5:35 Listowel: John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Steeplechase

Sphagnum Mr J P Sampson(7) · J P Broderick

Sphagnum shaped with promise when second three starts back and returns here with distance and going experience on his side, making him a genuine threat at a rating of 117; the worry is he carries 172 lb and has been winless in his last five starts.

Born Bright Mr D O'Sullivan(7) · Ms Claire O'Connell

Born Bright won two of her last five starts, including a victory four starts back, but has been held to thirds and fourths since and returns after a 110-day absence carrying 166 lb, which tests her fitness on reappearance.

Tullybeg Mr E Mahon(7) · Brian M McMahon

Tullybeg brings distance and going experience to the table and, rated 127 in a 14-runner field, he heads the rankings on a clear margin; a winner within his last five starts in recent form, the unseating last time is the sole blot on what is otherwise a progressive profile carrying 166 lb.

Toor Khov Mr J L Gleeson · Ms M Flynn

Toor Khov showed his ability when winning four starts back, and a second two starts back keeps him interesting, but a fall in between clouds his profile and 174 days off the track means fitness is the big unknown carrying 165 lb here.

Ira Hayes Mr S Cotter(7) · John McConnell

Ira Hayes shaped with promise when second four starts back and a winner five starts back, and his experience over today's trip and going keeps him firmly in the mix; the chief concern is a flat seventh last time out that he must bounce back from.

Mister Pink Mr L P Shanahan(7) · Ross O'Sullivan

Winless in his last five starts and not seen for 88 days, Mister Pink has nonetheless shown consistent placing form and has run over today's trip and going, while his 114 rating suggests he holds solid claims here; the main concern is whether that lengthy absence has blunted his edge.

Harbour Highway Mr Derek O'Connor · Emmet Mullins

Winless in his last five starts and pulled up two runs back, Harbour Highway arrives 59 days off the track carrying 161 lb, though consecutive seconds in recent form show ability and he has run over today's distance and going before.

Illtakehimmyself Mr J Dunne(7) · E McNamara

Ranked 12 of 14 on our figures and carrying 159 lb, Illtakehimmyself makes it hard to fancy at the weights, though he does bring distance and going experience to the table and was a winner two starts back.

Whateys Quest Miss A L Fitzgibbon(7) · C Byrnes

Winless in his last five starts and off the track for 134 days, Whateys Quest carries 159 lb on a demanding burden, yet his record includes a second and a third in recent starts and he has run over today's trip and going before, leaving him with clear claims if fitness holds.

Justatan Mr B T Stone(7) · Emmet Mullins

Winless in his last five starts and ranked 13 of 14 on our figures, Justatan faces a stiff task under 158 lb, though a run of two thirds and a second in his most recent outings at least shows he is knocking at the door.

Dorans Law Mr A P Ryan(5) · P J Rothwell

Winless in his last six starts and carrying 157 lb from stall eight, Dorans Law does bring distance and going experience to the table, yet two consecutive jumping mishaps — a fall and an unseating — are the obvious concern, even if a second two starts further back shows he can compete on his day.

Hees Dynamite Ms E C Costello(7) · E McNamara

Hees Dynamite has been in inconsistent form of late, finishing fifth last time out and unplaced the start before that, and ranked eleventh of fourteen on our figures he faces a stiff task here despite having experience over today's trip and going.

Le Grand Vert Mr O McGill(5) · Noel C. Kelly

Le Grand Vert has shown little consistency in recent starts, managing just one win in his last six and pulling up once in that sequence, and ranked last on our figures he is hard to fancy at the weights despite having run over today's distance and going before.

King Ferdinand Miss Georgie Benson(7) · Eugene M O'Sullivan

King Ferdinand arrives having pulled up on three of his last five starts, a deeply concerning pattern that undermines any optimism, though he has experience of today's trip and conditions and has 37 days between runs; yet to score in recent starts and carrying 147 lb, he faces a stern task.