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- Asphalt Cowboy
- Mr M N Sharpe / Stephen Gerard Carey
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121
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33/1 |
Asphalt Cowboy
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.
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- Big Interest
- Mr R James / D M Christie
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139
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20/1 |
Big Interest
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.
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- Bold Fury
- Mr T C Kileff / W R Crawford
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122
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20/1 |
Bold Fury
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.
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- Cadoudal Saint
- Mr N Mcparlan / Gerald Quinn
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14/1 |
Cadoudal Saint
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.
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- Carnfunnock
- Mr S Connor / S R B Crawford
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128
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12/1 |
Carnfunnock
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.
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- City Chief
- Mr O Mcgill / Cormac Abernethy
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130
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20/1 |
City Chief
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.
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- Con's Roc
- Mr D Allen / T O'brien
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132
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11/4 |
Con's Roc
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.
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- Fountain House
- Mr E Mahon / Ian Mccarthy
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125
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20/1 |
Fountain House
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.
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- Galon De Vauzelle
- Miss P Elvin / P J Rothwell
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121
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50/1 |
Galon De Vauzelle
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.
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- Hollow Games
- Mr A J Lord / A Lord
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136
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20/1 |
Hollow Games
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.
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- Its On The Line
- Mr D O'connor / E Mullins
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146
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6/4 |
Its On The Line
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.
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- My Life Be Like
- Mr B O'neill / D M Christie
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16/1 |
My Life Be Like
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.
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- Ontheropes
- Mr C Mullins / T Mullins
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124
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22/1 |
Ontheropes
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.
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- Squire Ohara
- Mr A Coonan / Ian Donoghue
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113
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50/1 |
Squire Ohara
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.
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- The Goffer
- Mr Alan O'sullivan / G Elliott
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137
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9/2 |
The Goffer
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.
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- Willitgoahead
- Mr J H Williamson / G Elliott
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138
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9/2 |
Willitgoahead
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.
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- Panda Boy
- Reserve 1 / M Brassil
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137
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9/2 |
Panda Boy
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.
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- Now Where Or When
- Reserve 2 / S R B Crawford
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125
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33/1 |
Now Where Or When
His fitness is not in doubt after three runs in recent months; big task here following third to Cadoudal Saint at Kirkistown; second reserve.
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- Folly Master
- Reserve 3 / Tom Dreaper
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132
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12/1 |
Folly Master
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.
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