13:45 Sligo

Friday 22 October 2021

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Every Race Live On Racing TV Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 13:47 | Winning time: 4m 27.4s

She's Commanche^h³³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A Murray| OR: 102| D

5/1

Resumed winning ways at Leopardstown in March but well held completed start since, perhaps needing the run after 6 months off.

Form: 1241P-0

Red Ball Of Fire⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 102| CD

4/1

Improved to get off the mark over hurdles in a C&D maiden in July, but was below form starting out in handicaps over jumps at Ballinrobe last time.

Form: 3219

Breezy Bell^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 95

4/1

11/1, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 13 days ago. Back on potentially good mark so merits consideration with the tongue tie back on.

Form: 3060-07

Mullins Cross⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 95| CD

7/2

C&D winner in August but wasn't in anything like the same form at Perth last time. Bounce back needed.

Form: 5-04617

Hophornbeam^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 93

15/2

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Well held in the face of a stiff task on Fairyhouse chasing bow 13 days ago but has good claims on the pick of her form now back hurdling.

Form: 323484

Dawn Wonder¹⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 93

18/1

Offered a bit of encouragement in maiden hurdles and may do better now handicapping after a break.

Form: 830-

Bonnie Kellie¹³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: J S McGarvey| T: S Curling| OR: 92

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 8 in maiden chase at Clonmel (16.3f, good) 133 days ago, not knocked about. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap bow and may do better.

Form: 4-0066

Secrets De Famille¹⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: P McCreery| OR: 87

28/1

Well held in a trio of maiden hurdles and significant improvement needed on handicap bow.

Form: 080

Eddies Pride^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 80

8/1

Seemed beaten on merit back over hurdles when sixth of 9 in handicap at Galway (16.7f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: P-P5446

Yeat's Encore^t⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 80

12/1

Offered little after 11 months off in maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe (18f, good to soft) 42 days ago.

Form: 60339-0

Non-Runners

Kate Ill Know¹⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: Miss D O'Shea J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Mullins Cross (7/2), Red Ball Of Fire (4/1), Breezy Bell (4/1), She's Commanche (5/1), Kate Ill Know (7/1), Hophornbeam (15/2), Eddies Pride (8/1), Yeat's Encore (12/1), Dawn Wonder (18/1), Secrets De Famille (28/1), Bonnie Kellie (28/1)

A difficult race to form a strong view on. KATE ILL KNOW returned to something like her best when third at Galway earlier in the month and may be the answer if reproducing that effort. Breezy Bell is back on a potentially good mark so she's considered a threat, along with Hophornbean, who is respected on the pick of her form in this sphere.