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Easter Festival Early Bird Maiden Hurdle
2m
Going: Soft to Heavy (Soft in places)
Surface: Turf
Draw Advantage: NoneIN EXCESS ran a nice race on his jumping debut at Limerick on St Stephen's Day and with that experience under his belt he looks the one to beat now. The French-import had also been runner-up on his sole outing in a bumper in his native land and is open to more improvement on just his third start. Firm Footings, a bumper winner at Galway in October, has been placed in big-field maidens at Navan and Leopardstown and is an obvious contender but dropping back half a mile in trip may leave him vulnerable. Birdie Or Bust made a pleasing debut when chasing home a long odds-on stable companion of the selection at Tramore while Coeur D'or, rated 78 on the level, is an interesting hurdling debutant but is likely to improve for the experience.
IN EXCESS ran a nice race on his jumping debut at Limerick on St Stephen's Day and with that experience under his belt he looks the one to beat now. The French-import had also been runner-up on his sole outing in a bumper in his native land and is open to more improvement on just his third start. Firm Footings, a bumper winner at Galway in October, has been placed in big-field maidens at Navan and Leopardstown and is an obvious contender but dropping back half a mile in trip may leave him vulnerable. Birdie Or Bust made a pleasing debut when chasing home a long odds-on stable companion of the selection at Tramore while Coeur D'or, rated 78 on the level, is an interesting hurdling debutant but is likely to improve for the experience.