16:50 Down Royal

Friday 3 June 2022

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Pat O'Hare Bookmaker Mares Hurdle

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 4m 15.50s

Anna Bunina^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 134| D

4/6

Useful hurdler. 4/1, didn't need to be at best when winning 11-runner listed mares event at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 19 days ago by a length from Heia, battling well. Leading claims.

Form: 5431-51

Bellaney Gem^t¹⁹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 109

33/1

Fair hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Cartmel in June. Off 6 months and should come on for this.

Form: 122356-

Shesadream⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

9/1

Off 9 months and 10/1, career best when winning 18-runner novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 8 days ago. More to come.

Form: 803-1

Sit Down Lucy¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 123

15/8

Fairly useful hurdler. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Creditable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 11/1) 19 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 24034-7

Presenting Meghan^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Christie| OR: 99| CD

18/1

Modest hurdler. C&D winner. Yard have been in form but she has work to do in this company.

Form: U/0P86-U

Midnight Fortune¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: C P McNamara| T: N C Kelly

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 0-0

Runway Queen⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 90

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 61 days ago.

Form: 0500-

Non-Runners

Aintree Gin¹⁷

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: R K Watson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Anna Bunina (4/6), Sit Down Lucy (15/8), Shesadream (9/1), Presenting Meghan (18/1), Bellaney Gem (33/1), Runway Queen (100/1), Aintree Gin (100/1), Midnight Fortune (150/1)

ANNA BUNINA continues in fine form and is hard to see past. Sit Down Lucy and Shesadream are the dangers.