Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Espresso Milan (G) Fair form in bumpers for Fergal O'Brien, including second at Market Rasen in February. Has switched to Willie Mullins for his hurdle career. Could have a big say.	427-110	Paul Townend W P Mullins	5	75.3kg	2.25 5/4
—	2	—	Newbrook Diamond (G) Promising individual. Point winner. Second of 11 in maiden hurdle at Naas (18.9f, heavy, 10/3) on NH debut 30 days ago. Leading claims with improvement likely.	25273-1	Jack Kennedy G Elliott	5	75.3kg	3.50 5/2
—	3	—	Strange Currency (G) Maiden pointer, last of 5 finishers last time (Nov 23). Best watched on hurdle debut.	367U-56	Ben Harvey G O'Loughlin	5	75.3kg	34 33/1
—	4	—	Themorethemerrier (G) Once-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 30 days ago.	057	Mark Walsh M Brassil	5	75.3kg	67 66/1
—	5	—	Blue Velvet (M) Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. Third of 7 in bumper (3/1) at Naas (16f, soft) when last seen in March. Makes hurdle debut after 9 months off. Townend on yard's other runner but still much respected.	73-210P	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	5	72.1kg	2.75 7/4
—	6	—	Boston Breeze (M) €50,000 3-y-o, Telescope mare. Dam (c130/h127), 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner, sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stays 25f) Everglow.	604P7/	Brian Hayes L P Cusack	5	72.1kg	34 33/1
—	7	—	Fly Away Home (M) Wings of Eagles mare. Half-sister to 4 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Aodhan May and fairly useful hurdler Minnies Secret, stayed 2½m. Check the betting with this newcomer.	472U2	Philip Byrnes C Byrnes	5	72.1kg	17 16/1
—	8	—	Takemebacktodakota (M) Mahler mare. Dam, unraced, closely related to useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 3¼m) Total Recall.	8	Conor Lamon A Sexton	5	72.1kg	34 33/1
—	9	—	The Cobblers Wife (M) Once-raced maiden. 125/1, sixteenth of 21 in novice hurdle at this course (15.8f, heavy) on NH debut 26 days ago.	9U064-P	Michael J Doyle G M Doyle	7	72.1kg	67 66/1

Betting forecast: Espresso Milan (5/4), Blue Velvet (7/4), Newbrook Diamond (5/2), Fly Away Home (16/1), Takemebacktodakota (33/1), Boston Breeze (33/1), Strange Currency (33/1), Themorethemerrier (66/1), The Cobblers Wife (66/1)