for Fountain House at Thurles and pulled up in the Bishopscourt Cup won by the same horse; saw out the 3m5f trip well to win at Downpatrick in May; has a bit to find with Galon De Vauzelle on running at Tinahely last month.
Caused a minor shock when beating Its On The Line in this race last year; uneven form subsequently; smart performance when beating Hollow Games at Fairyhouse in April; beaten 7l into fourth behind Carnfunnock at Curraghmore on seasonal debut; made mistakes and pulled up in Fairyhouse event won by Con's Roc; vet noted a small amount of mucus at both nostrils.
2-10 in point-to-points; finished in front of a below-par Big Interest when second over C&D in March; third in a maiden hunter chase here in May; solid effort when second in a maiden hurdle at Roscommon in August; dropped away after making the running when a remote fifth behind Con's Roc at Fairyhouse.
Failed to win in three starts for Willie Mullins after a maiden point win for Ger Quinnn; has done well since returning to his original handler; 2-2 during the autumn campaign, beat Journey With Me and Now Where Or When readily at Kirkistown last month.
Useful sort early in his career in bumpers and over hurdles; adapted well to points last season, winning twice before running respectably to finish sixth at 100-1 in the St James's Place at Cheltenham; pulled up at the Punchestown festival; returned in good shape with a Curraghmore win, relegating a below-par Big Interest to fourth.
Four wins on the track when trained by Nicky Henderson; a long way behind Con's Roc when they clashed at Cragmore in January; stepped up from that when scoring at Toomebridge in May.
2-4 in point-to-points; made an excellent start on the track when winning a maiden hunter chase at Limerick last Christmas; beaten by the very experienced Rocky's Howya at Cragmore in January; returned in fine shape to score easily at Fairyhouse five weeks ago, when an off-colour Big Interest was pulled up.
Prolific in point-to-points (6-11); has won two of his five starts under Rules; beat Asphalt Cowboy at Thurles in March and overcame adversity to capture the confined Bishopscourt Cup at the Punchestown festival (2m4f, yielding); weakened after a mistake two out to finish a distant third behind Con's Roc at Fairyhouse.
Won a point on debut in 2020; winner of four of his 40 starts on the track and placed ten times; has made an encouraging return to points; won a Tinahely event in which former track star Conflated flopped; should uphold form with third-placed Asphalt Cowboy.
Former Gordon Elliott-trained gelding best known for winning his first five races, a maiden point, two bumpers and two hurdle races, including a Grade 3 event; failed to add to his tally after a 2022 chase success; achieved remote placings in top races in this category last term; third on debut for Adam Lord at Borris a month ago.
The leading Irish hunter chaser of recent seasons; three-time winner of the championship event at Punchestown and also landed the Aintree Foxhunters last year; Cheltenham has been his bogey track but being three times runner-up in the hunter chase at the festival is still no mean feat; won this race two years ago and runner-up last year; just behind Panda Boy when close fourth on his reappearance at Ballindenisk.
Jumped badly when well fancied here in March on his only racecourse start; veterinary excuse emerged; has shown plenty of ability in points, winning four from seven; stablemate of Big Interest; a top rider for both horses.
1-22 record over fences is off-putting; has often run well in defeat, including when fifth in the 2024 Scottish National; failed to find his best form last season; held by several of the leading performers in this category on Cheltenham and Punchestown running.
Point winner at Loughanmore in April after four consecutive placed efforts; improved on previous racecourse form when runner-up to Fountain House in the Bishopscourt Cup at Punchestown; failed to build on that when fourth at Downpatrick in May.
Four-time track winner who has shown the ability to cope with the demands of the Punchestown cross-country course; remains capable of good form over orthodox fences, as he showed when third in last season's Topham; point winner in October before a good cross-country run at Punchestown last month.
Second to Con's Roc at Limerick last Christmas before winning at Thurles in January on his final start for Sean Doyle; made a fine start for Gordon Elliott when staying on for third at Cheltenham, getting within 3 1/2l of runner-up Its On The Line; in contrast, a tame effort and pulled up in the championship event at Punchestown.
A good staying handicap chaser, though hard to win with (1-15), rated in the 140s at his peak; finished just in front of Its On The Line when third at Ballindenisk last month on his point-to-point debut; first reserve.
Compiled a decent record in handicaps last season and proved trip-versatile; second in races at 2m and 3m on either side of a Punchestown win over an intermediate trip; may have needed the run in last month's Kirkistown race won by Carnfunnock; third reserve.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3
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