18:10 Roscommon

Tuesday 3 August 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase

Off time: 18:18 | Winning time: 5m 26.60s

Icee M B A¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: M Hourigan| BF| D

12/1

Fair chaser. Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in June. Unseated rider in handicap hurdle (10/3) at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good) 18 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 0-7313U

Lady Rocco²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: R O'Sullivan

40/1

Modest hurdler. Ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20f, good to soft, 7/2) 23 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 5629-59

Majestic Maid^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: M Kennedy

13/2

Fair hurdler. 14/1, modest fifth of 13 in maiden chase at Limerick (22.2f, good) 24 days ago.

Form: 47PP-75

Mis Clogher^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

66/1

Modest hurdler. Fell in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 50/1) 21 days ago. Point winner so may do better over fences.

Form: 60-427F

Something Sweet¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: R J McGrath| OR: 95

14/1

Fair hurdler. Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. Creditable fourth of 16 in maiden chase (16/1) at Tipperary (19f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 250-564

Stucker Hill^b²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: D J McInerney| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 95| D

28/1

Fair hurdler/modest chaser. Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap chase at Limerick (22.2f, good, 7/1) 24 days ago. Likely vulnerable for win purposes again.

Form: 9404-47

That's Lifebuoy²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

5/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in April. 9/1, respectable ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 1-33379

The Sliding Rock¹²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J J Codd| T: Mrs D Foster

5/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in October. Leading claims on chase debut.

Form: 61245P-

Trees Valley¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: W J Burke| OR: 104

10/1

Fair hurdler. Three wins from 9 runs last season. Modest form over fences, one of better efforts when third of 9 in maiden at Tipperary (16.6f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 04-3603

Twilight Girl²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 104

5/1

Fair chaser. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Respectable eighth of 16 in handicap chase at Limerick (22.2f, good, 12/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 57-4538

Forecasts

The Sliding Rock (5/4), That's Lifebuoy (5/1), Twilight Girl (5/1), Majestic Maid (13/2), Trees Valley (10/1), Icee M B A (12/1), Something Sweet (14/1), Stucker Hill (28/1), Lady Rocco (40/1), Mis Clogher (66/1)

Those with experience don't set the bar high so this could represent a decent opportunity for fairly useful hurdler THE SLIDING ROCK to make a successful start to her chase career. That's Lifebuoy is another who might be up to making her presence felt on her first outing over the larger obstacles. Twilight Girl may prove best of the rest.