14:00 Listowel

Sunday 19 September 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 47.2s

French Made⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 134

13/8

Useful hurdler at best who shaped as if better for the run after 26 months off when twelfth of 19 on handicap hurdle debut (16/1) at Galway (22.8f, good) 51 days ago. Leading claims back at 2½m.

Form: 81334/0

No Memory⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: W C O'Brien| OR: 115| BF| D

100/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 125/1, faced stiff task when fifth of 6 in minor event at Galway (13.8f, good to firm) 49 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Looks set for another struggle.

Form: 71642-4

Brave Way¹⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 123| D

7/2

Made winning debut over hurdles. Possibly needed run when tailed-off eighth of 12 in Grade 1 Mares Novices' Hurdle Championship Final (40/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) back in April.

Form: 1/1368-

Coulonces¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 113| D

25/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 11/1, first run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 16 days ago, keeping on gradually. Back up in trip.

Form: P18-214

Molly Wedger³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Dermot P O'Brien| OR: 121

5/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in July. 15/2, creditable second of 8 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft) 30 days ago.

Form: 431122

Whosgotyanow⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Slattery| OR: 120| D

10/1

18/5, followed up from Kilbeggan in similarly dominant fashion when winning 7-runner minor event hurdle at Limerick (20f, good) 59 days ago, unchallenged. Should have more to offer.

Form: 40-11

Faith Du Val^t⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell

14/1

Gambled-on 9/4, career best when winning 13-runner novice hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 45 days ago, quickening clear approaching last with plenty in hand. Should improve.

Form: 48-531

Fame And Joy⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 121| D

12/1

Promising type. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in August. 12/1, ninth of 12 on handicap hurdle debut at Ballinrobe (21.8f, good to soft) 9 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 433-P19

Say Goodbye^t⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| D

11/2

10/3, career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good) 78 days ago, leading 3 out and keeping on well. She's open to further progress.

Form: 5/46-21

Non-Runners

Bohemian Birch²⁸³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: W P Mullins J: Brian Hayes

Forecasts

French Made (13/8), Brave Way (7/2), Molly Wedger (5/1), Bohemian Birch (5/1), Say Goodbye (11/2), Whosgotyanow (10/1), Fame And Joy (12/1), Faith Du Val (14/1), Coulonces (25/1), No Memory (100/1)

Several potential improvers on show here but FRENCH MADE shaped as if better for the run after a lengthy absence on her handicap debut at Galway just over 7 weeks ago. She gets the nod to resume winning ways with that outing under her belt. Her stablemate Bohemian Birch could provide the biggest threat, ahead of Fame And Joy and Faith du Val.