14:20 Down Royal

Tuesday 28 January 2020

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Molson Coors Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 4m 27.00s

Iknowwhereiamnow¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 109| BF

25/1

Reasonable handicap hurdler who won at Gowran Park on her penultimate start; pulled up last time out over hurdles Leopardstown and over fences at Punchestown; needs a bit of a bounce back.

Form: 2F61PP

Bridge Native^t¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 108

12/1

Surprisingly returns to hurdling after proving herself a decent chaser; only hurdles win came in 2016 but full of confidence at present so could go well.

Form: 445712

Reine Fee^p,t⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: S Crawley| OR: 108

9/2

Finished second in this contest last year before breaking her maiden tag next time out; showed her well being when placed at Fairyhouse in December and looks a serious candidate.

Form: 21-4R02

Bobbie The Dazzler¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 102

50/1

Scored in a heavy-ground Ayr maiden hurdle over 2m4f earlier in November; faced tough ask on handicap debut last time at Navan when finishing last of nine runners; possibly similar story here.

Form: 96731-9

Saol Iontach¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 102

9/2

Has shaped with promise on a number of occasions including on handicap debut at Punchestown earlier this month when finshing 2nd of 15; this looks tougher and handicapper has taken no chances.

Form: 808772

Ciao^t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 99

6/1

Has been running on the AW of late; has shown some signs of ability in maiden hurdles but this looks a tough race on her handicap debut.

Form: 7254

Shopping Around²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: M A Enright| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 92

20/1

Better effort to date when ninth of 21 to Yukon Lil in mares maiden at Naas on her penultimate start; would need to step up markedly on that form to play a part here.

Form: 21-090

So Near So Farhh⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 93| D

12/1

Out and out stayer on the Flat finished fifth of 14 on hurdles bow at here before not really progressing with disapponting efforts at Punchestown and Navan; difficult to see her being good enough on handicap debut.

Form: 500

Western Line^h,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 90

12/1

Four-race maiden hints of improvement on her penultimate start at Naas last month over 2m but still has plenty to prove in this contest.

Form: 67-56

Midland Millie^p1⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: A L T Moore| OR: 89

5/1

Failed to build on a couple of career best efforts at Galway and Gowran Park in October/November when finishing 100L adrift of the winner at Naas last month over 2m3f. Others have more sturdier claims.

Form: 6-55230

Paula's Prayer⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Ricky Doyle⁽³⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 90

33/1

Some promise shown in maiden hurdles at Roscommon either side of summer break before disappointing in a Thurles 2m handicap hurdle when last seen in November. Others more compelling.

Form: 0-580

De Bennette¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-4| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: J Grace| OR: 87| D

10/1

Had hit the frame on just one occasion from 11 starts over hurdles before suddenly finding improvement to win at Clonmel earlier this month over 2m1f; more to do here up in the weights but the manner of that success suggests she is capable.

Form: 037771

Drumconnor Girl³³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 83

16/1

A point-to-point winner who is 0-9 under Rules. Has struggled in handicap company recently. Her latest appearance was here) where she could only finish 9th of 11. Others are preferred.

Form: 63P609

Lambikin¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: C Kidd| OR: 83

66/1

Poor 45-rated handicapper on the Flat the daughter of Peintre Celebre finished last of 20 runners on New Years Day over 2m in a Tramore maiden hurdle and was tailed off last time at Clonmel.

Form: 0-00

Charlotte Wells²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: K J Brouder⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 81

16/1

Yet to hit the frame in 12 starts over hurdles. Well beaten over 26L in a Tramore 2m5f handicap on New Years Day on soft ground. Plenty more needed even in this company.

Form: P46557

Dandy Sue²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 83

66/1

Best effort from four starts over hurdles was to be beaten 26l; difficult to see her being capable on hurdles debut.

Form: 9407

Piranto¹⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: C D Maxwell| T: S Wilson| OR: 80

40/1

14-race maiden; her best run came when finishing a never nearer fourth (50-1) to Brosna George at Down Royal (3m, good) in November 2018; very difficult to fancy unless the market speak positively.

Form: 7P468-0

Forecasts

Reine Fee (9/2), Saol Iontach (9/2), Midland Millie (5/1), Ciao (6/1), De Bennette (10/1), So Near So Farhh (12/1), Bridge Native (12/1), Western Line (12/1), Charlotte Wells (16/1), Drumconnor Girl (16/1), Shopping Around (20/1), Iknowwhereiamnow (25/1), Paula's Prayer (33/1), Piranto (40/1), Bobbie The Dazzler (50/1), Dandy Sue (66/1), Lambikin (66/1)

It is interesting connections have reverted back to hurdling for BRIDGE NATIVE but it could be a smart move given the confidence she has been showing recently over fences. She does have some ability over hurdles despite her sole win coming a long time ago. The relatively lightly-raced Reine Fee finished runner-up in this contest last year and advertised his well being with a decent effort at Fairyhouse in December. If still in the same mood she should give a good account of herself. Saol Iontach put in one of her better efforts last time out at Punchestown and a repeat of that effort could see her running a big race.