Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 45.30s

Caddy Shack¹⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr J P Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Berry| OR: 80| C

125/1

Course winner. One win from 29 NH runs. 22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, good to soft) 142 days ago.

Form: 5/65P-0P

Martha Divine^t¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 118

5/2

Promising sort. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in February. 10/1, good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.4f, heavy). Off 6 months. May well do better.

Form: 6/712-

My Design¹⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 118

7/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Shane Patrick O'Brien. Booking of Buckley a plus. Can give a good account if ready to roll on return.

Form: 3213B8-

Return To Base²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 112

22/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in May. Fourth of 5 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16f, good, 18/1) 22 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 8/15P4

Rocco Bay¹⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

11/4

Bumper winner who made a successful start over hurdles in 12-runner maiden at Limerick (16.4f, good to soft, 9/4) on hurdles bow 157 days ago, well on top finish. Should progress.

Form: 523-11

Champella²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

6/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Down Royal in August. 17/2, third of 5 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 21313

Non-Runners

Sea Sessions¹⁷

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: R O'Sullivan J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

My Design (7/4), Sea Sessions (9/4), Martha Divine (5/2), Rocco Bay (11/4), Champella (6/1), Return To Base (22/1), Caddy Shack (125/1)

MARTHA DIVINE progressed nicely earlier in the year and is selected to take the next step up the ladder on her return to action. Sea Sessions, a listed juvenile hurdle winner last season, should be primed for this after a couple of recent Flat outings and is feared most ahead of Peter Fahey's Rocco Bay.