Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	—	Ballyfad (G) Point winner who also won both starts in bumpers, before maintaining his unbeaten record in good style when landing 21-runner maiden hurdle at this C&D (good) in December, with the runner-up scoring …	1-11120	Jack Kennedy G Elliott	5	75.3kg	4.50 7/2
5th	2	—	Blake (G) Useful Flat winner who made second start over hurdles a winning one at Down Royal in November. Continued his progress when head second of 8 to Koktail Brut in Royal Bond Novices' Hurdle at Fairyhouse…	2-1252F	Donagh Meyler N Meade	5	75.3kg	19 18/1
10th	3	—	Davy Crockett (G) Son of Annie Power who created a good impression when winning a Punchestown bumper in June. Has landed the odds in a pair of novice hurdles since, at Galway in July and Listowel (16f, good to soft) i…	110500/	Mark Walsh W P Mullins	5	75.3kg	12 11/1
3rd	4	—	King Rasko Grey (G) Promise in bumpers at Punchestown 12 months apart and, after a further 8 months off, looked potentially useful when winning 18-runner maiden at Limerick (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 5 weeks ago, form …	4/2-131	Paul Townend W P Mullins	6	75.3kg	6.50 11/2
4th	5	—	Koktail Brut (G) Useful bumper winner who impressed when making a winning start over hurdles at Punchestown in November. Followed up with a determined success in Royal Bond Novices' Hurdle at Fairyhouse, but was foun…	117481	Danny Gilligan G Elliott	6	75.3kg	12 11/1
6th	6	—	Le Divin Enfant (G) H French recruit who was a wide-margin winner of a Thurles maiden hurdle on seasonal/stable debut in November. Improved despite still looking a work in progress when fourth in Future Champions Novices'…	4-14	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	5	75.3kg	5.50 9/2
9th	7	—	Mister Pessimistic (G) T Point winner who also scored on first 2 starts under Rules, a bumper at Listowel before landing the odds in maiden hurdle at Cork in November. Held back by inexperience when sixth in Future Champions…	1-1169	Darragh O'Keeffe H De Bromhead	5	75.3kg	41 40/1
7th	8	—	Starting Fifteen (G) H Made the frame all 3 starts in bumpers and encouraging second behind Talk The Talk in a Limerick maiden on hurdling debut. Comfortably went one better back at Limerick (16f, heavy) 37 days ago and he…	3/42175-	Sean Flanagan E McNamara	5	75.3kg	26 25/1
1st	9	—	Talk The Talk (G) FAV Has made highly promisingly start over hurdles this season, making it 2 from 2 when landing a Grade 3 at Fairyhouse in November. Looked poised to score again when falling at the last in Future Champi…	2-11F1	J J Slevin J P O'Brien	5	75.3kg	4 3/1
—	10	—	The Reverend (G) Unseated Rider Smart handicapper on the Flat (stays 1¾m) for William Haggas and, after 4 months off with hood applied, won a Cork maiden (16.7f, good to soft) in stylish fashion on stable/hurdling debut 29 days ago…	1	H Cobden W P Mullins	5	75.3kg	13 12/1
11th	11	—	Tyson Fury (G) Useful staying handicapper on the Flat who showed plenty to work on sent hurdling when fourth in 22-runner maiden at this C&D (good) in December. Left poorly placed back on the level at Dundalk 16 da…	402-223	D G Hogan D Hogan	9	75.3kg	301 300/1
8th	12	—	Switch From Diesel (M) Three-time bumper winner who also won only start on the Flat in November. Encouragement when runner-up first 2 outings over hurdles, before shaping as if still in good form when fourth of 10 in Slane…	1-	Daniel King R O'Sullivan	7	72.1kg	23 22/1

Betting forecast: Talk The Talk (3/1), Ballyfad (7/2), Le Divin Enfant (9/2), King Rasko Grey (11/2), Koktail Brut (11/1), Davy Crockett (11/1), The Reverend (12/1), Blake (18/1), Switch From Diesel (22/1), Starting Fifteen (25/1), Mister Pessimistic (40/1), Tyson Fury (300/1)