Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	—	Staffordshire Knot (G) B Useful hurdler. Ninth in the Coral Cup at Cheltenham last season. Reluctant at start but back to form on reappearance when third in a listed handicap hurdle at Naas (20f, heavy) 14 days ago. Worth an…	31121P/	Carl Millar G Elliott	7	75.3kg	6.50 11/2
3rd	2	—	Custom Taylor (G) V Followed up maiden win with success in a listed novice handicap to end last season and resumed progress to land a hat-trick with an easy victory in an 8-runner handicap hurdle at Gowran (24f, soft) o…	22011-1	Michael Kenneally D Queally	6	73.9kg	3.50 5/2
6th	3	—	Olympic Man (G) Useful hurdler at best. Regressed as a chaser but showed he's not a lost cause with some creditable efforts on the Flat of late. Not dismissed back over hurdles.	P6P5F-8	Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins	8	73kg	11 10/1
—	4	—	Timmy Tuesday (G) Pulled Up Progressive when runner-up in a competitive Aintree hurdle final start last season but nowhere near that form of late, for all he has run respectably to finish third on both starts over fences. Remai…	033PPP	Danny Gilligan G Elliott	7	72.6kg	11 10/1
2nd	5	—	Millstream Lady (M) Backed up a winning return when third in a solid-looking handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft) prior to overcoming a step up in grade to land a 5-runner listed mares' race (7/2) at Limerick…	05-1312	Calum Hogan E McNamara	7	70.3kg	7 6/1
—	6	—	Brazil (G) Pulled Up T Useful at best but hasn't won over hurdles since 2022 and has been below form on his most recent starts, producing a lacklustre display when last of 4 in a conditions hurdle at this course (18.9f, go…	4-7P344	Mark Walsh P Roche	7	69.4kg	51 50/1
—	7	—	Indiana Jones (G) Pulled Up P Course winner whose best days have come over fences (useful form). Races off a significantly lower hurdles mark but only beat one home in 13-runner handicap on reappearance at Listowel (24f, good to …	0P055/7	Darragh O'Keeffe M F Morris	9	66.7kg	41 40/1
5th	8	—	Intent Approach (G) FAV Gambled on when successful at Downpatrick (22f) in April last year. Friendless in the market on both starts this season following an absence but clearly retains ability and worth noting if the market…	681/735	Aidan Kelly C Byrnes	6	64kg	3 2/1
4th	9	—	Sarah Beara (M) Second over this trip on reappearance last season but didn't have much luck after, travelled better than most and yet to be asked for maximum effort when falling 2 out at Limerick in December. Back u…	270F/45	Jordan Gainford S Curling	7	63.5kg	23 22/1

Betting forecast: Intent Approach (2/1), Custom Taylor (5/2), Staffordshire Knot (11/2), Millstream Lady (6/1), Olympic Man (10/1), Timmy Tuesday (10/1), Sarah Beara (22/1), Indiana Jones (40/1), Brazil (50/1)