18:30 Ballinrobe

Monday 28 May 2018

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Monroe's Live Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 4m 14.30s

Dawn Shadow³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 129| D

3/1

Bounced back to form winning a Listed Punchestown novice mares hurdle last month at the festival and is entitled to make the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 333F41-

Awayinthewest¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: B J Geraghty| T: P A Fahy| OR: 119| BF| D

4/1

Solid and consistent in four starts since the beginning of March without getting her head in front. Likely to run in to a place again.

Form: 5/2223-2

Water Sprite^t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 118| D

16/1

Represents a leading yard and is open to plenty of improvement in her third mares' hurdle here, finishing first and second in the previous two.

Form: 3B540-5

Cristal Icon^h⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 125| D

12/1

Is making progress over hurdles and broke her duck at the third time of asking in a Cork maiden hurdle, doing so easily. Beaten when tried at Grade 1 level last time out but not ruled out in this company.

Form: 3514-

Flaviana^t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 116| D

7/1

Three-time winner over hurdles finished fourth of 25 at the Punchestown festival before disappointing at Killarney in a mares' listed contest earlier this month. Others preferred.

Form: 662P4-5

Like An Open Book²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: M P Burke⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 116| D

7/1

Well beaten and never nearer in her last two hurdle starts but the mare is a distance winner and hard to dismiss in this open event.

Form: 513176-

Lareena¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 115| D

4/1

Not far behind Neverushacon in a Killarney handicap hurdle over 2m1f earlier this month and can be expected to improve on that performance.

Form: 221P5-3

Mysloegin^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: J R Finn| OR: 104| D

12/1

Has turned in two consistent performances recently including finishing third of 12 beaten 6¼L in a Wexford maiden hurdle earlier this month. May find this a tough assignment.

Form: 56302-3

Presenting Mahler⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: M A Enright| T: J P Ryan| OR: 101| D

20/1

110-rated chaser who is equally at home over timber. Races off a good mark but this is a competitive event.

Form: 8P48-37

Non-Runners

Moonlight Escape³²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Dawn Shadow (3/1), Awayinthewest (4/1), Lareena (4/1), Flaviana (7/1), Like An Open Book (7/1), Moonlight Escape (8/1), Mysloegin (12/1), Cristal Icon (12/1), Water Sprite (16/1), Presenting Mahler (20/1)

The Willie Mullins-trained LAREENA is expected to improve for her third behind Neverushacon in a Killarney handicap hurdle over 2m1f earlier this month but is sure to face stiff opposition from the improving Dawn Shadow winner of a Listed Punchestown novice mares hurdle last month at the festival. The consistent Awayinthewest and the Jessica Harrington-trained Flaviana who has conditions to suit can battle for the minors.