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Sunday 13 March 2022

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Irish Wire Products Irish EBF Shannon Spray Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 6m 11.6s

Brampton Belle¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 123

7/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 7/2, career best when winning 7-runner listed hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy) 19 days ago by ½ length from Lunar Display, just holding on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 5151

Ailie Rose¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 118

11/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Ayr in January. 9/1, 1¾ lengths fourth of 7 to Brampton Belle in listed hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy) 19 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 352214

Carrigeen Konini^h¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Miss E A Lalor| T: Miss E Lalor| OR: 91

250/1

Modest hurdler. Good fourth of 12 in novice hurdle at Thurles (23.6f, soft, 25/1) 17 days ago. First run for yard after leaving R. H. Lalor. Difficult ask.

Form: 9-80634

Kilbarry Chloe⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Mike O'Connor| T: C O'Keeffe

12/1

Fair hurdler. Career best when winning 13-runner novice hurdle (7/2) at Wexford (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 7 days ago, digging deep. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 325221

Lady Rita⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Richard Condon| T: Louise G Lyons| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Career best when winning 9-runner novice hurdle (6/4) at Navan (22f, soft) 8 days ago, pushed out.

Form: F53U1

Limerick Lace⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 120

9/2

Promising sort. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, heavy, 11/8) 55 days ago, cosily. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 10-621

Mi Lighthouse⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: J B Foley| T: W P Mullins| C

9/2

Promising type. Career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle (7/2) at this course (16f, soft) 40 days ago, pushed out. Significantly up in trip. Yard having good spell. Should go well again.

Form: 20-4231

Molly Wedger¹⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: Dermot P O'Brien| OR: 120| D

66/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in July. 5/1, eighth of 9 in minor event hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft) 175 days ago.

Form: 311228

My Design¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: I J Power| T: Shane O'Brien| OR: 119

7/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Good 1½ lengths third of 7 to Brampton Belle in listed hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy, 6/1) 19 days ago, having run of race. Others more persuasive.

Form: 873213

Rebel Ivy²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: D J McInerney| T: J Motherway| OR: 117| C

6/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 10/1, 25 lengths fifth of 6 to Shantreusse in Surehaul Mercedes-Benz Novices' Hurdle at Clonmel (24f, heavy) 24 days ago (fourth past the post but subsequently disqualified).

Form: 25316D

Robyndeglory^v¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: D L Queally| T: D Queally| OR: 112| C

25/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Course winner. Latest win in hurdle here in November. Eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.4f, heavy, 9/1) 18 days ago. Visor back on.

Form: 112728

Rock On Cassie¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

9/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Running well fell in listed hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy, 10/3) 19 days ago won by Brampton Belle.

Form: 161F

Forecasts

Brampton Belle (7/2), Mi Lighthouse (9/2), Limerick Lace (9/2), Rebel Ivy (6/1), My Design (7/1), Rock On Cassie (9/1), Ailie Rose (11/1), Kilbarry Chloe (12/1), Lady Rita (12/1), Robyndeglory (25/1), Molly Wedger (66/1), Carrigeen Konini (250/1)

LIMERICK LACE confirmed the promise of her previous run when winning at Punchestown in good style and is taken to follow up at this higher level with further improvement on the cards. Mi Lighthouse and Brampton Belle are also on the upgrade and they head the dangers.