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Saturday 5 March 2022

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Racing Again March 12th Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:13 | Winning time: 4m 13.9s

Belle Metal⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

11/10

Dual bumper winner last season. Has failed to meet expectations both starts over hurdles but wasn't unduly punished last time and remains with potential.

Form: 11-55

Brock Beauty

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Farrell

200/1

Kalanisi mare. Sister to bumper winner Paddy The Wire. Dam, failed to complete in points, sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 3m) Augherskea.

Form:

Cassarina Gold^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith

200/1

Tongue tied and well held in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) on NH debut 20 days ago.

Form: 0

Comedaygoday

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell

33/1

Soldier of Fortune mare. Dam (h69), maiden hurdler, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2¾m) Kate Appleby Shoes.

Form:

Daisy Dufresne³³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

11/2

Eleventh of 16 in maiden hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft, 12/1) on NH debut. Off 11 months. First run for yard after leaving Mrs J. Harrington. Open to progress.

Form: 0-

Forever On Fire^h³⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley

150/1

Well held in 2 maiden hurdles. Off 12 months.

Form: 00-

Jazzelle¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| C

200/1

Modest Flat winner who has been well held in a trio of maiden hurdles.

Form: 000

Joyful Noise¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

150/1

Well held in maiden hurdle at this course (15.8f, heavy) on NH debut 11 days ago.

Form: 0

Katlaur¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D E Mullins| T: C A McBratney

20/1

Showed first form over hurdles when ninth of 25 in maiden at this course (15.8f, heavy, 300/1) 11 days ago. Most likely one for handicaps.

Form: P31P89

Midnight Gold¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Dullea

66/1

Just poor form in a maiden hurdle/bumper.

Form: 87

Poppy Rose²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

50/1

Failed to justify support when well held in novice hurdle (11/5) at Carlisle (19.3f, soft) on NH debut 26 days ago.

Form: 8

Shillwantfornotin^t1⁵⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Carberry| T: B McMahon

150/1

Well held in maiden on Flat for W. McCreery. Tongue tie added for hurdle debut.

Form:

Space Tourist⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Fogarty| T: J Fogarty

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 80/1) 84 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P-F50

Take Tea^h,t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

11/10

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Shaped better than the bare result in a first-time hood when ninth of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f) 33 days ago. Retains potential.

Form: 16-59

Non-Runners

Jumping Jet⁵⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: R M Power

Forecasts

Belle Metal (11/10), Take Tea (11/10), Jumping Jet (9/4), Daisy Dufresne (11/2), Katlaur (20/1), Comedaygoday (33/1), Poppy Rose (50/1), Midnight Gold (66/1), Space Tourist (80/1), Forever On Fire (150/1), Shillwantfornotin (150/1), Joyful Noise (150/1), Brock Beauty (200/1), Cassarina Gold (200/1), Jazzelle (200/1)

TAKE TEA made a chance-ending mistake when still going well at Punchestown last time so she's taken to gain compensation. Her stablemate Belle Metal and Jumping Jet look the obvious threats, though the well-bred Daisy Dufresne also needs keeping an eye on in the betting now setting out for Gordon Elliott after nearly a year off.