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Tim Kelly (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Off Time: 17:30 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf Prize: €7,068

13/8 Master Haku, 9/2 Bulgaden Castle, Appy Getaway, 13/2 Small Fry, 12/1 Persian Bliss, Cullagh Lad, 15/1 Minella Mate, 25/1 Ancient Myth, Loyal Touch, 33/1 Butterfly Mountain, Dahab, 50/1 Orchard Cross, Alwaysgoinhome, Tribal, 66/1 Cloonbonniffe

Previous Runs	No.	Horse	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	OFR	Mkt
1m5f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f 1m3f	1	Ancient Myth (IRE) Flat h'cap winner in Aug' but didn't beat a rival in two runs since; hurdling debutant	4 G	Poor	Mr E M Nugent(7)	N F Glynn	166	-	40/1 Open: 40/1
2m	2	Appy Getaway (IRE) Debut bumper winner in Aug' when last seen (third and fourth won subsequently); big player	5 G	Elite	Jordan Gainford	Peter Fahey	166	-	6/1 Open: 6/1
2m 1m4f 1m2½f 1m4f 1m4f	3	Loyal Touch (IRE) Five Flat wins in Britain but hasn't shown much on AW for current yard; tries hurdling now	4 G	AVG	Philip Donovan(3)	Denis Gerard Hogan	166	-	40/1 Open: 40/1
1m4f 2m 2m 2m 2m	4	Minella Mate (IRE) Bumper/Flat winner posted good second on AW in Feb'; poor in only hurdles run from 2023	7 G	AVG	Daniel King	John J Nallen	166	-	8/1 Open: 8/1
2m 1m2½f 1m6f 1m2½f 1m2½f	5	Persian Bliss (GB)	4 C	Good	Donagh Meyler	Denis Gerard Hogan	166	-	16/1 Open: 16/1
1m4f 1m4½f 1m4f 2m1f 1m4f	6	Small Fry (IRE) 92-rated Flat performer was moderate in two runs over hurdles for former yard	3 G	AVG	Richard Deegan	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	166	-	7/2 Open: 7/2
2m½f 2m3f 2m 2m½f 2m	7	Bulgaden Castle Knocking on door over hurdles, filling the runner-up spot last thrice; in the mix again	4 G	Poor	Simon Torrens	P J Rothwell	158	118	9/4 Open: 9/4
3m 2m4f	8	Butterfly Mountain (IRE) Didn't show much in two points and not much encouragement from either hurdle start	5 G	Poor	Brian Barry(7)	John Patrick Ryan	158	-	80/1 Open: 80/1
2m	9	Cloonbonniffe Sent off 125-1 for Navan debut last month and ran like his price suggested	5 G	Poor	Ryan Treacy	Mark Michael McNiff	158	-	66/1 Open: 66/1
-	10	Cullagh Lad Half-brother to 2m hurdle winner Cullaghs Star (RPR 116); check market for debut	5 G	-	Sean Flanagan	Barry Connell	158	-	18/1 Open: 18/1
1m 1m2½f 1m2½f 1m 2m	11	Dahab (IRE) Placed form in Flat m'dens but failed to trouble the judge in two hurdle starts	4 G	Poor	Danny Gilligan	D Broad	158	-	66/1 Open: 66/1
2m 2m	12	Master Haku Placed in both m'den hurdle starts; likeliest winner if ready enough after 145-day absence	4 G	Poor	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	158	-	13/8 Open: 13/8
2m3f	13	Orchard Cross Tailed off at Limerick last month on debut (2m3f, soft); hard to recommend on that basis	6 G	Poor	Phillip Enright	Robert Tyner	158	-	100/1 Open: 100/1
-	14	Alwaysgoinhome Dam bumper winner; unlikely to make an immediate impact	4 G	-	Shane Fitzgerald	Brian Francis Cawley	150	-	66/1 Open: 66/1
-	15	Tribal Half-brother to two winners inc' Hill Station (RPR 93); best watched	4 G	-	Darragh O'Keeffe	Norman Lee	150	-	50/1 Open: 50/1
-	R16	Messire Des Bordes Reserve; 65,000euros 3yo; related to high-class Kopek Des Bordes; interesting newcomer	4 G	-	TBC	Gavin Cromwell	150	-	12/1 Open: 12/1
2m1f 2m½f	R17	Deep Warrior Reserve; well beaten in two starts to date; may be better suited to h'caps	4 G	Poor	TBC	Gavin Cromwell	150	-	80/1 Open: 80/1
-	R18	Puck Out Reserve; Getaway gelding whose dam is closely related to Any Second Now; best watched	4 G	-	TBC	E Bolger	150	-	28/1 Open: 28/1