11.52 Kilberry Pub & Kitchen Maiden Hurdle 2m 4f

Charismatic Kid was one of the best bumper horses in Ireland last season and he can be expected to make a winning start to life over hurdles for Gordon Elliott on a key weekend for the local trainer. He was highly impressive when last seen putting up an 11-length bumper win at the Fairyhouse Easter Festival, although the fitting of a tongue-tie for the first time here rings a slight alarm bell.

The Irish Avatar is no slouch. He looked a bright prospect when winning a bumper in some style here last season before defeats in Grade 1 company at Cheltenham and Punchestown. Perhaps he needs slower ground to be at his best, but he’s got plenty of ability. Outofafrika emerged with credit from his Punchestown Festival fourth when last seen.

SELECTION: CHARISMATIC KID

Next best: The Irish Avatar

12.27 Lisadell Equine

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Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f

This could be a smart piece of placing from Sam Curling to bid for a fourth win on the bounce with Miners Bridge as he switches back to a lower hurdles mark than his latest success over fences. He’s now up to 122 over fences, having collected off 113 last time, so a hurdles rating of 111 here could be able to be capitalised on. Decent ground is a plus for him too.

Beckistine is up 8lb for his win at Listowel, but that mightn’t be enough to stop him if he’s back in the same form. Macshadow Des Crai is only a four-year-old and ran with great credit at Galway when third. Absent since, there’s every chance he’s been put to one side for this target for local connections. The booking of Jack Kennedy is clearly encouraging too. Jacko Star would have been fighting out the finish at Tramore last time but for a fall at the second last.

SELECTION: MINERS BRIDGE

Next best: Macshadow Des Crai

1.02 Hotel Park St. Johann In Tirol Austria Handicap Hurdle 2m

The form of Blue Train’s latest fourth at Galway has been franked since, with the runner-up striking over fences last weekend at Naas, and he’s a four-year-old with the potential to have more to come. He was the subject of strong support when winning on his handicap hurdle debut and comes here with the fitness box ticked.

Radiator Springs ran a big race when fourth at Listowel last time. That was her first start since the spring, so natural improvement is certainly possible. Hat-trick seeker Rightfolksplease enjoys decent ground and could still be on a reasonable mark.

SELECTION: BLUE TRAIN

Next best: Radiator Springs

1.35 Bar 1 Betting “Download Our App” For Auction Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m

His lack of hurdling experience and greenness is a concern, but City Of Cork is clearly a natural talent and he showed signs he’s beginning to get his act together when winning at Clonmel three weeks ago. He’s bred in the purple, being out of a sister to the same connections’ star stayer Home By The Lee, and he gives the impression that every run will educate him and help him settle better. This doesn’t look the deepest of Grade 3s and he gets a tentative nod in a contest where many of his rivals have achieved a similar level of form over flights.

Thinkitdontjinxit hacked up at Galway on much different ground last month. He had shown flickers of promise in bumpers and looks to have improved for the switch to an obstacle (not a surprise given he’s a point-to-point graduate). It’s Only A Game was the best of these in bumpers and is clearly an exciting hurdles recruit, but his lack of a recent run - and a run over hurdles or a point-to-point - isn’t exactly a plus in this company. Fiveandahalf gives the impression he’ll have more to come.

SELECTION: CITY OF CORK

Next best: Thinkitdontjinxit

2.07 Railway Bar Lismullen Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m 4f

Slade Steel rounded off last season with a likeable hurdles victory at Fairyhouse’s Easter Festival, having been chasing for the majority of the campaign, and he could well be asked to try to fill the absence left by Bob Olinger in the staying hurdle division for Henry de Bromhead and Robcour. He’s got a level of class, being a former Supreme winner, and he’s got winning form here too.

Home By The Lee has won this race twice before but it’d be some training feat to have him ready to strike on his first start of the season, closing in on his 12th birthday. The Yellow Clay should be bang there on ratings, though his profile was a little in and out last season. Feet Of A Dancer, hailing from the red-hot Paul Nolan stable, could be the pick of the remainder. She’s not short of pace at this trip and won on her seasonal bow last year.

SELECTION: SLADE STEEL

Next best: Feet Of A Dancer

2.43 Bar 1 Betting Fortria Chase (Grade 2) 2m

Only By Night is by no means the most accomplished of these in a high-quality line-up, but there are a few factors in her favour and it would be unwise to overlook her at an each-way price. For a start, there are a host of pace angles in here and her patient run style under Keith Donoghue should be a positive in the circumstances. She’s effective on decent ground, that was proven again only last March when second to Dinoblue in the Mares’ Chase at Cheltenham, and this might be her optimum trip. What’s more, she was ready enough to win first time out last season at Naas over this trip.

Majborough is in a different league to most two-milers in training when delivering his ‘A’ game but whether he’ll be able to do that on his seasonal bow is questionable, especially when Willie Mullins told us this week that the first time he’d pleased his trainer was on Tuesday, having been disappointed with him prior to that. Solness has the benefit of a recent flat run to help and last year’s winner Found A Fifty is level with him at the weights/official ratings. We haven’t seen him since Easter, however.

SELECTION: ONLY BY NIGHT

Next best: Majborough

3.18 Jimmy & Sheila Owens Irish EBF Beginners Chase 2m 1f

Mighty Park is light on experience but big on ability and the three-parts-brother to Might Bite looks a most exciting candidate to go chasing for Willie Mullins. He was just touched off by Harry Lowes (among the leading fancies for the Greatwood Hurdle tomorrow) on his sole point-to-point start before blitzing his rivals in a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle in January. He possibly found the experience a bit too much for him on quicker ground at the Cheltenham Festival when disappointing in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (extremely weak in the market on the day) and he has been given plenty of time to find his feet at home afterwards. He’s open to considerable improvement, given his lightly raced profile.

Stablemate Saint Baco has always had a sizeable reputation and kept excellent company as a novice hurdler last season. He won a maiden hurdle at this venue last winter and has an experience edge over the selection, albeit he was a little more exposed at the highest level in the spring. Jack Kennedy gave a very favourable mention earlier this week to Bleu De Vassy when speaking about his upcoming rides at Navan. A Grade 3 novice hurdle winner on this card two years ago before finishing second to Romeo Coolio in Grade 1 company at Leopardstown, he’s been off the track for 650 days and could need the run, but he’s still got a fair level of ability.

SELECTION: MIGHTY PARK

Next best: Bleu De Vassy

3.53 Bar 1 Betting Best Odds Guaranteed Overnight (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race 2m

Gordon Elliott has declared three runners for this and the big talking horse among them appears to be Uncle Pad, the mount of Harry Swan. This Vadamos five-year-old joined Gigginstown for £310,000 after a 10-length debut point-to-point win for Terence O’Brien in February and has been spoken about in clearly positive terms by his trainer.

He’s a year older than his four-year-old stablemate Certain Escape, who cost £170,000 after a point-to-point win for Rob James, while another Elliott runner, Airforce Marshal, changed hands for £50,000 out of Denis Murphy’s. Willie Mullins’ Kanzler (£165,000) sports a hood on his rules debut, having been absent for 644 days since easily winning a three-runner affair at Kirkistown that hasn’t worked out a strong piece of form. Nine Toes Tim must be a player if ready enough on his first start since Christmas, having chased home a highly-regard Willie Mullins winner in Bentraghhill at Leopardstown. The experience edge held by Sir Vinny shouldn’t be underestimated. Yes, he’s been busy through the summer months, but he’s met some smart sorts and got warm when at the post early for his last start at Listowel.

SELECTION: UNCLE PAD

Next best: Sir Vinny