Kerry Group Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 5m 3.40s

Shattered Love^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 138

2/5

Duel winner of Grade 2's in his hurdling career and ran Jury Duty to ¾L in the Grade 2 Florida Pearl novice chase at Punchestown last month. Expected to continue his development in this contest.

Form: 107-112

Billy's Hope^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: B J Geraghty| T: Mrs J Harrington

4/1

Distance winner who will relish the conditions following a win last time out in a Thurles beginners chase last month. Improving sort who will have to step up again.

Form: 20-P061

La Bella Vida⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 118

11/1

Won a Thurles beginners chase in October over 2m2f on yielding ground but is on a mark 20lbs lower than the favourite and will need a vast improvement to figure here.

Form: 6321U5

Montana Belle^t⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: A E Lynch| T: H De Bromhead

8/1

Was already beaten when being brought down in a Roscommon Grade 3 contest in September. Improving sort who will have his day but not in this company.

Form: 2160-1B

Una's Pleasure¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: A McCurtin| T: J J Walsh| OR: 100

80/1

Modest 95-rated hurdler and a well beaten 11th of 16 on chasing debut finishing 30L behind winner Solar Heat before much of the same at Thurles last time out. Very little to be positive about.

Form: 064006

Non-Runners

Lilywhite Gesture²⁴

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: D F O'Regan

Forecasts

Shattered Love (2/5), Billy's Hope (4/1), Montana Belle (8/1), La Bella Vida (11/1), Lilywhite Gesture (12/1), Una's Pleasure (80/1)

The improving and front-running SHATTERED LOVE will look to possibly make all here in a field where she has a big chance to land her first Graded contest over the larger obstacles. It will be difficult, but Billy's Hope and Montana Belle can battle it out for the minors.