13:45 Downpatrick

Saturday 11 June 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 38.40s

Crystal Pool^t²²

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

33/1

Fair Flat winner. Twelfth of 13 in novice hurdle (50/1) at this C&D (soft) on NH debut 22 days ago.

Form: 0

Dani Barcelona²³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Bumper winner last summer. 9/2, last of 13 in handicap at Gowran (13.8f, heavy). Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut for top yard.

Form: 19-

Happy D'ex¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Corey McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

3/1

Winner in bumper at Fairyhouse in November. 8/1, below form eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22.1f, heavy) 108 days ago.

Form: 1/1468-

Chancer Dancer

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly

40/1

Getaway mare. Half-sister to fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner Escapeandevade.

Form:

Mary Meehan²²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins

5/1

NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle (15/2) at Clonmel (19.7f, heavy) on hurdles bow, pulled up before 2 out. Off 7 months but in top hands and this will reveal more.

Form: 0/042P-

North Of Nashville¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C P McNamara| T: C Bowe

11/4

Fair hurdler. Bit below form third of 18 in novice hurdle (4/1) at Limerick (19f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 5728P-3

Shesdoenwell^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: C Halpin⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney

18/1

50/1, ninth of 17 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good) on hurdles bow 13 days ago.

Form: 45-9

Still Ciel²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| BF

6/1

Promising sort. Seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.2f, good to soft, 85/40) on NH debut 26 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 1-7

Sula Warrior⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Cosgrave

50/1

Tenth of 12 in bumper at this course (17.4f, good, 22/1). Left Stuart Crawford and fell in a point in April.

Form: 69/0F-

Trim To Milan^t1¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: C R King| T: G Keane

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, ninth of 21 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, good) 13 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 38PU-69

Up She Flew¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Dempsey

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 100/1, fifteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 00

Watermelon Girl⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.6f, good to soft, 18/1) 58 days ago.

Form: 89-

Delta Lodge¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

28/1

Eleventh of 17 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Punchestown (16f, good) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: 0

Lily Bianca^h⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: Gearoid Brouder

80/1

Hooded for 1st time, sixteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft, 300/1) on NH debut 56 days ago.

Form: 0-

Forecasts

North Of Nashville (11/4), Happy D'ex (3/1), Dani Barcelona (9/2), Mary Meehan (5/1), Still Ciel (6/1), Watermelon Girl (18/1), Shesdoenwell (18/1), Trim To Milan (20/1), Delta Lodge (28/1), Crystal Pool (33/1), Chancer Dancer (40/1), Sula Warrior (50/1), Lily Bianca (80/1), Up She Flew (150/1)

HAPPY D'EX has been disappointing over hurdles so far given she made a winning bumper debut but she's in very good hands and is worth another chance to come good. North of Nashville is a player on her form from 2021, with Dani Barcelona sure to be well prepared for this hurdles debut.