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Friday 8 April 2022

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Bowers Bar & Restaurant Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 27.6s

Beret Rouge^p1¹⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

3/1

Dual-bumper winner who has showed fair form at best in trio of starts over hurdles. Not at best on Flat at Navan (14f) in October but suspicion she still has more to offer in this sphere moving forward.

Form: 120-15

Bubbles In May¹⁶⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: J P Cahill

11/1

Stowaway mare. 18/1, career best when winning 14-runner bumper at Thurles (16f, good) in October, having run of race. No reason why she won't make her mark now hurdling.

Form: 270-71

Hollymount^h³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

11/10

Promising individual. 9/4, very good second of 12 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft) 33 days ago, running on. Likely to progress further and the one to beat here.

Form: 186-342

Another Bonnie

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

11/1

Dylan Thomas mare. Sister fair hurdler Ferdia, and half-sister to fair hurdler/chaser Presenting Bonnie and fair hurdler Bonarc.

Form:

Athagabhain⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr L J Carberry⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 15 in bumper at Naas (19f, good to soft, 250/1) 68 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 80070

Carrig Carol⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: P Croke

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, thirteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 5 days ago.

Form: 60

Doyenotheline^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: L J Archdeacon

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 10 in novice chase (250/1) at Wexford (16f, heavy) on debut over fences 33 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 007

Fanta Magic⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Lee

150/1

Making GB/IRE jumps debut. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (200/1) at Dundalk (12f) 51 days ago. Passed over making hurdles debut.

Form:

Kalnoo²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C R King| T: S Curling

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 50/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 27 days ago.

Form: 80

Kilbree Warrior^b,t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 104

9/4

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. Blinkered for 1st time, very good second of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, 40/1) 26 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride.

Form: 970002

Lough Na Fooey¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Flannery

66/1

Virtual mare. Dam unraced. Doesn't make any great appeal on paper and another likely best watched on hurdles debut.

Form: P3

Save Tonight¹⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: V T O'Brien

150/1

80/1, ninth of 14 in bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy) 103 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 080089

Spick And Span^h¹¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, eighteenth of 24 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.8f, soft, 125/1) 113 days ago.

Form: 60

Whiskey Lady¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Scott

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fared better than previously when seventh of 13 in bumper at Cork (16f, good to soft, 125/1) 15 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 6067

Closest To Heaven⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, thirteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Likely type for later on.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Musical Melody⁵¹²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: Miss J M Lee J: Reserve 1

Ard Monarch⁹⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: V T O'Brien J: Reserve 2

Via Rosa¹⁹⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: P Roche J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Hollymount (11/10), Kilbree Warrior (9/4), Beret Rouge (3/1), Another Bonnie (11/1), Bubbles In May (11/1), Via Rosa (16/1), Whiskey Lady (28/1), Spick And Span (50/1), Closest To Heaven (50/1), Lough Na Fooey (66/1), Musical Melody (100/1), Kalnoo (125/1), Carrig Carol (150/1), Save Tonight (150/1), Ard Monarch (150/1), Fanta Magic (150/1), Athagabhain (200/1), Doyenotheline (200/1)

Not a strong mares' maiden by any means and this looks a good opportunity for HOLLYMOUNT. Gordon Elliott's mare has improved with each start over hurdles, runner-up at Leopardstown (20f) 3 weeks ago, and she ought to prove tough to beat. Beret Rouge, back from a break, and bumper-scorer Bubbles In May head up the dangers, ahead of Kilbree Warrior.