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Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	—	Eagle's Cairn (G) Signs of ability on a couple of occasions but has pulled up on his last 3 outings.	03-6PPP	Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	6	72.6kg	126 125/1
1st	2	—	Gee Force Flyer (G) FAV Has improved with each start, finishing an excellent third of 17 in EBF Final at Sandown (2½m, soft) on handicap debut 46 days ago. Open to further progress and the one to beat.	1-3223	S Bowen O Murphy	6	72.6kg	1.62 8/13
—	3	—	Heffalump (G) Remote sixth of 7 in a Carlisle bumper in November. Had a breathing operation since. His pedigree suggests this longer trip should suit now hurdling but he's still likely best watched.	6-	Non Runner D McCain Jnr	6	72.6kg	51 50/1
6th	4	—	Holy Joe (G) Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, including fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner Miss Aloud. Dam unraced. It'll be interesting to see how he compares in the betting to stablemate Newbr…	6-U11	Ben Jones G Elliott	6	72.6kg	21 20/1
—	5	—	Minutes To Spare (G) Probably more one for the longer term judged on his opening eighth of 12 in 2m Ayr maiden hurdle (soft) on debut in March. NON RUNNER.	8	Non Runner D McCain Jnr	5	72.6kg	15 14/1
3rd	6	—	Newbrook Diamond (G) B Fairly useful form when placed 4 times over hurdles but found little in first-time blinkers (retained) when only seventh of 25 at Fairyhouse (16.5f) over Easter. Steps back up in trip now.	25273-1	H Cobden G Elliott	6	72.6kg	6.50 11/2
2nd	7	—	Off The Jury (G) Disappointed with tongue tie fitted on the back of a breathing operation (had another one since) when pulled up in a 3m Haydock handicap in February. The tongue tie is quickly discarded now and he'll…	2/322P2-	James Bowen M Bowen	7	72.6kg	3 2/1
7th	8	—	Prince Phil (G) H Showed a bit on bumper debut but 2 hurdle efforts since suggest he won't be of any interest in this sphere until handicapping.	5P0	Sean Quinlan S England	5	72.6kg	251 250/1
8th	9	—	Run Baby Run (G) P No form, with his jumping often suspect.	PP807	D R Fox R M Smith	5	72.6kg	301 300/1
4th	10	—	Expensive Emotion (M) £40,000 purchase after getting off the mark in Irish points at the second attempt in November. Joined a good stable for her hurdle career and it'll be interesting to see what the betting makes of her…	P/14-	Danny McMenamin A Keatley	6	69.4kg	26 25/1

Betting forecast: Gee Force Flyer (8/13), Off The Jury (2/1), Newbrook Diamond (11/2), Minutes To Spare (14/1), Holy Joe (20/1), Expensive Emotion (25/1), Heffalump (50/1), Eagle's Cairn (125/1), Prince Phil (250/1), Run Baby Run (300/1)