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Started last season with wins in a Listowel bumper (2m, good) and a Punchestown maiden hurdle (16.5f, gd-yld); failed to add to his tally in handicaps and ended up rated 116 over timber; often races keenly but if he settles, he could go well on chase debut given how he started his last campaign.

Dual-purpose; won a big pot over hurdles at Galway in August off 116 and now rated 121 in that sphere; pedigree doesn't scream chasing but he's in good hands, he's racefit and he's preferred by Donoghue.

120 rated hurdler's sole success came via the stewards in a Down Royal maiden (2m1f, good); never landed a blow in two handicaps subsequently; bred for this game (half-brother to Special Tiara) but lacks a run and Donoghue prefers stablemate.

Point-to-point winner is 1-8 over hurdles and rated 123 in that sphere; pleasing effort on return from a break in a 3m handicap hurdle at Listowel; should make a chaser on breeding but this trip might be a shade sharp.

Point-to-point winner; won a Cork maiden hurdle and awarded a rating of 134 after a 3l third in a Grade 2 novice at Punchestown behind Salvator Mundi; came up short in handicaps and a Grade 3 novice subsequently; dam was a chase winner so could improve for fences; chance.