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Thursday 11 April 2019

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National Student Raceday Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 45.00s

Aspire To Fly^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Walsh

100/1

Golden Lariat filly. Dam, ran twice over hurdles, 7f/1m winner on the Flat. Tailed off at Fairyhouse in a 2m bumper in December on rules bow and again well in rear on hurdling introduction.

Form: 00

Barangarou³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

100/1

Half-sister to three winners. Dam showed little in bumpers and this mare has followed suit. Hard to fancy on hurdles debut.

Form: 00

Cornakill Rose³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 108

8/1

Fair bumper performer who showed some promise on first two starts over timber. However, she did not jump well last time and needs to improve that aspect to take advantage of an uncompetitive opportunity.

Form: 30-6655

Daisy's Hollow⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Michael W O'Meara

66/1

Beat Hollow mare, whose dam was a bumper/2m6f hurdle winner. Has not beaten many home in either start over hurdles but Sean Flanagan now booked to replace a conditional.

Form: 00

Dicey⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Miss D O'Shea

66/1

A Doyen mare that is a half-sister to a 2m5f-3m winner, so the indications are that she will be happier over this trip following an inauspicious debut over 2m.

Form: 0

Dolly Dancer^t⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins| BF

7/2

Yeats filly out of a bumper winner who is a half-sister to smart 2m-3m1f hurdle/chase winner Fair Along and useful 7f Flat/2m hurdle winner Fairlyand. Clear promise shown in her three bumpers and makes her hurdling debut over the right sort of trip.

Form: 423

Farney Villa⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Burke⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke

33/1

Fourth in a hot bumper on debut but has made little progress since. Hard to fancy on hurdling debut.

Form: 406

Gipsy Lee Rose²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: S A Shortall| T: J P O'Brien

6/4

Winning point-to-pointer who was a beaten favourite on bumper debut and again on hurdling bow. Easy to back on heavy ground last time before pulling up. May bounce back on this quicker surface, but it would still be an idea to watch the market.

Form: 2-142P

Golden Glory²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

8/1

Half-sister to five-time winner Miss Sapphire. Given the pedigree she should find this trip her optimum. Will appreciate the better ground than was the case here last month when a promising fourth on her hurdling debut and gets stronger handling.

Form: 964

Knot For Catching

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: T Doyle

100/1

Unraced Windsor Knot filly out of a dam who was a maiden under both codes. Yard 4-133 with their hurdlers over the past five seasons so the signs are not promising.

Form:

Late Again¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: K J Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

9/1

Would probably have finished ahead of Golden Glory here last month but for falling two out. Beaten since over shorter but clear chances in this modest grade for a yard that took the 2015 renewal.

Form: 7084F5

Marshalls Creek

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D Crean⁽⁷⁾| T: Charlie Keegan

100/1

Approve half-sister to three Flat winners. Pedigree does not lend itself to this kind of trip and yard 0-22 in past five years.

Form:

O Supreme⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss D O'Shea

100/1

Makes little appeal on pedigree nor on the lack of promise in an 80L defeat on debut. Jockey bookings indicate Dicey is yard's number one.

Form: 0

Princess Of China⁷⁹⁵

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

4/1

Beat little of note in an an average time to win an Oldstown point-to-point two years ago. Nevertheless, not highly tried on rules debut for top yard.

Form: 1/

Roxys Holly¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett

66/1

Only minor promise so far in bumpers and sole hurdles start. Big step up required even at this modest level.

Form: 0777

Divine Lucy^t1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: M C Grassick

100/1

€700 purchase as a three-year-old who showed little on her hurdling debut. Tongue-tie fitted now and yard have been quiet for a while.

Form: 0

Kashika²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

20/1

Distant third in a poor race last time. Looked one paced so the longer trip may help, but preferable to look elsewhere for a likely winner.

Form: 3

Wink Wink⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

50/1

Galileo filly. Closely related to useful hurdler/chaser Teacher's Pet and handy chaser Whatareudoingtome who came from this stable. First two starts indicate she may need more time.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Kilcanavee¹⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: Ms Debbie Hartnett J: Reserve 1

Monsoon Miss²¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: T Doyle J: Reserve 2

Savina

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: W P Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gipsy Lee Rose (6/4), Dolly Dancer (7/2), Princess Of China (4/1), Golden Glory (8/1), Cornakill Rose (8/1), Late Again (9/1), Kashika (20/1), Farney Villa (33/1), Wink Wink (50/1), Roxys Holly (66/1), Dicey (66/1), Daisy's Hollow (66/1), Barangarou (100/1), Divine Lucy (100/1), Aspire To Fly (100/1), Knot For Catching (100/1), Marshalls Creek (100/1), O Supreme (100/1)

Willie Mullins has Savina entered as a reserve and also Princess Of China who made the final cut. The former has a fine pedigree that would command a lot of respect in a race as poor as this, whilst her stable companion has been sidelined since a point-to-point victory in modest company. Dolly Dancer has become expensive but could still figure on a low level introduction to hurdling and Gipsy Lee Rose needs to be studied in the market. Golden Glory showed promise on her hurdling bow here when fourth, but LATE AGAIN would have been ahead of her that day as she looked strong before falling two out and she can be forgiven a poor show next time over an inadequate trip.