12:20 Clonmel

Thursday 6 January 2022

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Kilsheelan Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 4m 39.30s

Feddans²⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: C D Maxwell| T: P O'Callaghan

20/1

Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. Respectable fourth of 8 in bumper (7/2) at Naas (15.3f, heavy). Off 9 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 24174-

Happy D'ex⁵⁸

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

11/1

Won 8-runner bumper (2/5) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) on debut 58 days ago, cosily. Makes hurdles debut for a leading yard and there's lots more to come.

Form: 1-1

Comedy Of Ice²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: E J O'Grady

200/1

Pulled up in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 40/1) on debut 26 days ago, tailed off when pulled up early in straight. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P

Coolroe Lady³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan

250/1

Failed to complete both starts in points, pulled up second one (Dec 4).

Form: U-P

Courtbrack Lady³¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D Leahy

300/1

16/1, thirteenth of 16 in bumper at Thurles (16.5f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 10 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-

Dinoblue

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins

1/1

Doctor Dino mare. Half-sister to useful hurdler Blue Sari. Newcomer for top yard.

Form:

Glenbeg Express^h²⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: Shane O'Brien| BF

40/1

First run since leaving Shane Patrick O'Brien when twelfth of 17 in bumper (11/4) at Cork (16f, good to soft). Makes hurdles debut. Rejoined yard after leaving Gavin Dower.

Form: F120-

Kentucky Dreamin³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: A Mullins

200/1

Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (19.1f, soft, 80/1) on NH debut 35 days ago.

Form: 0

La Prima Donna⁴²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/2

Promising type. 39/10, second of 10 in juvenile hurdle at Compiegne (16.9f, heavy). Off 14 months. First run for yard after leaving S. Dehez. Open to improvement for top yard.

Form: 22-

Mi Lighthouse²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

6/1

Promising individual. 18/1, second of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, heavy) on hurdles bow 28 days ago. Back down in trip. Should have more to offer.

Form: 3620-42

Must Be Dreaming^t⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J Tynan

66/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, heavy) 5 days ago.

Form: 085

Ellie Tom^p,t³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

200/1

Tongue strap on and cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 250/1) on NH debut 32 days ago.

Form: 0

Happywifehappylife¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

13/2

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Promising individual. 11/4, fourth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) on debut 11 days ago. Trainer going well. Open to progress.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Dinoblue (1/1), La Prima Donna (5/2), Mi Lighthouse (6/1), Happywifehappylife (13/2), Happy D'ex (11/1), Feddans (20/1), Glenbeg Express (40/1), Must Be Dreaming (66/1), Ellie Tom (200/1), Kentucky Dreamin (200/1), Comedy Of Ice (200/1), Coolroe Lady (250/1), Courtbrack Lady (300/1)

Willie Mullins has a strong-looking hand, with French import LA PRIMA DONNA perhaps the pick of them before market clues. Mi Lighthouse is also open to progess, with Happy D'ex another to consider for Gordon Elliott.