Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 48.30s

Is She Diesel¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D Hogan| OR: 123

8/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 20/1, good fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 21122/5

Sean Says^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Sweeney| OR: 116| D

33/1

Fair hurdler. Latest win at Limerick in July and creditable seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f, soft, 12/1) 12 days ago. Much respected.

Form: 19-0137

Skyace¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 126| D

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Modest tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.2f, good to soft, 14/1) 14 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 33-1120

Telmesomethinggirl²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R M Power| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 120| D

8/11

Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 3 runs this season, and posted career best when landing 5-runner minor hurdle at Bellewstown (20.2f, heavy) 26 days ago. Holds good claims.

Form: 350-131

Jelona¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington

28/1

Lightly-raced winner. 13/2, career best when scoring in 14-runner novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, good) 17 days ago. This is much tougher though.

Form: 256-51

Darrens Hope¹⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Ian Power| T: R Murphy| OR: 120| D

16/5

Fairly useful hurdler. 33/1, good third of 9 to Well Set Up in novice hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy) when last seen out 6 months ago. Sure to go well if back fully tuned up.

Form: 651633-

Non-Runners

The Sliding Rock²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: B J Cooper

Forecasts

Telmesomethinggirl (8/11), Darrens Hope (16/5), The Sliding Rock (5/1), Skyace (15/2), Is She Diesel (8/1), Jelona (28/1), Sean Says (33/1)

TELLMESOMETHINGGIRL looks the way to go here as she arrives on the back of a career-best success at Bellewstown so is taken to make it 3-4 this season. In-form Is She Diesel rates a big threat after her good recent Ballinrobe fifth, while Darrens Hope is much respected too despite her absence.