16:20 Ballinrobe

Friday 16 April 2021

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Ballinrobe Racecourse Centenary Year Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 25.6s

Brooks Falls²³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| D

28/1

Bumper winner. Off 24 months, looked backward when well held last time and shaped as if amiss on hurdling debut in 2018/19. Hard to fancy.

Form: 731P/9

Cautious Approach¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell

66/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 100/1, eighteenth of 21 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 90

Dreamingandhoping^h¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 109

9/4

Fair hurdler. Below form eighth of 16 in novice hurdle (3/1) at Cork (19f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Good claims on previous placings.

Form: 34P328

Lady De Vesci²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Jack Kennedy| T: M Halford

28/1

Fair Flat winner making a very belated jumps debut. Tricky to fancy even in a thin event.

Form:

Royal Gift²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

66/1

Fair Flat winner but sold for just 800 gns and has made little impact in 2 runs over hurdles this year.

Form: P0

Ali's Glory⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper

80/1

20/1, tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut 53 days ago.

Form: 0

Darrens Diamond¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: R Murphy| OR: 86

7/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 12 hurdle runs. 28/1, fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft) 12 days ago, needing stiffer test.

Form: 08-0P44

Justwest^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: Gary McGill

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, twelfth of 20 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.6f, good to soft) 30 days ago.

Form: 2590

Karla Martina^h,t¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J J Slevin| T: N Lee

8/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 13 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 154 days ago, very much having run of race. That form is good and interesting if she gets a lead again.

Form: 55-8093

Layla's Daffodil²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

14/1

Fourth of 11 in novice hurdle (18/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) on debut 26 days ago for Peter Croke. Entitled to progress.

Form: 4

Presenting Bonnie²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 93

5/1

Modest hurdler. Respectable fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.5f, soft, 15/2) 24 days ago.

Form: 596475

Atha Solas²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

18/1

Half-sister to bumper winner/smart hurdler Commander of Fleet. Reportedly lost action when pulled up in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 16/1) on debut 22 days ago. Retains potential.

Form: P

Hot On My Heels²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger

25/1

Twelfth of 16 in juvenile hurdle (20/1) at Cork (16f, soft) on NH debut 22 days ago. Trainer going well.

Form: 0

Parvos

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Michael C Griffin

33/1

Flemensfirth filly. Dam unraced half-sister to high-class hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 21f) Simonsig and useful chaser (stays 2¾m) Drumcliff.

Form:

Annie G²⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

10/3

Showed a bit in 2 bumpers. Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut. RESERVE.

Form: 45

Non-Runners

Lucy Prunella⁴⁷

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: P J Gilligan J: Ricky Doyle

Islashoon

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: Miss Ellmarie Holden J: Reserve 2

Sit Down Lucy¹³⁶

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Dreamingandhoping (9/4), Annie G (10/3), Presenting Bonnie (5/1), Darrens Diamond (7/1), Karla Martina (8/1), Layla's Daffodil (14/1), Atha Solas (18/1), Islashoon (20/1), Hot On My Heels (25/1), Brooks Falls (28/1), Lady De Vesci (28/1), Parvos (33/1), Sit Down Lucy (33/1), Lucy Prunella (50/1), Royal Gift (66/1), Cautious Approach (66/1), Justwest (66/1), Ali's Glory (80/1)

A very thin mares' maiden that can go to KARLA MARTINA if she can get the run of things that she did when third in a stronger contest at Fairyhouse when last seen in November. Dreamingandhoping is a big player, while Atha Solas could do much better if putting Cork behind her.