17:15 Bellewstown

Wednesday 25 August 2021

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John H Kierans Memorial Mares Hurdle

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 5m 4.80s

Ally Cay¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| C

3/1

Modest Flat winner. Twice-raced winner over hurdles. 13/2, won 9-runner novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 17 days ago, easily. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 3-1

Lady Lingo³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: Joseph Hennessy| OR: 107

4/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Navan in June. 7/1, good second of 7 in minor event hurdle at Limerick (20f, good) 34 days ago, better placed than most.

Form: 7/350-12

Socially Distant^h²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 110

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Bit below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good to soft, 12/1) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs considering.

Form: 97183-0

Dashing Shirocco²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

2/1

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. Won 16-runner novice hurdle (8/1) at Cork (16f, soft) 23 days ago. Up in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: 41

Quins Court¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: P J Duffy| OR: 80

150/1

Poor hurdler. 100/1, eighth of 11 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 0900P8

Clady Bridge¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: Mrs D Foster

33/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good to soft, 10/1) on hurdles bow 18 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 76

Lucy's Dreams^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 13 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 79

Non-Runners

Sit Down Lucy³⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: Peter Fahey J: Shane Fitzgerald

Forecasts

Dashing Shirocco (2/1), Socially Distant (9/4), Ally Cay (3/1), Sit Down Lucy (7/2), Lady Lingo (4/1), Clady Bridge (33/1), Lucy's Dreams (80/1), Quins Court (150/1)

DASHING SHIROCCO confirmed debut promise when a clear-cut winner of a 16-runner novice at Cork under this rider and arguably has the most potential in this field. Socially Distant and Ally Cay are feared most.