14:00 Sligo

Wednesday 14 September 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 4m 13.60s

Athagabhain^b1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: A Sexton

150/1

Poor hurdler. 25/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 31 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 0P-0060

Elite Des Mottes^t1³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy| D

33/1

Fair hurdler. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good, 40/1) 37 days ago. Makes chase debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 131-0P0

Faith Du Val^t⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| C

7/2

Fair hurdler. 22/1, seventeenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good) 49 days ago. Makes chase debut. Stable having good spell.

Form: 676F-30

Hidden Land⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: A Kinirons| D

11/4

Fairly useful hurdler. 12/1, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 46 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 0-13420

Hope Des Blins⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan

14/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in April. Last of 5 in minor event hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.3f, good, 11/4) 93 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 51-2635

Mighty Meggsie¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| BF| D

7/4

Fair chaser. 7/4, creditable second of 11 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 12 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 06-2222

Miss Polly Shelby¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Kevin Sexton| T: R McNally

33/1

22/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good to soft) 103 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: P8P07-0

North Of Nashville⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: C Bowe

18/1

Modest hurdler. Respectable seventh of 12 in novice hurdle (7/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 63 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 8P-3377

Pepperocco^t1⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D H Kelly

100/1

28/1, fifteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.8f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Makes chase debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 00-5900

Raven Rule¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke

13/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Ninth of 12 in maiden at Gowran (14f, good, 20/1) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 5F-4U43

Forecasts

Mighty Meggsie (7/4), Hidden Land (11/4), Faith Du Val (7/2), Raven Rule (13/2), Hope Des Blins (14/1), North Of Nashville (18/1), Miss Polly Shelby (33/1), Elite Des Mottes (33/1), Pepperocco (100/1), Athagabhain (150/1)

The slight drop back in trip will suit MIGHTY MEGGSIE and in a contest lacking depth, this could be her chance to get off the mark over fences. Raven Rule is the obvious threat unless Hidden Land takes well to this new discipline.