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Friday 9 September 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Opportunity Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:27 | Winning time: 4m 14.2s

Beyond Ambitious¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley⁽²⁾| T: D Harvey| BF

7/4

Promising sort. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in bumper at Wexford in May. Fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good, 6/5) on hurdles bow 103 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 2/62-14

Beacon Street^h¹⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin| T: N Lee

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1 and hooded for 1st time, ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (22f, good to soft) 101 days ago.

Form: FP-9

Coco Lightning^h1⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Richard Condon⁽²⁾| T: T P O'Connor

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Roscommon (20f, good) on NH debut 67 days ago, dropping away. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: PR-5PP

Eclipseofardkilly^h³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: E Walsh| T: R J Tierney

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 19 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Cork (17f, good to soft) 39 days ago.

Form: 08

Hamartia

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁴⁾| T: Colm Murphy

14/1

Ocovango mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Miss Fairfax.

Form:

Hollow Spark²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: J Barcoe

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Eoin Doyle when tenth of 15 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Tramore (16f, good) on hurdles bow 28 days ago.

Form: 99-0

Inclusion²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J B Foley| T: W P Mullins

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Nigel Twiston-Davies when fourth of 10 in novice chase at Tramore (21.7f, good, 4/1) on debut over fences 26 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 56/1-4

Just Hannah^t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: D Commins

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1, eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: P-1858

Pulltheplug

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁴⁾| T: M Kennedy

50/1

Shantaram mare. Dam unraced half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 25f) Coq Hardi Affair.

Form:

Roccos Inspiration⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Gavin Brouder⁽²⁾| T: M Kennedy

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft, 40/1) on NH debut 95 days ago.

Form: 0

She Is Electric^h³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁴⁾| T: N Lee

5/4

Fair hurdler. Creditable second of 8 in novice hurdle at this course (22.8f, good, 15/8) 32 days ago. Down in trip. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 2246-42

Truckers Angel²⁷⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁴⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 90

16/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Tramore (16.2f, heavy). Off 9 months.

Form: 63/5974-

Non-Runners

Blossom De Mai⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Non Runner

Foildarrig³⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J P Ryan J: N T Prendergast

Still Ciel³⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Mike O'Connor

Hi Ski²¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 1

Queens River²⁹⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: E Bolger J: Reserve 2

Henry's Girlie⁶¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: F Feeney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

She Is Electric (5/4), Beyond Ambitious (7/4), Inclusion (7/2), Still Ciel (4/1), Queens River (9/2), Hamartia (14/1), Truckers Angel (16/1), Just Hannah (25/1), Hi Ski (33/1), Foildarrig (33/1), Pulltheplug (50/1), Blossom De Mai (50/1), Roccos Inspiration (80/1), Beacon Street (125/1), Coco Lightning (150/1), Hollow Spark (150/1), Eclipseofardkilly (200/1), Henry's Girlie (200/1)

STILL CIEL shaped quite nicely when second at Cork last month and might be up to going one better now. Bumper winner Beyond Ambitious made a satisfactory start over hurdles at Punchestown in the spring and is feared most ahead of last month's course runner-up She Is Electric.