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Turners Novices’ Hurdle (13:20)
More big fields on Day 2 resulted in a few high‑profile horses failing to make the cut in the handicaps, and a maximum field lines up in the opening race of the day, the Turners Novices’ Hurdle, with the rerouting of Mighty Park possibly encouraging a few others to take their chances.
Take any clues from the form lines from the Supreme, especially with Talk of the Talk, who can give a pointer to the chances of BALLYFAD / , who was just beaten by that horse in the DRF, with another of today’s runners, King Rasko Grey, in third. While in theory setting steady fractions suited front‑runners, it left Ballyfad vulnerable to those with a better turn of foot. He has progressed with each run over hurdles, with his victories underpinned by seeing out the trip well at 2 miles, but he has enough tactical speed to get a position. The increase in trip will surely see him to better effect, and it is a vote of confidence that Jack Kennedy chose him over Skylight Hustle, who has similar form credentials. One slight concern is that Ballyfad jumped to the right at Leopardstown, but that was when making the running, and if Jack can position him tracking the leaders on the inner, that can at least mitigate any recurrence and allow him to drift to the stands’ rail on the run‑in, which is often an advantage with the rail helping to keep tiring horses straight.
Richard Hoiles
Queen Mother Champion Chase (16:00)
One of this season’s standout efforts over two miles came from L’EAU DU SUD / in the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham in November when he torched Jonbon by 15 lengths on his seasonal return. At that point he was 4-6 over fences and he was only beaten a length-and-a-half in the Arkle at Prestbury Park last season. Things did not go his way in the Tingle Creek but he has been kept fresh since and typically goes well off a break.He was second in the 2024 County Hurdle at this course and is 2-3 over fences either side of that Arkle fourth. Drying ground favours him and the Skelton team have been waiting for this day. If the top Irish pair do not perform over the jumps, he will pick up the pieces and his own very positive fencing ability could add more pressure to Majborough’s jumping.
Enda McElhinney
BE AWARE / has been knocking on the door in Graded company this season after winning on his chase debut at Stratford and the handicapper has let him off lightly with a mark of 147 back in handicap company. He was only beaten a length in a Grade 2 at Windsor last time and he probably would have won if he had settled better in the early stages. A bigger field in which he can get cover should help on that front and he looks like a worthy selection.
Clive Gildon
The bumper rounds off Day 2, and it is always tricky trying to weigh the merit of the victories of all but one of the 22‑strong field. KEEP HIM COMPANY / gets the nod off the back of two solid wins, coupled with being the choice of Jack Kennedy. His sire has a good record with bumper horses (6/21, A/E 1.98), and he has impressed with the way he travels through his races—though in fairness, that can be said for quite a few in the field, whose races were far shallower than the test they will meet here.
Richard Hoiles
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