14:05 Naas
Tuesday 18 December 2018
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Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Mares Maiden Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  2m  |  Yielding  |  25 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:06Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 0.5s
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Well-related sort, made winning start at this track last month in a bumper and since run well in Listed Navan contest. Should be able to challenge now tackling hurdles.
14-race maiden on the Flat over a variety of trip and didn't show much on hurdles bow at Tipperary in May. Tailed off at Galway next time and makes no appeal here.
French Flat winner back in 2016, showed some promise on arriving in this country but form rather tailed off towards the end of summer and likely best watched going jumping for the first time.
Mare with a couple of low-grade wins from 44 starts on the Flat, shouldn't be good enough to land this contest on her first start over jumps.
Some pleasing efforts in bumpers, finished 21L fourth of 13 on hurdles bow at Thurles (2m, good) last month and poor since at Navan. No match for Caravation in a bumper here previously.
Mare by Germany, first starter here and yard having a quiet time, likely best watched unless market vibes are in her favour.
Gold Well mare, small yard has been amongst winners lately, though no obvious reason to suggest she'll be a winner first time out.
57-rated winning Flat handicapper who finished modest fourth on second hurdles start at Cork (2m, yielding) recently, beaten more than 20L. More needed.
Beneficial mare, won a point-to-point in May on second try (brought down when in contention on debut). Rules debut after a summer break, watch betting. Looks best of trainer's two in this.
Flew home to win Champion Bumper at Cheltenham in March, nowhere near as good here a month later. Only third (4/9 favourite) on hurdles bow at Punchestown over 2m6f last month, drops right back in distance and respected again.
Shantou gelding that cost €14,000 as a three-year-old. Dam was fairly useful on the flat and over hurdles winning over 2m-2m4f. Well held in two summer starst over timber, has to up her game considerably.
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 though bit disappointing over timber at Galway in October. Can improve.
Has been competitive in her three starts over hurdles this year, all over longer trips. Winning point-to-pointer, likes to front run and interesting tacking 2m for the first time.
Improved on poor debut effort when promising third in the mud at Navan for Noel Meade a year ago, but left that yard subsequently, and bit to prove on back of a lengthy absence.
Mahler mare, yard not known for first-time-out winners and good chance she learns from this first outing.
Poor Flat performer, well fended off in pair of hurdles starts last winter and now coming back from a year off, hard to fancy.
Promising in bumpers and couldn't have impressed any more when careering away to win Listed contest at Navan last month. Makes hurdles bow, and much-respected on that evidence.
Couple of wins on the Flat in early summer after joining this yard, form has rather tailed off in that sphere since however and cautious approach needed now going over hurdles.
Gold Well filly, dam was a winner over hurdles. Finished well down the pecking order this month at Navan in 2m maiden hurdle. Hard to see a big turnaround on second run.
Harbour Watch filly, runner-up in a maiden hurdle at Listowel in September on testing going, winner on sole Flat start since. Place claims again here.
Daughter of Getaway out of an Oscar mare, finished 11L second of 14 on hurdles bow at Tipperary over 2m4f on good ground in October. Interesting to see how she goes down in trip and may get involved in the finish.
Court Cave filly, small yard 0-4 with bumper runners previously and shock should the breakthrough arrive now.
Arctic Cosmos filly is worth noting in the betting. Yard has seen all four bumper runners make the frame in previous 12 months (one win, three placed).
Henrythenavigator filly, regressive on the Flat since leaving John Oxx and poor in three 2017 starts in maiden hurdles for Tony Martin. Big ask on form starting out for latest handler.
Filly by Salutino out of a Naheez mare. Well beaten in two starts so far Roscommon and Cork in bumpers. Reverts to hurdling with a chunk of improvement demanded.
Non-Runners
26
Do As You Wish9
Weight: 11-4|Â Â Age: 4
T: A Mullins  J: Reserve 1
NR
27
Howaya Aoife10
Weight: 11-7|Â Â Age: 7
T: G Keane  J: Reserve 2
NR
28
Mollyella10
Weight: 11-7|Â Â Age: 5
T: S Byrne  J: Reserve 3
NR
Forecasts
Relegate (4/5), Barrington Court (13/8), Caravation (9/1), Sunrise Lady (25/1), Bianca Minola (25/1), Song Of The Sky (25/1), Three Queens (33/1), Duchess Ravenwaves (40/1), Iamastartoo (50/1), Rare Deal (66/1), Papal Parade (66/1), Magen's Moon (80/1), Iconic Lady (100/1), Greanta (100/1), Ali's Girl (100/1), Saudade (100/1), Geoffrey's Girl (100/1), Krickett (100/1), Costalita (100/1), Keenaghan Lass (100/1), Lilly Banner (100/1), Semper Fidelis (100/1), Forgetthesurprise (100/1), Dressednblack (100/1), Trees Valley (100/1)
Champion Bumper winner Relegate was turned over at odds-on last time on her hurdling bow. She drops right back in trip and should be involved but could be vulnerable again at short odds. BARRINGTON COURT was very impressive when scoring with any amount in hand in a Listed bumper at Navan last time and could make a winning start over timber for Jessica Harrington. Course bumper scorer Caravation is another with potential to go well while front-running Sunrise Lady joins rules debutante Rare Deal and Forgetthesurprise in competing for place prizes.
- Barrington Court
- Relegate
- Caravation
Prize Money
1st: €8,316.002nd: €2,579.003rd: €1,228.004th: €554.005th: €216.00
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