Sunday 6 November · Cork, Eire
14:08 Paddy's Rewards Club EBF Novice Hurdle (Listed)
- Distance
- 3m 0f 0y
- Going
- Heavy
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- EUR 27500
- Runners
- 7
Race preview
GRAND SOIR's best form is on a sound surface but has form on testing ground and is a race-fit C&D winner. Runner-up to a smart horse in a two-mile bumper on testing ground last March, he has since done well over hurdles and can progress further. Point-to-point winner Cool Survivor bumped into some capable types in bumpers last season and won readily at Punchestown recently. He faces a tougher task, but receives 4lb from the selection and is also open to further progression stepping up in distance. Whatsavailable reverts from chasing, having exited twice recently, and while suited by this distance and testing ground, might struggle to win. Four-year-old Western Comandor and maiden hurdle winner Granny Lowrie both step up in distance.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cool Survivor | 1/266-1 | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 11 0 | 8-11 | |
| 2 | Granny Lowrie | 2/0-6147 | J J Doyle | P M J Doyle | 10 7 | 8-1 | |
| 3 | Glamorgan Duke | 314P/P-4 | Phillip Enright | P J Gilligan | 11 0 | 40-1 | |
| 4 | Whatsavailable | 4219-FU | Darragh O'Keeffe | M F Morris | 11 0 | 5-2 | |
| 5 | Western Comandor | 24243 | B J Cooper | J P Ryan | 10 12 | 14-1 | |
| 6 | Ah Fuhgeddaboudit | 337384 | D G Hogan | D Hogan | 10 5 | 20-1 | |
| 7 | Sunset Cato | 79 | Sean O'Keeffe | P J Gilligan | 11 0 | 125-1 | |
| NR | Grand Soir | 127-711 | Simon Torrens | J C McConnell | 11 4 |