17:30 Wexford

Friday 21 May 2021

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ESET Ireland Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 5m 35.00s

An Taibhse²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 104

13/8

Promising individual. Evens, won 13-runner maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good) 28 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely has more to come for leading stable.

Form: 331-

Rebel Ivy⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: J Motherway| OR: 102

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, good fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 70 days ago. Engaged 3.45 Tipperary Thursday. Player if turning out.

Form: 6/3994-

Annieguire^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 98

9/1

Below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good, 7/2) 29 days ago, but claims on her Fairyhouse third prior to that.

Form: 95/7038-

April's Moon¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 94

11/2

28/1, respectable eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 50504-8

China Princess²⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 90

10/1

Pulled up in maiden hurdle (8/1) at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good) when last seen in August. Yard in form ahead of return. Check betting.

Form: 008/8FP-

Howaya Aoife⁷⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: G Keane| OR: 88

10/1

25/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good) 75 days ago but is fairly handicapped on her best form.

Form: 435570-

It's All Mercy¹⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Walsh| OR: 88

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, eighth of 13 in maiden at Limerick (16f, heavy). Off 6 months. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 008-

Cooline Bluebell^p1¹²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 86

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 122 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 9956-

Barangarou³²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin| OR: 84

16/1

Fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.6f, good to soft, 50/1) 32 days ago.

Form: 27/09P5-

Lotus Hill^b³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 81

11/1

Seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft, 25/1) 36 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 59P26/7-

Miss Anfield^p⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

18/1

Seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Limerick (22f, heavy) 68 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter. RESERVE.

Form: 0F00/77-

Non-Runners

Paddy Wickla⁷⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: J P O'Sullivan

Little Mar¹²⁹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 5

T: T Gibney J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

An Taibhse (13/8), Rebel Ivy (11/2), April's Moon (11/2), Annieguire (9/1), China Princess (10/1), Howaya Aoife (10/1), Lotus Hill (11/1), Barangarou (16/1), Miss Anfield (18/1), Cooline Bluebell (28/1), Little Mar (33/1), Paddy Wickla (33/1), It's All Mercy (80/1)

There's likely more to come from AN TAIBHSE on the back of her Kilbeggan maiden success 4 weeks ago and she's taken to follow up now handicapping. Annieguire could pose a threat if returning to the level of her penultimate Fairyhouse third, while Rebel Ivy shaped quite well on her Gowran handicap debut and could also have a say if turning up here rather than Tipperary.