The Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

5 Grand Roi (Fr) 41 Blinkers, 7 11-07

Owned by: Bective Stud g Bay by Spanish Moon - Ultra D’anjou (Nononito)

Colours: WHITE & EMERALD GREEN CHEVRONS, red cap

Corey McGivern (7)

Bred by: Gildas Vaillant Gordon Elliott MEATH 32fp-79

RACING POST VERDICT Not disgraced in the Coral Cup last time and takes a sharp drop in trip with blinkers on Probable SP: No Odds

Career record 20 runs, 4 wins, 11 places Strike-Rate 20 % Prize-money earned €62,666

Grand Roi (FR) 4 N.H. wins €36,325.80 -- Handicap Rating 140

Corey McGivern 11.0 (CP) 14L 9th of 20fn, 26rn to Langer Dan 11.4 CHELTENHAM 15 MAR hcp hdl Grade C 2m 5f Sft

14/1 HR144 J.C. Gainford 11.3 (CP) 16L 7th of 8 to Blazing Khal

15/2 J.W. Kennedy 11.12 (CP) p.u. in race won by Gentlemansgame

6 Merlin Giant (Fr) 142 6 11-07

Donagh Meyler

Owned by: Mrs A F Mee g Bay by Camelot - Moon Giant (Giant’s Causeway) Colours: EMERALD GREEN & MAUVE HALVED, slvs. reversed, quartered cap Bred by: Mme Ilse Smits Emmet Mullins CARLOW

RACING POST VERDICT Raised 13lb for valuable Fairyhouse handicap win in December but is still respected Probable SP: No

Career record 11

3 wins, 10 places Strike-Rate 27 % Prize-money earned €84,011

-- Handicap Rating 140

7 Path D’oroux (Fr) 39 TStrap, 6 11-04

Keith Donoghue

Owned by: French Connection Partnership g Bay by Coastal Path - Belle Du Bresil (Blue Bresil) Colours: DARK GREEN, yellow braces, yellow & dark green striped sleeves, yellow & dark green hooped cap Bred by: M David Giraudeau & M Philippe Moreau Gavin Cromwell MEATH 11p4-1p

RACING POST VERDICT Questions now after being pulled-up in the County Hurdle at Cheltenham Probable SP: No Odds

Career record 6 runs, 3 wins, 3 places Strike-Rate 50 % Prize-money earned €29,235

Path D’oroux (FR) 3 N.H. wins €26,255.00 C -- Handicap Rating 137 Keith by Faivoir

8 Annexation (Fr) 51

Owned by: South Ros Racing Syndicate g Bay by Wootton Bassett - Scarlet Sonnet (Invincible Spirit)

TStrap,

7 11-00

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Colours: ROYAL BLUE, royal blue & yellow striped sleeves, red cap Bred by: Ecurie Skymarc Farm Henry de Bromhead WATERFORD

RACING POST VERDICT Never nearer 12l third in a Wexford handicap hurdle last time and has some work to do Probable SP: No Odds

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Tax For Max (GER) 17

Owned by: Simon Munir & Isaac Souede g Bay by Maxios - Tomato Finish (Starborough)

TStrap, 6 11-00

Colours: EMERALD GREEN, dark green sleeves, dark green cap, emerald green spots

Mullins CARLOW 031-605

Bred by: Gestut Etzean W

RACING POST VERDICT Was a close third in this race last year off 2lb lower; has to better his last two runs Probable SP: No Odds

Career record 22 runs, 3 wins, 12 places Strike-Rate 13 % Prize-money earned €69,731

Tax For Max (GER) 1 flat win €11,000.00 2 N.H. wins €15,340.00 C -- Handicap Rating 133 14/1 HR134 P. Townend 11.8 (TS) 18L 5th of 16 to Monbeg Park(disq)

Daniel Mullins 11.0 (TS) 43L 18th of 20fn, 26rn to Langer Dan 11.4

15 MAR hcp hdl Grade C 2m 5f Sft

12/1 HR135 D.A. Jacob 11.4 (TS) 7 3/4L 6th of 14fn, 17rn to Gaelic Warrior (GER) 11.12 LEP 5 FEB hcp hdl (0-150) Grade B 2m Yld

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Bialystok (Ire)

Owned by: Mrs S Ricci

58 g Bay by Zoffany - Deauville Shower (High Chaparral)

Colours: PINK, light green spots, pink sleeves & cap

Hood, 5 10-11

Danny Mullins

Bred by: T Storme & T Lohest

RACING POST VERDICT All out to win a Naas maiden; has to improve on that tackling this company; hood tried Probable SP: No

Cian Cullinan (7)

Owned by: John P McManus f Chesnut by Getaway - Fleur (Perugino)

Colours: EMERALD GREEN & ORANGE HOOPED, em green cap, white star

Bred by: K McManus Gordon Elliott MEATH 5 considered

13 Man O Work (Ire) 45 5 10-09

Owned by: C J O’Reilly g Bay by Workforce - Ceuta (Henrythenavigator)

Colours: BLACK, red spots, black cap, red spots

Bred by: Charles O’Reilly P G Fahey KILDARE 5274-fp

RACING POST VERDICT Pulled-up in testing ground at Sandown last time but can be forgiven that and be involved Probable SP: No Odds

Career record 10 runs, 2 wins, 4 places Strike-Rate 20 % Prize-money earned €31,564

Man O Work 2 N.H. wins €15,340.00 -- Handicap Rating 128

Will Kennedy 11.3 p.u. in race won by Iceo (FR) 11.3 SANDOWN PARK 11

One Last Tango (Ire)

last two starts but needs a bit more back from a break

3 wins, 9 places Strike-Rate 18 % Prize-money earned €29,158

15 Tekao (Fr) 42

Owned by: John P McManus g Bay by Doctor Dino - Texaloula (Kendor)

Colours: EMERALD GREEN & ORANGE HOOPED, qtd cap

4 10-03

Bred by: S C E A des Prairies, M Benoit Jeffroy & M Thomas Jeffroy W P Mullins CARLOW 131-30

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