Gentlemen's League Fegentri World Championship (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Lep Around (M) Fell Course winner. Got back on track when third of 9 in novice chase at Thurles 14 days ago, though she carried her head rather awkwardly. Needs to back it up reverted to hurdles.	0063-03	Mrs Earine Dubourg Miss M Harding	8	78kg	8 7/1
—	2	—	Loyal Praetorian (G) Pulled Up Maiden hurdler who came in only sixth of 7 in novice hurdle at Punchestown 43 days ago. Goes up in trip for his handicap debut with something to prove.	2F56P3/	Mr Elliot Ohgren G Kelleher	6	77.1kg	6 5/1
—	3	—	Reve Inoui (G) Pulled Up PT Off 21 months/tongue tied before being pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse 26 days ago. Cheekpieces are reached for this maiden hurdler now.	95PP54/	Mr Pavel Bradik J P Flavin	8	74.8kg	51 50/1
5th	4	—	Maciver (G) B A four-time hurdles/chase winner last season. Bounced back to form in refitted blinkers when second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tramore on New Year's Day. Enters calculations after a break with the h…	5-52P25	Mr R Sugrue A O'Grady	9	73.9kg	6.50 11/2
4th	5	—	Ballyglass Beauty (G) Winless since 2023 but he took a step forward for his new yard (formerly with Liam Cusack) when a patiently-ridden fourth of 15 in 3m handicap hurdle at Clonmel 21 days ago. Weighted to go well off a…	B8442-7	Jan Ilik C Collins	10	73kg	7 6/1
—	6	—	Nashville Notions (M) Unseated Rider Won a maiden hurdle at Sligo last June but well below par both runs since in handicaps there and at Clonmel. Back from over 5 months off now with plenty to prove.	PU5-806	Mr S P Queally P Kiely	6	73kg	23 22/1
—	7	—	Dancing After Dark (M) Pulled Up T Winner of 3m handicap hurdle at Limerick in November 2024. Lightly raced since and not at all discredited after a year off when fourth of 10 in Punchestown handicap last month. Can take a step forwar…	7149-4P	Mr C J Shine J G Bennett	10	71.7kg	7 6/1
3rd	8	—	Mistyburn (G) PT Remains winless over hurdle and fences and he beat only one in novice chase at Gowran 33 days ago. Needs this switch to handicap hurdles to spark major progress.	731-663	Miss P Elvin P J Rothwell	6	70.8kg	15 14/1
6th	9	—	Navy Waves (M) P Scored over hurdles at Galway in September and posted a solid seventh of 16 in 3m handicap at Galway when last seen out in October. She needs to hit the ground running after a 145-day layoff.	08763/5	Miss S A Carter Mrs J Cashin	8	69.9kg	12 11/1
1st	10	—	Stardhem (G) H Dual chaser winner for Ben Pauling last season but has struggled this term, pulled up at Lingfield in January. Reverts to hurdles for his new yard (in a change of headgear) with something to prove.	1P-P6P1	Mr L P Barnett Edward F Power	7	68kg	11 10/1
2nd	11	—	Cloudy Fountain (M) FAV P Winless since March 2024 and she's yet to fire this season, tried in cheekpieces when only tenth of 13 in Punchestown handicap in January. Not easy to make a case for.	97F-800	Alan O'Sullivan W J Burke	8	66.7kg	5.50 9/2

Betting forecast: Cloudy Fountain (9/2), Loyal Praetorian (5/1), Maciver (11/2), Ballyglass Beauty (6/1), Dancing After Dark (6/1), Lep Around (7/1), Stardhem (10/1), Navy Waves (11/1), Mistyburn (14/1), Nashville Notions (22/1), Reve Inoui (50/1)