14:35 Listowel

Tuesday 11 September 2018

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Jet O'Carroll Memorial Irish EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 3m 59.50s

Be That As It May^p1¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: A Leahy

50/1

€78,000 purchase as a foal being a sister to top class bumper/hurdle winner Darlan. Well held in two career starts to date and opposable here.

Form: 0-0

Chosen Flower^h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Geraghty| T: V T O'Brien

25/1

Struggled in six outings to date including twice in maiden hurdles since joining this yard. Others hold stronger claims but jockey booking noted.

Form: 0P-6005

Diamond Hill⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

8/15

Won Ballinrobe bumper on debut before largely well held in a couple of spins since. Won at the Galway festival on the Flat over 1m4f and is open to plenty of improvement on hurdling debut.

Form: 15-4

Gameasapebble³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: A E Lynch| T: F Costello

50/1

Well beaten in six poor bumper starts before a promising seventh of 17 beaten 5¾L in a Limerick 2m maiden hurdle on debut in July before a dismal outing at Cork last month. Form doesn't warrant support here.

Form: 7865-70

Indian Music³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: W J Burke| OR: 95

12/1

Beaten before two out in a 2m Kilbeggan maiden hurdle last month when 45L adrift of the winner. Easily resistible on current form.

Form: P-439

Osca Loca¹²⁸

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

25/1

Well held in a Galway bumper when last seen under rules in October before failing to finish a point-to-point start in May.

Form: 9-F

Beautiful Citi³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: D N Russell| T: J P O'Brien| D

9/4

Solid and consistent in four career bumper starts to date and has the form to make a bold bid on hurdling introduction.

Form: 4112

Cul An Ti¹⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr M J O'Connor| T: M J O'Connor

50/1

Finished fourth of eight beaten 28L on sole hurdle start in a Gowran Park contest in September for Emmet Mullins before tailed off at Tramore when last seen in June.

Form: 4-0

Duchess Ravenwaves⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: D J Mullins| T: A Oliver

25/1

Poor 50-rated handicapper on the Flat. Half-sister to Tidal Watch and Act Of Valour over jumps but unlikely to make an impression here.

Form:

Lady Lamplight

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: S A Shortall⁽³⁾| T: M A Cahill

66/1

Filly by Sans Frontieres out of a Luso mare. Half-sister to hurdle winner No Hassle Hoff. Watching brief on debut.

Form:

Let Her Flow¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: A Ring| T: D Hogan

66/1

Filly by Scorpion out of a Surumu mare. Half-sister to Might Bite and Play The Ace. Tailed off 54L on debut in a Ballinrobe bumper last month.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Lucky Phil³⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: T Cooper J: B J Cooper

Randall's Alannah¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: S Fahey J: C A Landers

The Princetonian¹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: Mrs J Harrington J: R M Power

Forecasts

Diamond Hill (8/15), Beautiful Citi (9/4), The Princetonian (6/1), Indian Music (12/1), Duchess Ravenwaves (25/1), Osca Loca (25/1), Chosen Flower (25/1), Randall's Alannah (25/1), Lucky Phil (25/1), Gameasapebble (50/1), Be That As It May (50/1), Cul An Ti (50/1), Let Her Flow (66/1), Lady Lamplight (66/1)

Trainer Willie Mullins appears to have brought yet another winning string to the Listowel part and DIAMOND HILL can continue the sequence here to back up wins at Ballinrobe and on the Flat at the Galway festival last month seeing off the attentions of the consistent Beautiful Citi and last time out beaten favourite The Princetonian. Indian Music is better than her form suggests and can go well at a price.