Draw Position in Flat Races

10 Tax For Max (GER)

Simon Munir & Isaac Souede Owner W P Mullins CARLOW Trainer Paul Townend Jockey

Hood, 70 days since last run Age 4 Recent Finishes 415-262 Weight 11-02 Breeding c Bay by Maxios - Tomato Finish (Starborough) Bred by Gestut Etzean Colours EMERALD GREEN, dark green sleeves, dark green cap, emerald green spots Similar form in three hurdle runs for new yard; should improve at some point; first-string Probable SP: 13/8 Career record 9 runs, 1 wins, 6 places Strike-Rate 11 % Prize-money earned €39,398 Tax For Max (GER) 1 flat win €11,000.00 -- Handicap Rating 133 4/7Fav D.E. Mullins 11.9 (H) 4 1/2L 2nd to Slip Of The Tongue 11.4 TIPP 20 MAY 16rn mdn hdl 2m 20yds Sft D. Jacob 11.0 (H) 25L 6th of 8 to Quilixios (GB) 11.0 CHELTENHAM 19 MAR hdl Grade 1 2m 179yds Gd /Sft 11/4 P. Townend 11.2 (H) 7L 2nd to Teahupoo (FR) 11.6 FAIR 27 FEB 6rn hdl Grade 3 2m Sft

11 The Gradual Slope (Ire)

Mark McDonagh Owner Sean O O’Brien CORK Trainer Mark McDonagh (7) Jockey

20 days since last run

Age 4 Recent Finishes 36 Weight 11-02 Breeding g Grey by Shantou - Caltras Theatre (King’s Theatre) Bred by Ms M Kavanagh Colours LIGHT BLUE, red star & sleeves, white cap, red star

Green when third of 16 on debut; in behind Ilmig and Carrarea since; needs to improve Probable SP: 25/1 Career record 2 runs, 1 places Prize-money earned €1,020 The Gradual Slope 11/1 M.M. McDonagh 11.2 10L 6th of 17fn, 18rn to Ilmig 11.9 CK 9 JUL mdn hdl 2m Gd/Yld 5/1 M.M. McDonagh 11.1 11L 4L 3rd to The Dasher Conway 12.0 TIPP 25 MAY 16rn mdn hdl 2m Hvy

12 Hanoi Jane (Ire)

Eightninetwelve Partnership Owner T M Walsh KILDARE Trainer Ian McCarthy Jockey

16 days since last run

Age 4 Recent Finishes 334 Weight 10-09 Breeding f Bay by Doyen - Miss Peacetime (Turtle Island) Bred by P O’Reilly Colours DARK BLUE & LIGHT BLUE HALVED, white & black hooped sleeves, black & white quartered cap Similar form in trio of maiden hurdles; needs to find plenty of improvement for drop to 2m Probable SP: 40/1 Career record 3 runs, 3 places Prize-money earned €2,650 Hanoi Jane -- Handicap Rating 95 7/2 S. O’Callaghan 10.12 7L 1 1/4L 8L 4th to Hidden Land (USA) 11.5 DWNP 13 JUL 14rn mdn hdl 2m 2f 165yds Gd 3/1 S. O’Callaghan 10.6 12L 3/4L 3rd to Butterflyvespiere (FR) 10.10 DWNP 12 JUN 9rn mdn hdl 2m 2f 165yds Gd 15/2 S. O’Callaghan 10.10 5 1/2L 1/2L 3rd to Schone Aussicht (GER) 11.9 LIM 27 MAY 14rn mdn hdl 2m 3f Yld

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HOOD ON No. 10 LAST YEAR 1st Guinevere, 2nd Politicise, 3rd Saint D’oroux

TRAINER R.P.Cody WEIGHT 10-2 TIME 3 min. 47.8 sec. GOING Yielding - Soft

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BETTING FORECAST K 13-8 Tax For Max, 5-2 Farout, 6 Carrarea, 15-2 Ilmig, 8 Zanavi, 14 Loved Out, 25 Figurehead, The Gradual Slope, 33 Creative Dancer, 40 Hanoi Jane, 66 Odd Venture, 100 Sefton Warrior

RACE 1 PREDICTOR

The Predictor is a ‘Computer Generated’ predicted outcome of the race in visual form, generated by an algorithm of key factors (including eg current form, ratings and going.)

SELECTION: TAX FOR MAX RACE VERDICT

This could be a good opportunity for TAX FOR MAX to get off the mark. He’s looked promising in a trio of starts for Willie Mullins and he gets 7lb in weight from his stablemate Farout who could be his main danger. Carrarea looks like a potential improver and should be able to reverse form with Ilmig on 7lb better terms

this time. [Phill Anderson] Source: Racing Post SELECTION: TAX FOR MAX Next Best: Farout