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Saturday 25 July 2020

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Sobac Soil.ie Supporting Irish Racing Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 4m 0.02s

Brosna Rocco

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: A L T Moore

28/1

Fourth foal; dam 2m hurdle winner, out of winning half-sister to Group 3 winner Magna Graecia and Group 3 winner Graikos; pleasingly bred and worth a check in the market to gauge stable confidence.

Form:

Dinny's Ginny¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

18/1

By Imperial Monarch out of a Dr Massini mare; pulled too hard in the early stages on bumper debut at Kilbeggan earlier this month; open to improvement on hurdles debut.

Form: 5

Escort'namix^t1⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 100| BF

6/4

Point-to-point winner in 2018 but somewhat underwhelming in six-race bumper/hurdles stint in Britain with Warren Greatrex afterwards; has shown plenty of improvement for new connections but worryingly beaten at odds-on last time out.

Form: FU3/9-32

Fairytale Empress¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: P Byrne

50/1

Related to some minor National Hunt winners over hurdles and in bumpers; well beaten on sole appearance over hurdles at Gowran Park in March and plenty of improvement needed to hit the frame.

Form: 7-

Fortfield Lady^t1²²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: M P Burke⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke

66/1

Two poor runs in bumpers were hardly bettered on hurdle debut late last year at Naas when beaten 110 lengths; difficult to recommend.

Form: 600-

Fuinseoiges Fire

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: E Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack

66/1

Second foal; half-sister to Italian sprint winner Itinere; unraced dam out of 6f winning sister to prolific 5f winner Raccoon; pedigree does not suggest stamina and chances will be reflected in the market.

Form:

Getaway Glenda^t⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Miss D O'Shea

66/1

Well beaten and pulled up in a couple of point-to-point runs last winter; no real improvement on two racecourse appearances over hurdles recently starting at 200/1 each time.

Form: 9P-80

Le Boot Des Champs⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: P Croke

100/1

First foal; dam unraced half-sister to high-class hurdle/chase winner Monkerhostin and hurdle/chase winner Eric's Charm; 12th of 13 last week over 2m5f; shorter trip might suit; hard to totally write off.

Form: 0

Memories Remain¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: D J McInerney| T: J C McConnell

2/1

Headed just before the last flight on hurdles debut at Downpatrick recently over 2m6f having shown promise in two bumpers previously; step back in trip will suit and one to consider.

Form: 333-43

Milalee⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: C O'Keeffe

50/1

Has struggled on all her racecourse appearance only showing slight improvement with each run; hard to see her getting competitive just yet but may improve on her distance beaten record (current best is 57 lengths).

Form: 000-5

Sani Pass²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

9/2

Bought for 16,000 euros as a three-year-old; nicely bred being related to competent hurdles and chasers; runner-up in a point-to-point contest in October and not disgraced on hurdles debut at Bellewstown earlier this month.

Form: 2-6

The Girl That Sang^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady

11/1

Well beaten on all her bumper and hurdles appearances to date; best effort came at this track in a bumper last August but hard to get excited about.

Form: 6308-47

Valmiera¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan

40/1

Daughter of Arcadio out of a Shernazar mare. Closely related to the solid and consistent hurdler/chaser Bishops Road; unfancied and beaten over 100 lengths on bumper debut earlier this month; better options elsewhere.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Cactus Tree¹⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: M C Grassick J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Escort'namix (6/4), Memories Remain (2/1), Sani Pass (9/2), The Girl That Sang (11/1), Dinny's Ginny (18/1), Brosna Rocco (28/1), Cactus Tree (33/1), Valmiera (40/1), Milalee (50/1), Fairytale Empress (50/1), Getaway Glenda (66/1), Fortfield Lady (66/1), Fuinseoiges Fire (66/1), Le Boot Des Champs (100/1)

ESCORT'NAMIX is taken to make amends for being beaten last week over 2m5f at this track. The mare possibly hit the front too soon in that contest but with that experience under her belt she should be able to go one better. Memories Remain may appreciate this step back in trip after struggling slightly in the closing stages of her last appearance at Downpatrick. She is proving herself to be a very consistent mare. Brosna Rocco may prove the best of those making their hurdles debut. She is pleasingly bred and market support would indicate some stable confidence.