Donohue Marquees Novice Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
6th	1	—	Joueur Masque (G) FAV H Won 22-runner novice hurdle (8/11) at this course (16.4f, good) 169 days ago, easily. Hood back on. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve again for leading stable.	148/160	Mark Walsh W P Mullins	6	75.3kg	4.50 7/2
2nd	2	—	County Final (G) T Promising individual. Won 16-runner novice hurdle (evens) at Navan (19f, good to soft) 64 days ago, driven clear. Makes handicap hurdle debut from a very fair-looking mark.	5122P0	Sean Flanagan E McNamara	5	72.6kg	6 5/1
—	3	—	Friary Road (G) Fell T Promising type. 11/4, pulled up in novice hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 49 days ago, behind when pulled up before last. Makes handicap hurdle debut and he can bounce back.	28339-3	Shane O'Callaghan T M Walsh	5	72.6kg	12 11/1
8th	4	—	Cappa Hill (G) T 3/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16.1f, good to soft) 49 days ago, well on top finish. 6 lb rise asks for more.	1188-75	Danny Gilligan Sean Allen	5	70.8kg	8 7/1
3rd	5	—	Captain Ryan Matt (G) Winner in hurdle at Tramore in August. 7/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.2f, good to soft) 39 days ago.	2-15631	Darragh O'Keeffe H De Bromhead	5	70.8kg	6.50 11/2
5th	6	—	King In Love (G) H 14/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago. This is a deeper race.	P153/50-	Sean O'Keeffe S Aherne	5	68.5kg	6.50 11/2
7th	7	—	Allo Al Khawaneej (G) Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in April. 50/1, eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy) 15 days ago. Stable having good spell but more needed from this mark.	1/4387-4	Philip Byrnes C Byrnes	5	68kg	51 50/1
4th	8	—	Couldntmakeitup (G) T 13/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable third of 9 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (23f, good) 104 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Something to find on form.	34930P	Aidan Kelly J Nash	5	64.4kg	51 50/1
1st	9	—	Kotkito Bello (G) FAV P Fair winner at 18f in chases. 4/1, career best when winning 11-runner novice chase at Thurles (18.3f, good to soft) on debut over fences 24 days ago, driven out. Switches from chase to hurdles.	1115P8-	Calum Hogan P J Rothwell	5	63.5kg	4.50 7/2

Betting forecast: Kotkito Bello (7/2), Joueur Masque (7/2), County Final (5/1), Captain Ryan Matt (11/2), King In Love (11/2), Cappa Hill (7/1), Friary Road (11/1), Couldntmakeitup (50/1), Allo Al Khawaneej (50/1)