KPMG Hurdle

Dual AW Flat winner; made a winning hurdles debut at Punchestown last New Year's Eve; respectable run in a Grade 1 next time; below that standard at Naas; more like it when second to a Willie Mullins-trained outsider in a novice contest at the Punchestown festival; this ground should suit.

Flat winner (7f) on good ground at Limerick last summer; has been error-prone over hurdles; best effort when winning at Galway last October; fit from a recent Flat outing at this venue; not suited by the race conditions.

Won over 7.5f on the Flat in France (soft); relegated subsequent high achiever Saratoga to third when landing a 4yo maiden hurdle at Naas in January (2m, heavy); major doubts raised by his last three runs; pulled up in the Triumph; beaten when unseating at Fairyhouse; dropped away in Punchestown Grade 1; tongue-tie now added to hood.

Placed on sole start for Daniela Mele at Auteuil last spring; beaten at short odds on Irish debut at Punchestown in January; made amends despite racing keenly at Gowran (2m, heavy); failed to make his presence felt in the Fred Winter; behind stablemate Kai Lung when tailed off at Punchestown.

Jumping was untidy at times on debut at Tramore last month; owed his third placing to a faller at the last; stepped up from that when beating a short-priced runner for the Willie Mullins stable at Punchestown 13 days ago; helps to give Gordon Elliott a strong hand