Tote Always SP Or Better Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
7th	1	—	Minella Sixo (G) Course winner. 16/1, ninth of 16 in novice chase at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) on debut over fences in Augusto. Switches from chase to hurdles. Top stable continues in good form but Jack Kennedy se…	0-97620	Paddy Cleary G Elliott	7	76.7kg	11 10/1
4th	2	—	Noble Birth (G) PT 33/1, twenty fifth of 28 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (24.4f, good) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on. Not easy to make a case for.	P4045P-	Keith Donoghue G P Cromwell	9	73kg	26 25/1
5th	3	—	Bal Kauto (G) HT 3 wins from 7 runs this season. 9/2, bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap chase at Cork (28f, good to soft) 73 days ago, left with too much to do. Switches from chase to hurdles.	711136	Michael Kenneally D Queally	9	70.8kg	5 4/1
6th	4	—	Find A Fortune (G) Course winner last January. 14/1, fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (19.8f, heavy) when last seen in February but returns with yard in good form and he's the mount of Jack Kennedy from th…	310-645	Jack Kennedy G Elliott	9	69.9kg	15 14/1
8th	5	—	Verdant Place (G) P Eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 12/1) 31 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.	14-P885	Simon Torrens P T Foley	8	68.9kg	7.50 13/2
3rd	6	—	Found A Diamond (G) FAV P 2 wins from 5 runs this season. 11/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Navan (25f, heavy) 31 days ago, driven clear. Should remain very competitiv…	215133	Shane Markey R O'Sullivan	6	68kg	4 3/1
—	7	—	The Lovely Man (G) T Career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 5/1) 31 days ago, driven out. Races off the same mark back hurdling.	P-31161	Eoin Staples G P Cromwell	7	68kg	5.50 9/2
2nd	8	—	Dippedinmoonlight (M) Bumper/Flat winner. Fair form back hurdling in recent months and appeals as a likely improver now handicapping for the first time in this sphere. Leading claims.	81-4	Donagh Meyler E Mullins	6	67.6kg	6 5/1
1st	9	—	From The Ashes (G) P One win from 31 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. 8/1, creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 17 days ago. Stable in good form. Should go well again.	334641-	Philip Byrnes C Byrnes	9	66.2kg	4.50 7/2
—	10	—	Your Honor (G) Pulled Up B Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Unseated rider in handicap chase (50/1) at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) 16 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Blinkers back on.	5/568UP	Danny Gilligan J Nash	7	66.2kg	51 50/1

Betting forecast: Found A Diamond (3/1), From The Ashes (7/2), Bal Kauto (4/1), The Lovely Man (9/2), Dippedinmoonlight (5/1), Verdant Place (13/2), Minella Sixo (10/1), Find A Fortune (14/1), Noble Birth (25/1), Your Honor (50/1)