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Sunday 18 September 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:09 | Winning time: 4m 41.5s

Robyndeglory^t¹²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: D L Queally| T: D Queally| OR: 109

22/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Tongue strap on for 1st time, improved to win 12-runner handicap hurdle (25/1) at Wexford (24.2f, good to soft) 127 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 8P76-01

Wicklow Flyer^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 109| D

20/1

Career best when winning 15-runner claiming hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good to firm, 6/1) 26 days ago, pushed out. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott.

Form: 7P-75P1

Frontline Worker^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: C P McNamara| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 108

28/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in May. 7/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 16 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 388-14U

Aprils Joy^t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 106| D

7/1

Creditable third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good to firm, 17/2) 26 days ago, unsuited by way race developed.

Form: 70-4723

Highland Penny^b¹⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J B Foley⁽³⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 105

5/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 11/2, career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Tramore (21.1f, good to soft) 107 days ago, forging clear. Player.

Form: 526-361

Mullaghmore Wave³³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 105

22/1

Latest win in hurdle at Downpatrick in August 2021. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Cheltenham (19.9f, good to firm). Off 11 months.

Form: 0/98115-

Royal Eagle³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 106

3/1

Promising type. Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. Won 9-runner handicap at Tramore (12f, good, 7/2) 36 days ago, keeping on well. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Tops shortlist.

Form: 6-B1

Sean Says^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R Sweeney| OR: 103| D

9/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 10/1, improved to win 13-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) 15 days ago, shaken up to assert. Merits consideration.

Form: 07P-P31

Killoughteen¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A D Bustin⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 102

11/1

Didn't need to improve to win 12-runner novice hurdle (3/1) at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 988231

Must Be Dreaming⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: G Ahern| OR: 101

10/1

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in May. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good, 4/1) 44 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 8-13356

Female Approach^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade| OR: 102

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Good on last hurdle run. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 53433

What An Ocean^b1²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 97

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24f, good, 14/1) 23 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 262-270

Greenhill Damsel³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: G J Power| OR: 96| D

28/1

12/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1P0-U40

Lonesome Day^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 95

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, good fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good) 16 days ago, faring best of those held up.

Form: 390-244

Ellens Angel³⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 93

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, respectable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, good to soft). Off 10 months. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 606/58-

Shannon Gray^p,t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 93| D

8/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle (4/1) at Killarney (20.2f, good) 29 days ago, just holding on. Merits consideration.

Form: 0-0P431

Monnie Shanahan⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 91

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 72 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Declan Queally. RESERVE.

Form: 03-600

Good Bye Milan⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: K J Brouder| T: S Braddish| OR: 91

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in May. Last of 7 in minor event hurdle at Limerick (20f, good, 7/1) 59 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 0-12P47

Non-Runners

Lady Heath³⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: L Fowler J: Shane O'Callaghan

Pour The Wine¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: Peter Fahey J: K C Sexton

Glorious Singer¹⁸⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: Ms Alice Curran J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Royal Eagle (3/1), Highland Penny (5/1), Aprils Joy (7/1), Shannon Gray (8/1), Sean Says (9/1), Must Be Dreaming (10/1), Killoughteen (11/1), Pour The Wine (12/1), Female Approach (14/1), Lonesome Day (16/1), Ellens Angel (18/1), Wicklow Flyer (20/1), Lady Heath (20/1), Mullaghmore Wave (22/1), Robyndeglory (22/1), Glorious Singer (25/1), Frontline Worker (28/1), Greenhill Damsel (28/1), Good Bye Milan (33/1), Monnie Shanahan (66/1), What An Ocean (80/1)

ROYAL EAGLE is firmly going the right way now and is taken to complete the hat-trick back in this sphere off what looks a fair opening mark. This does looks competitive, though, with 6 other last-time-out winners in opposition, headed by Sean Says and Highland Penny.