16:40 Bellewstown

Saturday 6 July 2019

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Western Motors Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 5m 1.60s

Silk And Sand^t²²³

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

7/1

Winner of a Thurles bumper in November before finding the step in to Listed company a little beyond her. More needed on hurdling debut but not one to put a line through with the yard having a solid meeting.

Form: 318-

Abbi Shore

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: S A Shortall| T: J P O'Brien

20/1

Daughter of Schiaparellu out of a Presenting mare. Dam unraced. Yard going well at the meeting and boast a 50% strike rate from four maiden hurdle runners since 2015.

Form:

Amor Verdadero²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

3/1

Four-race maiden, though the mare has finished runner up on her last three starts including when finishing behind Walking In Memphis at Downpatrick last month. Deserves to get her head in front.

Form: 9P-4222

Avalon Sunset

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

66/1

Daughter of Where Or When out of a Supreme Leader mare. Dam unraced. Closely related to multiple national hunt winner, Love The Leader. Market likely to reveal expectations on debut.

Form:

Ballycastle Girl¹⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr T Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Dunne

100/1

Oscar mare out of a dual-purpose mare who won on the Flat and also over jumps. Last of nine on debut in a Navan bumper over 12 months ago. Pulled up in a February point-to-point and easily passed over in this company.

Form: 9/P-

Belanbrooke^b1²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: C Brassil| T: J P Ryan

100/1

Daughter of Stowaway out of a Presenting mare. Dam unraced. Not fluent on debut finishing 48L adrift of Walking In Memphis. First-time blinkers unlikely to work their magic.

Form: 7

Blossomfort Trish⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: E M O'Sullivan

33/1

Modest in the point-to-point field only completing one of her three starts. Sixth of 11 beaten 21L on rules debut at Killarney in May and hard to recommend on current evidence.

Form: P5F-6

Cotton End³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

7/1

Has failed to improve on a couple of initially promising bumper efforts in the autumn. Beaten 31L on return to action last month and unlikely to make an immediate impact on hurdling debut.

Form: 3364-7

Darrens Diamond⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: R Murphy

12/1

Needs to reproduced her career best when finishing second of 19 beaten ¾L in a Cork maiden hurdle in April. Plenty of questions to answer at present.

Form: 8/8P2-05

Hey Alexa³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

100/1

By Pelder out of a Welsh Term mare. Dam unraced. Closely related to 2m handicap hurdle winner Sweetheart Susan and Jumby Bay hurdle winner over 2m1f. Well held on debut at Listowel last month, more needed.

Form: 0

Kaletto¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: M L Fagan

5/1

Improved on a number of dismal bumper efforts when finishing third of 13 beaten 2L on hurdling debut in a Wexford maiden last month. Looks one for the shortlist.

Form: 2187-63

Miss Chevious Girl^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 101

2/1

Looked slow on return to action at Limerick in March before disappointing once again at Downpatrick on handicap debut last month. Hard to dismiss given respected connections.

Form: 3430P-5

Forecasts

Miss Chevious Girl (2/1), Amor Verdadero (3/1), Kaletto (5/1), Cotton End (7/1), Silk And Sand (7/1), Darrens Diamond (12/1), Abbi Shore (20/1), Blossomfort Trish (33/1), Avalon Sunset (66/1), Ballycastle Girl (100/1), Belanbrooke (100/1), Hey Alexa (100/1)

The Gordon Elliott yard boast a 40% win and place strike rate from 42 runners at this meeting in the last four years and their solid and consistent mare, AMOR VERDADERO can get off the mark for connections at the fifth time of asking over hurdles in the opener. The daughter of Jeremy may face still opposition from the Willie Mullins-trained, Miss Chevious Girl and Wexford third, Kaletto. The Joseph O'Brien-trained Silk And Sound is not easily discounted on hurdling debut.