13:30 Downpatrick

Saturday 12 June 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 33.30s

Branson Missouri²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: C Bowe

13/2

Fame And Glory mare. Dam (h92), 2m hurdle winner, also 1¼m-1½m winner on Flat, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Locksmith. Won 2 of 3 starts in points, including latest (May 23).

Form: 1P-1

Butterflyvespiere²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Peter Fahey| BF

11/10

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 2/1, creditable second of 12 in maiden hurdle at Wexford (20f, soft) 27 days ago. The one to beat.

Form: 450-2

Cnogba^t1⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: C L Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: P Downey

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good, 80/1) on NH debut 96 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0-

Its The Way To Go²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

28/1

Mahler mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler/chaser Generator City and fair chaser Dylanseoghan. Dam (c96/h89) 2½m hurdle/chase winner. Runner-up on latter start in points (May 23).

Form: P-2

Newmills Glory¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson

200/1

Little show in bumpers/maiden hurdles.

Form: 60-00

Optional Mix⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle

4/1

Twice-raced maiden. Third of 14 in bumper at Tipperary (18f, soft, 33/1) 80 days ago. Successful in points since. Makes hurdle debut. Engaged 1.15 Clonmel Saturday.

Form: 4631-

Shady Katie¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: B R Hamilton

28/1

Pulled up in point on debut and offered little in a Cork bumper 68 days ago.

Form: P0-45

Areutheoneiwant³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: Mrs D Foster

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. 9/1, improvement from debut when fifth of 12 in bumper at Cork (16f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Bred to be suited by this stiffer test over hurdles.

Form: 3-5

Hanoi Jane¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh

3/1

Shaped with promise when third of 14 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft, 15/2) on NH debut 16 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Bennystiara²²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: H Morgan

Forecasts

Butterflyvespiere (11/10), Hanoi Jane (3/1), Optional Mix (4/1), Branson Missouri (13/2), Bennystiara (12/1), Areutheoneiwant (18/1), Its The Way To Go (28/1), Shady Katie (28/1), Cnogba (125/1), Newmills Glory (200/1)

BUTTERFLYVESPIERE got her career back on track behind an impressive winner at Wexford 27 days ago and looks the one to beat. Areutheoneiwant is bred to be suited by this stiffer test over hurdles, with dual-point winner Branson Missouri and Hanoi Jane others to note.