14:10 Thurles

Thursday 25 November 2021

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BetVictor Irish EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 3m 59.3s

Hollymount^h³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| BF

11/4

Well-bred mare who fetched £300,000 having won on debut at Carlisle last December. Came close to making a winning hurdling debut at this course 5 weeks ago and should feature again with more to come.

Form: 186-3

Jazz Lady^t1¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: Ian O'Connor

125/1

Modest Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Nineteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, good to soft, 150/1) 19 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P/0

Monas Melody⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

11/8

Promising individual. Useful winner at 14f on flat. Respectable seventeenth of 30 in handicap (14/1) at the Curragh (16f, soft) 46 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. May well do better.

Form: 7133-

Powerful Out⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: D L Queally| T: J E Kiely| OR: 105| D

7/2

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. Ran well back in handicap company when third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft, 9/2) 9 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 304U23

Agirlcalledchloe¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

300/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 250/1) on hurdles bow 11 days ago.

Form: 00

Brilliant Question^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: A J Flaherty⁽⁷⁾| T: K A Heffernan

200/1

Fair maiden at best on the Flat (stays 11.5f) who has made little impact for his current yard, including on hurdling debut earlier this month.

Form: 9

Free Birds Fly¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: P A Fahy

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, showed a bit more than previously when eleventh of 21 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 000

Hide And Seek^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, showed a bit more than on debut when fifth of 20 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Cork (16f, heavy) 25 days ago.

Form: U5

Princess Sophia³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fell second in novice hurdle (7/2) at this course (16f, good) on hurdles bow 35 days ago.

Form: 4-32F

Rose Of Borris

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Valirann filly. Dam (h97) made frame only start over hurdles. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Ardera Ru¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle

12/1

Promising type. Tongue strap on for 1st time, took a small step forward when fourth of 16 in novice hurdle (9/1) at Cork (16f, soft) 11 days ago. Open to further progress.

Form: 52444-4

Braganza¹⁴³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins

10/1

20/1, very green when last of 5 in 1m minor event at Chelmsford City on debut over 3 years ago on sole run for Ed Dunlop. Can't be discounted for top yard now going hurdling despite her long absence.

Form:

Dorans Weir

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan

125/1

Fame And Glory mare. Half-sister to unreliable but useful hurdler Dorans River, stays 3¼m. Dam (c91) 2½m-3m hurdle winner, also winning pointer.

Form:

Fabreze¹⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: C A Landers| T: T Doyle

250/1

Well held in a pair of maiden hurdles and impossible to see here featuring on reappearance.

Form: 0-0

Island Glory²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: Niall O'flynn

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 16 in bumper at Tipperary (18f, good to soft, 40/1). Off 6 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Paul O'Flynn.

Form: 8-0

Nicola's Fancy³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

125/1

Modest maiden at best on Flat. Showed a bit when eighth of 16 in novice hurdle (200/1) at this course (16f, good) on NH debut 35 days ago.

Form: 8

Trip To Milan¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: W J Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: S Braddish

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, offered little after 14 months off when fourteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 0-0

Non-Runners

Lareine's Katie

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: Peter Fahey J: D F O'Regan

Must Be Dreaming³¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: M J Tynan J: Reserve 1

No Fussing

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: T Doyle J: Reserve 2

Except Gold³⁵⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: H P Finegan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Monas Melody (11/8), Hollymount (11/4), Powerful Out (7/2), Princess Sophia (6/1), Braganza (10/1), Ardera Ru (12/1), Lareine's Katie (14/1), Hide And Seek (22/1), Except Gold (66/1), No Fussing (66/1), Must Be Dreaming (66/1), Rose Of Borris (100/1), Dorans Weir (125/1), Jazz Lady (125/1), Nicola's Fancy (125/1), Free Birds Fly (200/1), Brilliant Question (200/1), Island Glory (200/1), Fabreze (250/1), Trip To Milan (250/1), Agirlcalledchloe (300/1)

A case of quantity over quality, with HOLLYMOUNT getting the verdict to build on her promising third on hurdling debut here 5 weeks ago and score. Powerful Out has had plenty of chances but she may have to settle for another placed effort, ahead of Ardera Ru and Monas Melody.