17:50 Kilbeggan

Friday 21 July 2017

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Tom McCormack Memorial Cup Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 4m 33.0s

Dorkas^t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: B T O'Connell| T: J R Finn

10/1

Lightly raced for one her age, and a big gap in her CV between 2013-2017 indicates plenty of issues, but did show her first piece of form for a while when fourth at Roscommon latest.

Form: 7858-P4

Mystic Theatre⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

4/11

Came good on her latest start when making light of an easy task in a bumper, previously second in a Grade 3 at Punchestown and if translating that ability over hurdles, holds a leading chance. Should stay trip and likely ground fine.

Form: 11/122-1

Cairnsforth¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: A E Lynch| T: M Mulvany

66/1

Tailed off on hurdles debut at Roscommon earlier in the month and hard to fancy on the back of that.

Form: 0

Eau De Horse^t¹⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: I Madden

100/1

Tailed off on all starts under Rules and no realistic chance of scoring here.

Form: FP/000-

Gracemount¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin⁽⁵⁾| T: S Doyle| BF

11/4

Has shown improvement on both of her last two starts, going close at Wexford latest after jumping the last upsides the winner. Chances if building on that, and won't mind any rain that falls. Has to be on the shortlist in a weak event.

Form: 420-532

Isn't She Lovely¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: C D Maxwell| T: J G Cosgrave

25/1

Did win a small point-to-point in May and not totally disgraced on a couple of her subsequent efforts, but looks one more for handicaps down the line.

Form: 3P1-33P

Little Wade^t²⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: B Browne⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D A Love

66/1

Has shown very little on the Flat and not much more over hurdles, tried over a variety of trips. Hard to fancy.

Form: 86/000-

Millfrey Flyer^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D Broad

100/1

Did a little better at Bellewstown on her latest start but that's not saying much, and she's got too much to find to be a player here.

Form: 009-8

Nellie Pledge⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley

16/1

Point-to-point winner in March but not much was expected of her on her hurdles debut at Sligo earlier in the week when she was brought down early (went off 25/1), and best watched again here.

Form: 2612-B

Smiling Jessica¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: R Loughran| T: Christian Delcros

66/1

Ran on into midfield at Limerick on her latest start, her first sign under Rules that she has any ability, but needs to find an awful lot more to challenge here. Others much preferred.

Form: 3/7100-0

Tizme^t1¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Miss D O'Shea

33/1

Didn't show anywhere near enough on her debut at Roscommon earlier in the month to suggest she's up to taking a hand here.

Form: 9

Forecasts

Mystic Theatre (4/11), Gracemount (11/4), Dorkas (10/1), Nellie Pledge (16/1), Isn't She Lovely (25/1), Tizme (33/1), Little Wade (66/1), Smiling Jessica (66/1), Cairnsforth (66/1), Millfrey Flyer (100/1), Eau De Horse (100/1)

This won't take much winning, and MYSTIC THEATRE looks to have been found a suitable opportunity to score at the first time of asking over hurdles. A facile winner of a bumper at Tipperary last time, this does not look the most taxing of races and if jumping fluently, should be too good. The yard took this with the useful Airlie Beach last year and she looks another in that mould. Gracemount looks a clear second best on form and should provide the forecast, with Dorkas looking the most likely each-way option.

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