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Sunday 14 April 2019

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 21.5s

Owenacurra Lass¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr M J Sweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| D

11/8

Bumper winner over 2m on yielding-to-soft ground at Wexford last October. Returning from a break when beaten 22L into third on return to hurdles at Clonmel (2m, good-to-yielding) last month and is one to note in this contest.

Form: 0-62123

Araukan²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: M A Enright| T: S J Treacy

16/1

Improved on two previous hurdles starts when 8L fourth in a soft-to-heavy ground maiden hurdle over 2m at Wexford last time out. Interesting if capable of repeating that effort.

Form: 0P-004

Ask Your Mother^t⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: M J Smith

66/1

Well held in three starts over hurdles so far including at Navan (2m, yielding) last time out. Others hold more obvious claims.

Form: 900

Dylan Rock^t1²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: S O O'Brien

33/1

Placed in a bumper but pulled up in a heavy ground maiden hurdle at Limerick (2m5f) on hurdling debut last month. Probably best watched at present.

Form: P/0300P

Eversosaucy¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Ricky Doyle⁽³⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

33/1

Struggle when 42L sixth in a good-to-yielding ground maiden hurdle at Clonmel (2m) on debut last time out. More needed if she is to take this event.

Form: 6

Jeremys Dream²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 106

10/3

Finished fourth on two most recent starts including over 2m3f at Downpatrick (good-to-yielding) last month. Represents a top yard and looks likely to play a leading role on this occasion.

Form: 43P644

Moyode Lady³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: K J Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash

66/1

Struggled when 28L last of nine in a 2m bumper on yielding going at Naas on debut last month. Likely best watched on hurdles debut.

Form: 9

Robin Gold⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: J Fogarty

100/1

Failed to finish in three point-to-points and well held on both starts over hurdles. Likely to be of more interest once eligible for handicaps.

Form: F-PP00

Shimmer And Shine¹⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: A Ring| T: P Croke| OR: 96

7/1

Good fourth over 2m4f at Clonmel (good-to-yielding) on her penultimate start and finisehd runner-up off a mark of 95 in a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (good) last time out. Interesting runner on her return from a break.

Form: 748642

Stolen Moment¹²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Aherne

50/1

Well held in a couple of bumpers including on heavy ground over 2m here in December. Given a break since but others make more appeal on debut over hurdles.

Form: 75

Villa Moura²²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

3/1

Placed on first three starts in bumpers including when 9L second over an extended 2m at Roscommon (good) last August. Absent since disappointing at Ballinrobe (yielding) later that month and represents a top yard on hurdles debut.

Form: 3328

Non-Runners

Bonarc²⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: J P Ryan J: Liam Quinlan

Eddies Pride²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: N Lee J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Owenacurra Lass (11/8), Villa Moura (3/1), Jeremys Dream (10/3), Shimmer And Shine (7/1), Araukan (16/1), Dylan Rock (33/1), Eversosaucy (33/1), Eddies Pride (33/1), Stolen Moment (50/1), Bonarc (50/1), Moyode Lady (66/1), Ask Your Mother (66/1), Robin Gold (100/1)

VILLA MOURA has shown good form in bumpers and she is taken to get her hurdles career off to the perfect start with a victory in this opening maiden event. Jeremys Dream represents leading connections and she can take second placea head of Shimmer And Shine who returns to maiden company having placed second in a handicap last time out.