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- He's Gorgeous
- Donagh Meyler / P A Fahy
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128
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100/1 |
He's Gorgeous
Consistent over hurdles without winning, rated 112; belied his 33-1 starting price with a bright start to his chasing career, taking second at Wexford; backed that up with a Clonmel win; stepping into a different league now, and the trip may be shorter than ideal.
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- Irish Panther
- Kieren Buckley / E & P Harty
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149
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9/1 |
Irish Panther
Useful handicap hurdle form, notably when third behind two British-trained runners at the Punchestown festival; had a straightforward task when landing a maiden hurdle at Clonmel in October; 128-rated hurdler already looks a better horse over fences, judged on an 8l win from the 138-rated Jacobs Ladder at Naas.
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- Nurburgring
- R Deegan / J P O'brien
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146
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33/1 |
Nurburgring
Smart dual-purpose sort; won the Galway Hurdle in 2024 and was a Killarney novice chase winner in July after being a close runner-up in the Ascot Stakes; has blotted his record since then, pulled up in the Galway Plate, in rear in the Irish Cesarewitch, lifeless run over fences at Cork.
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- Romeo Coolio
- Jack Kennedy / G Elliott
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166
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8/13 |
Romeo Coolio
Not far off the best of last term's novice hurdlers; won Grade 1 event at this meeting and better in defeat when placed at Cheltenham and Aintree; made a good start over fences at Down Royal; much too strong for three-time chase winner Gold Dancer in the Drinmore at Fairyhouse.
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- Salvator Mundi
- Danny Mullins / W P Mullins
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153
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11/4 |
Salvator Mundi
Won Punchestown Grade 2 novice in January; raced freely when fifth in Supreme Novices'; settled better when reversing form with the Cheltenham third Romeo Coolio at Aintree; ran freely again and jumped to the right at times when second to stablemate Irancy at Punchestown; questions to answer after failing to match stablemate Kappa Jy Pyke on chasing debut.
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- Shraheen
- Niall Moore / P Fenton
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132
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150/1 |
Shraheen
Progressive handicap hurdler late last year; improved again when scoring over 2m3f at Kilbeggan in July; ran as well as could have been expected when 19l third behind Kopek Des Bordes on chasing debut at Navan last month; up against it at this level.
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- Westport Cove
- Brian Hayes / W P Mullins
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148
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22/1 |
Westport Cove
Very useful 137-rated hurdler; now 11lb higher over fences after nine starts; twice runner-up last season; three wins and a second from four starts as a second-season novice this term; three of those runs were on goodish ground, but he handled testing conditions when mastering the useful Fleur In The Park at Punchestown a month ago.
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- Break My Soul
- Keith Donoghue / Ian Donoghue
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142
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66/1 |
Break My Soul
Won her sole point start and twice a winner over hurdles; second in a 2m Grade 3 at Gowran in February on stable debut; not disgraced in Grade 1 runs at Aintree and Punchestown; made a pleasing start to her chasing career with Gowran win; soundly beaten in Cork mares' Grade 3.
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- July Flower
- Darragh O'keeffe / H De Bromhead
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155
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11/2 |
July Flower
Won a Grade 1 AQPS event in France at three; useful hurdler last term, won a 2m4f Grade 3 mares' event at this venue, fifth in the Mares' Hurdle at Cheltennham; 2-2 over fences; gave a polished display at Limerick (2m3f, yielding to soft); coped well with drop in trip and rise in class when landing 2m Grade 2 contest at Cheltenham.
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