19:05 Tramore

Friday 17 August 2018

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Noel Ryan Tree Surgeon Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 5m 10.4s

Biddy Be^t⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Had first-time tongue strap on when good fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Wexford (2m4½f, good) in June, best of four efforts to date.

Form: 5-P05

Bonnie Lily²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke

10/1

Didn't show a lot on first start for this trainer at Wexford over 2m, may benefit from longer trip here but others holding stronger claims.

Form: P4-4966

Dubai Ash^p,t³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: R J Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne

66/1

Easily fended off in all three starts in bumper so far, must show dramatic improvement for switch to hurdling in order to get involved.

Form: 43P-919

Glamorous Gold¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: N Stokes

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden, finished creditable seventh of 24 in novice hurdle at Cork (2m, good to soft) 11 days ago having gone off 100/1 chance. More needed to get in the mix for minors now.

Form: 00-87

Holy Motivation³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

9/1

Supported in the market on second start over timber in 2m Sligo maiden hurdle, the towel was thrown in worryingly quick and has questions to answer now as a result.

Form: 41-6579

Isabel's Gold^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Queally

6/1

Bit disappointing in a bumper at Galway last time, could bounce back however and has potential going over hurdles for the first time.

Form: 1059

Its Only Me^h⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: Michael C Griffin

12/1

Not much to shout about in two hurdles runs last year (unseated here) and well held on return in a bumper at Sligo recently, though booking of Davy Russell back over stick does pique some interest.

Form: 6/7U-0

Jeremys Hope^t⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Rochelle Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 80

25/1

Still awaiting a breakthrough after 10 starts over timber, poor effort at Clonmel in June when last spotted and isn't one to be relied on.

Form: 0050-49

Mahler Mai⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jodie Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: T Townend

8/1

Point-to-point form poor, has shown hints of promise in trio of bumpers so far but doesn't stand out like a winner in waiting. Watch betting first time over hurdles.

Form: PF-657

Never Walk Alone²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: T Donohue

50/1

Unimpressive so far in bumpers and one run over timber, has plenty improvement to unlock going up in trip for the first time.

Form: 0-89

Perle Rose^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: V Halley| OR: 97

6/1

Best effort over timber so far came over C&D in June, fair effort most recently at Killarney and should be in the mix back here.

Form: 07-9445

Delightful Dame^p,t³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Hanlon

33/1

Roscommon run in June wasn't devoid of promise, though likely going to be seen to better effect once sent handicapping.

Form: 0-095

Kilkeaskin Molly^p1⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: A E Lynch| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 93

12/1

Signs of ability in three maidens, though no improvement on handicap bow at Downpatrick last week over similar trip. Headgear added now (First Reserve).

Form: 4670

Keady Lady^p1⁵⁹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 87

20/1

Modest hurdler, well beaten fifteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (2m, good to soft) back in 2016 and not spotted since (Second Reserve).

Form: 09SF00/

Famous Day^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 87

11/1

Remains a maiden after 13 hurdle runs having failed to muster a challenge at Limerick last month in first-time tongue strap (Third Reserve).

Form: 5-56967

Non-Runners

Empors Sword¹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: D Kenneally J: A E Lynch

Golily⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: Miss K Brown J: K J Brouder

Canford Lady⁴²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: S Fahey J: M J Bolger

Forecasts

Empors Sword (7/2), Biddy Be (4/1), Isabel's Gold (6/1), Perle Rose (6/1), Mahler Mai (8/1), Canford Lady (8/1), Glamorous Gold (9/1), Holy Motivation (9/1), Bonnie Lily (10/1), Famous Day (11/1), Its Only Me (12/1), Kilkeaskin Molly (12/1), Keady Lady (20/1), Jeremys Hope (25/1), Delightful Dame (33/1), Never Walk Alone (50/1), Dubai Ash (66/1), Golily (66/1)

BIDDY BE ran a better race last time out at Wexford in novice company and that would entitle her to claims here. There's also that chance that Rachel Blackmore's mount is going to offer a bit more now. Empors Sword finished fourth in this race last year and has run just twice since, notably well in a handicap at Cork earlier this month and must represent a big danger. Canford Lady too will have a chance if handling the distance while Holy Motivation might prove better than her tame Sligo run last time.