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Thursday 28 October 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 5m 36.7s

Awbeg Willow¹³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: P O'Flynn

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in maiden hurdle (28/1) at this course (16.2f, good) 139 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 76

Bridge Street²³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: E J O'Grady

16/1

Well held in a pair of maiden hurdles. Off 7 months. Up in trip.

Form: 59-

Glory Breeze¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss D O'Shea

50/1

Looks poor at this stage.

Form: 58/2P9

Mary Meehan⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins

15/2

Very good second of 8 in bumper at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft, 4/1) 41 days ago, no match for winner but pulling clear of the remainder. Must enter calculations on hurdle bow.

Form: 0-042

Miss Taren

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Doyle

40/1

Jet Away mare. Half-sister to fair chaser Ri An Rian and fair hurdler/chaser Cillian's Well. Dam dual point winner (stayed 2¾m over hurdles).

Form:

Onesenough¹¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: A W Short| T: C W J Farrell

50/1

Modest in bumpers and shaped as if better for the run sent hurdling when third in maiden at Cork (24f, good to soft, 125/1) 111 days ago.

Form: 070-8

Optional Mix¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Jordan Gainford⁽³⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 95

4/1

Fair hurdler. 5/1, third of 5 in maiden chase at Tramore (21.7f, good) on debut over fences 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 1-22373

Sharavogue

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan

40/1

Shirocco mare. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler Ultimate Getaway.

Form:

Share The Joy⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: D J McInerney| T: W J Lanigan

250/1

Looked one for later on when well held in maiden hurdle (66/1) at Roscommon (20f, good to soft) on NH debut 86 days ago.

Form: 0

Steak And Onions³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 103

9/4

Bettered previous efforts when third of 18 in maiden hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) 34 days ago.

Form: 08466-3

Albedan

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: A Donoghue

50/1

Sholokhov filly. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 23f) Mr Showtime.

Form:

Downtown Queen^t1²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

33/1

From a good family and should come on for her bumper run at Tipperary early in the month. Makes hurdles debut up in trip in a first-time tongue tie.

Form: 8

Kilbarry Chianti²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: C O'Keeffe

17/2

Fair and consistent in bumpers who is bred for hurdling so has to be respected.

Form: 3-53333

Motown Maggie¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

11/8

Left hurdling debut form behind when second of 10 in maiden hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, good) 14 days ago. Sets the standard and may do better still.

Form: 32-242

Sittingonthefence¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Stephen Gerard Carey

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (18f, good, 50/1) on NH debut 19 days ago.

Form: 7

Grandma Foley¹⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: C A Landers| T: Paul Tobin

80/1

Fame And Glory mare. Dam unraced, out of unraced sister to high-class 2m hurdler Spirit Leader. Pulled up sole start in points (Apr 24). RESERVE.

Form: P-

Non-Runners

A Milan To One¹⁰⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: P G Fahey J: Brian Hayes

Choralised¹¹⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: A L T Moore J: Donagh Meyler

She Is A Contender¹⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Simon Torrens

Belle Lurette³⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: W J Burke J: Reserve 2

Simplydbest

Weight: 11-8| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Motown Maggie (11/8), Steak And Onions (9/4), Optional Mix (4/1), She Is A Contender (13/2), Mary Meehan (15/2), Kilbarry Chianti (17/2), Bridge Street (16/1), A Milan To One (25/1), Downtown Queen (33/1), Miss Taren (40/1), Sharavogue (40/1), Glory Breeze (50/1), Onesenough (50/1), Albedan (50/1), Awbeg Willow (66/1), Grandma Foley (80/1), Sittingonthefence (100/1), Choralised (100/1), Share The Joy (250/1)

MOTOWN MAGGIE sets the standard on her recent second at Tramore and may do better still, so she receives the vote. Mary Meehan and Kilbarry Chianti have both shown some promise in bumpers and should take to hurdling.