Friday 17 March · Down Royal, Northern Ireland

15:10 Powered By Bluegrass Novice Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m 4f 0y
Going: Soft to Heavy (Heavy In Places)
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 14500
Runners: 11

Race preview

Luimneach has been raised 9lb for winning at Naas, and the six-year-old looks to be on the improve so should not be discounted. However, OTTOMAN STYLE won over this distance at Gowran Park in testing conditions last time and has been put up 6lb for that success. He kept on well to beat two subsequent winners and that form could prove to be the best on offer in this contest. Others to note are Dartan and Connors Cross, who both make their first start in handicap company.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Ottoman Style	4-13931	C D Maxwell	D A McLoughlin	11 10	15-2
2	Monbeg Park	1-3213P	Mr B Lawless	S Doyle	12 5	16-5
3	L Anamour	P-414	J J Slevin	S R B Crawford	11 0	11-1
4	Petit King	54F9-60	Phillip Enright	E Cawley	10 9	40-1
5	Luimneach	0-56171	J S McGarvey	D McDonogh	10 13	11-1
6	Early Arrival	340842	Mr A P Ryan	J Barcoe	10 0	10-3
7	Cardamon Hill	2-32214	D F O'Regan	G Elliott	11 1	15-2
-	The Gradual Slope	416146	Mark McDonagh	S O O'Brien	11 10	9-2
-	Mr Saxobeat	28-U273	Darragh O'Keeffe	T Gibney	11 6	8-1
-	Bella Bliss	34211U	Alex Harvey	J C McConnell	11 5	28-1
-	Arahecan	6P55P5	S A Mulcahy	N McCluskey	11 1	100-1
NR	Connors Cross	271	Peter Smithers	J Fahey	11 12
NR	Dartan	27-1	P J Carberry	M J Smith	11 12