17:35 Kilbeggan

Friday 19 July 2019

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Tom McCormack Memorial Cup Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 4m 37.80s

Monaco Rose^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

6/1

Makes hurdles debut after showing a fair level of ability on the flat since switching to this yard. Tough task off joint top-weight, but has achieved plenty more than most of these and could possess the necessary talent required.

Form:

Payngo³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 97

3/1

Returns to maiden hurdle company after a decent effort in defeat when fourth in a handicap at Roscommon (3m; good). Does have to give weight away but is a major player if able to reproduce form of latest effort.

Form: 9F7F-F4

Aileens Joy^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke

16/1

Doesn't seem particularly straightforward. Has fell (after jinking at a hurdle) and ran out on his last two starts. Showed she does have a level of ability though when third at Kilbeggan (2m3f; yielding). Can't be trusted at the moment.

Form: U36RF

Bridgets Cross³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: J Neilan

10/1

Arguably ran a career-best race last time out when belying odds of 100-1 to finish fifth in a 20-runner maiden hurdle at Punchestown (2m; good to yielding). Definite place claims if able to replicate that level of form.

Form: 866P-05

Gambling Mistress¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 102

4/6

Bounced back from a slightly underwhelming effort two starts ago when finishing in midfield to grab third at Tipperary (2m4f; good) last time. Stable in good form at present and she is more convincing than most in this field.

Form: 84426-3

Golden Robin^t1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: J P Brennan

66/1

Failed to complete when pulled-up on rules debut at Wexford (2m4f; good) in a Mares Flat Race. Was even pulled-up in a couple of point-to-points before that. Subsequently best watched for the time being until offering more encouragement.

Form: 6P-B3PP

Haondotri¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: M A Enright| T: Michael C Griffin

50/1

Managed to complete on rules debut, but could only finish ninth of 11 in a bumper at Roscommon (2m; good). Previously been pulled up on her first career start in a point-to-point at Balingarry. Should improve for a hurdle but needs to do much more.

Form: P9

I Will Walk^h³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: P E Corbett| T: W Ross

50/1

Has shown nothing to suggest she is capable of winning a race of this nature on both rules starts to date. Hard to make a case for after being comprehensively beaten on those two occasions. Others make more obvious appeal.

Form: P4-07

Traidisiun^b¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Ricky Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: T Cleary

40/1

14-race maiden on the flat. Makes debut in this code and is a half-sister to a 2m winner. Would need to step up by some way on all she has shown so far to cause any serious threat on hurdles bow.

Form:

Non-Runners

Darrens Diamond¹³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: R Murphy J: C J Orr

Misty Mountain⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: J J Lambe J: Liam McKenna

Smash The Lamp³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: A Slattery J: C A Landers

Villa Moura³⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Gambling Mistress (4/6), Payngo (3/1), Villa Moura (7/2), Misty Mountain (5/1), Monaco Rose (6/1), Bridgets Cross (10/1), Darrens Diamond (12/1), Aileens Joy (16/1), Smash The Lamp (20/1), Traidisiun (40/1), Haondotri (50/1), I Will Walk (50/1), Golden Robin (66/1)

Alargely uncompetitive maiden hurdle, in which plenty can be ruled out with confidence. There are a small group of four who look the ones to focus on, Bridgets Cross being one of those after she posted a career-best last time when fifth at Punchestown. Monaco Rose is also interesting on her hurdles bow after recently registering a couple of victories on the flat since joining this stable. Despite falling last time out, Villa Moura had been shaping with plenty of promise prior to that mishap, but preference is for GAMBLING MISTRESS who has the most convincing profile out of these and did little wrong in a better race when third at Tipperary on seasonal return.