Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
6th	1	—	Bunting (G) FAV Returned to hurdling with good fourth in listed handicap at Leopardstown over Christmas. Failed to build on that in 2 outings since, albeit caught too far back when ninth of 24 to Jinko Blue in BetMG…	13/453-0	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	6	75.3kg	4 3/1
—	2	—	Le Grand Peinture (G) Pulled Up Solid form when winning Navan maiden prior to finishing midfield in listed handicap at Fairyhouse on final outing of 2024/25 campaign. Probably needed the run when pulled on return in February but ot…	6/0418-P	Jack Gilligan L Fowler	9	75.3kg	81 80/1
8th	3	—	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. Found out in top novice company both outings since, but …	1-1169	Darragh O'Keeffe H De Bromhead	5	75.3kg	6.50 11/2
4th	4	—	Riskaway (G) Made a successful start over hurdles at Thurles in November and bettered that form when in frame next 2 starts, latterly Grade 1 event at Leopardstown. Needs to bounce back from poor Cheltenham effor…	4-21240	Jack Kennedy G Elliott	6	75.3kg	5.50 9/2
—	5	—	Soir De Garde (G) Pulled Up H Lightly-raced sort who chased home El Fabiolo in small-field minor event at Leopardstown on return and then looked booked for third behind Ndaawi and Absurde when crashing out last in similar event a…	31/2FP-1	Paul Townend W P Mullins	8	75.3kg	10 9/1
2nd	6	—	Begorra Man (G) Runner-up twice in bumpers before chasing home Kilgame in 23-runner maiden at Navan on return to hurdling last month. Step up in trip will suit and remains open to improvement.	52-22	Keith Donoghue G P Cromwell	6	72.6kg	5 4/1
5th	7	—	Milan Forth (G) T Fairly useful 3-time winner over fences who was fortunate when landing a handicap at Cork (2½m) in January. Struggled in more competitive events over short trips last 2 starts. Makes hurdling debut.	875-243	Kevin Healy S Cavanagh	7	72.6kg	23 22/1
3rd	8	—	Tinto De Verano (G) HT Ran to a fair level in bumpers prior to finishing well-held third of 12 to Le Moulin Rouge in maiden hurdle at Wexford 19 days ago. Type to do better at some stage but this looks a very stiff task.	44633/	Cian Quirke Yvonne Latta	6	72.6kg	151 150/1
7th	9	—	Minella Boss (G) T Continued theme of race-by-race progress over hurdles when making all in maiden at Gowran (2m) a month ago, always holding on. Dominating this field an entirely different undertaking, however.	7421	Phillip Enright O McKiernan	4	71.7kg	17 16/1
1st	10	—	Quinta Do Lago (G) P Won first 2 starts over hurdles and ran well when fifth of 22 to Saratoga in Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap at Cheltenham last month. Cheekpieces worn that day are retained and receives allowances fro…	—	Donagh Meyler Mrs J Harrington	4	71.7kg	5.50 9/2

Betting forecast: Bunting (3/1), Begorra Man (4/1), Quinta Do Lago (9/2), Riskaway (9/2), Mister Pessimistic (11/2), Soir De Garde (9/1), Minella Boss (16/1), Milan Forth (22/1), Le Grand Peinture (80/1), Tinto De Verano (150/1)