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Wednesday 28 July 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:39 | Winning time: 3m 52.1s

Dysart Diamond^t⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 129| D

15/2

Three wins from 6 runs last season. Sixteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 33/1) 92 days ago. Young rider been looking cracking value for his claim. Interesting.

Form: 141000-

Ena Baie¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 122| D

12/1

Dual winner. Off 9 weeks, 13/2, ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Eye-catcher in this in 2019 for previous yard. No surprise to see a big return to form.

Form: 3P/043-9

Make My Heart Fly^t¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 118| D

28/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser. Bit below form third of 7 in handicap chase at Perth (20.1f, soft, 10/3) 17 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 260-223

Schone Aussicht²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 117| D

25/1

Latest win at Downpatrick in June. 4/1, creditable second of 5 in minor event hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 24 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 537-112

Valentina Lady^h⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 116| D

14/1

Off 7 months, career best when winning 12-runner novice hurdle (2/1) at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 42 days ago, quickening clear. More to come in handicaps and likely type for this.

Form: 83/53U-1

Bonarc¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 111| D

40/1

One win from 22 NH runs. 5/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 13 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 4-16396

Call Me Dolly¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 111| D

14/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle (12/1) at Sligo (17f, good to soft) 17 days ago by length from Getaway Queen, always holding on. More to come and ticks lots of boxes.

Form: 07-611

Socially Distant^h⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 111| D

12/1

Winner at Wexford in March. Good third of 15 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Punchestown (20f, good to soft) 88 days ago. Could have more to offer.

Form: 297183-

Highstreet Roller^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 109| D

9/2

13/8, didn't need to be at best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Bellewstown (16.8f, good) 25 days ago, always holding on. This is tougher but her yard is thriving. Don't dismiss.

Form: 535-221

Butterflyvespiere¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 106

9/1

5/1, good 4¼ lengths fourth of 8 to Call Me Dolly in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17f, good to soft) 17 days ago. More needed.

Form: 450-214

Nodoubtaboutthat¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: S Crawley| OR: 106| BF| D

12/1

Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft, 11/4) 19 days ago. Needs more again in this hotter contest.

Form: 542F-24

Loudest Whisper^p²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 104| CD

25/1

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (9/1) at Bellewstown (24f, good) 25 days ago. Won conditionals' C&D handicap hurdle at this meeting last year and must command respect.

Form: 3162P-1

Marvel Fan^t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 104| D

66/1

French chase winner over this sort of trip. Has shown bare little on the Flat/over hurdles for this yard in the last 15 months and some achievement if she were to take this. Check the betting.

Form: P414/B0-

Powerful Out²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: J E Kiely| OR: 104| BF| D

17/2

Respectable third of 13 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (16.1f, soft, 13/8) 22 days ago, pulling hard. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Needs to settle down.

Form: 129-533

Rock Chica⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: C J Orr| T: T Mullins| OR: 108| D

40/1

Fair hurdler, won juvenile maiden at Tipperary in 2020/21. Poor on the level last time but suspect she has a bigger effort in her in this sphere.

Form: 89230-4

Glory For Molly^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Tynan| OR: 103

100/1

Maiden. 25/1 and hooded for 1st time, twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Not seeing her races out.

Form: 0-2P070

Cottie^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 102| BF

15/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable second of 14 in novice hurdle (13/8) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 12 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Could do better.

Form: 254-252

Getaway Queen^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: D Budds| OR: 102| D

33/1

Good length second of 8 to Call Me Dolly in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Sligo (17f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Needs more in this hotter race.

Form: 70/01-12

Kitty Galore¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 102| D

20/1

Winner at Limerick in October. Off 8 months, creditable second of 11 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 12 days ago, steadied last (probably should have won). Considered.

Form: 31587-2

Flamingo's Court^b,t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 102| D

50/1

Latest win in chase at Limerick in July. 8/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Tipperary (19f, good to soft) 10 days ago, pulled up 2 out. Something to find on form. RESERVE.

Form: 733-81P

Non-Runners

Fenta Des Obeaux⁵⁴²

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: J J Hanlon J: J S McGarvey

Forecasts

Highstreet Roller (9/2), Dysart Diamond (15/2), Cottie (15/2), Powerful Out (17/2), Butterflyvespiere (9/1), Nodoubtaboutthat (12/1), Ena Baie (12/1), Socially Distant (12/1), Valentina Lady (14/1), Call Me Dolly (14/1), Kitty Galore (20/1), Schone Aussicht (25/1), Loudest Whisper (25/1), Fenta Des Obeaux (25/1), Make My Heart Fly (28/1), Getaway Queen (33/1), Bonarc (40/1), Rock Chica (40/1), Flamingo's Court (50/1), Marvel Fan (66/1), Glory For Molly (100/1)

Usually wise to pick a younger improver in this and CALL ME DOLLY is fancied to make it 3-3 in handicap hurdles after impressing with victories at Punchestown and Sligo. Dysart Diamond, the only Willie Mullins runner, and with a cracking conditional up, is interesting. Loudest Whisper also makes the shortlist, while support for Marvel Fan would probably want following.