12:35 Galway

Sunday 28 October 2018

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GoBus.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 3m 56.40s

Ask Dee¹¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

100/1

Poor in two point-to-point starts last year and no hint of any ability in a couple of innocuous displays under rules since May including heavy defeats when last seen in the summer. Others preferred.

Form: PP/050

Diamond Hill¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins| C

4/1

Won at the Galway festival on the Flat over 1m4f before finishing fourth of 11 on hurdling debut at Listowel last month. Beaten 10L here earlier this month over 2m3f. Drop in trip may suit but certainly no good thing.

Form: 15-445

Getaway Katie Mai¹⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: J Queally| D

11/10

Missed the Cheltenham bumper before landing the Aintree equivalent when last seen in April backed as if defeat was out of the question. Interesting on hurdling introduction.

Form: 2/121-

Kilbarry Way²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D J Mullins| T: C O'Keeffe

16/1

Bumper winner at Killarney this summer, ran well in second spot back there since in August before finishing sixth of 12 beaten 12L behind Yukon Lil in a Gowran Park bumper earlier this month at Listed level. Market likely to be best guide here.

Form: 20-2126

Lady Writer²²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R Loughran| T: D Hogan

100/1

Modest point-to-point runner by Urban Poet out of a Pilsudski mare. Half-sister to the likable Golden Poet in the same stable. Watching brief on rules debut.

Form: P1RP-

Moskovite²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| BF| D

16/1

Distance winner of a Thurles bumper in February but little sign of ability since. Beaten 14L when sent off favourite in a Roscommmon maiden hurdle earlier this month. More to come and improvement likely.

Form: 1156-5

She'stherightone^h1¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: D Cullen

50/1

No impression when well beaten on hurdling debut in a Punchestown maiden earlier this month. First time hood unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: 8237

Song Of The Sky^t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| C

14/1

Promising third of 11 beaten a little over 9L on hurdling debut in a Sligo maiden over this trip in August. Winner on the Flat since and one to watch in the market.

Form: 3

Stucker Hill¹⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: W J Lanigan

66/1

Winning point-to-pointer who has been well held in a couple of maiden hurdle spins to date. Has work to do on current form.

Form: 54092-0

Tintangle¹⁸⁶

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

11/4

Winner of two of her four bumper starts, the latest coming in the Grade 3 Mares' race at the Punchestown festival. Likely to find plenty of market attention.

Form: 4113-

Western Victory²⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: C Bowe

20/1

Promising fourth of 13 in a Limerick bumper on St Stephens Day finishing 22L behind subsequent winner Minnie's Secret. Impressive last time out in a Thurles bumper finishing second of nine in February.

Form: 3/1442-

Non-Runners

Knockatoo Hill¹¹²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: P Cluskey J: M J Bolger

Forecasts

Getaway Katie Mai (11/10), Tintangle (11/4), Diamond Hill (4/1), Song Of The Sky (14/1), Kilbarry Way (16/1), Moskovite (16/1), Western Victory (20/1), She'stherightone (50/1), Stucker Hill (66/1), Ask Dee (100/1), Lady Writer (100/1), Knockatoo Hill (100/1)

The J P McManus purchase following her facile Aintree bumper win in April, GETAWAY KATIE MAI can build on her burgeoning reputation by getting off the mark here on hurdling debut. The Getaway mare won't have it all her own way and will have to see off the attentions of Gigginstown House Stud-owned Tintangle from the Gordon Elliott yard and fascinating hurdling recruit, Western Victory.