Future Ticketing Mares Hurdle

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 3m 56.6s

Ava Rose¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: Noel O'Neill| OR: 113| D

8/1

Fair hurdler. 12/1, below form third of 9 in minor event hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.3f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 9316-03

Bonarc¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 111| BF

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in May. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft, 2/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 5354-16

Drumbaragh^h²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: N Carolan| OR: 85

250/1

Poor form. 33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, heavy) 28 days ago, beaten soon after.

Form: 00/000-P

Gaelic Force¹⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P O'Flynn

200/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle (150/1) at Wexford (16f, heavy) 100 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out. First run for yard after leaving John McConnell.

Form: P/808FP-

Make My Heart Fly^t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: J R Wildman⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 121| D

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser. Ran well when second in Punchestown chase latest. Respected back hurdling.

Form: 65260-2

Western Victory²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 132| D

2/7

Useful hurdle/chaser. Been in good form this spring and looks to have found a good opportunity for another win.

Form: 3347-23

Insouciance¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Kinsella

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.1f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0-00

Forecasts

Western Victory (2/7), Bonarc (4/1), Ava Rose (8/1), Make My Heart Fly (14/1), Gaelic Force (200/1), Drumbaragh (250/1), Insouciance (300/1)

This looks a good opening for the largely reliable WESTERN VICTORY. Make My Heart Fly made a decent return from a break over fences at Punchestown recently and is the obvious threat to Declan Queally's mare.