14:10 Thurles

Thursday 24 November 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 6m 15.06s

Ballycashin²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins

9/1

Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. 11/4, won 11-runner bumper at Wexford (16f, heavy) 25 days ago, always holding on. Makes hurdles debut and much respected significantly up in trip.

Form: 351

Ginnets Girl³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

6/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in bumper at Sligo in August. 4/1, good second of 12 in novice hurdle at Sligo (20f, soft) 34 days ago. Trainer going well so needs considering.

Form: 415522

Apples In Winter

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: L Casey

100/1

Imperial Monarch mare. Half-sister to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Grey Skies and winning hurdler/chaser Dontdelay. Dam modest maiden hurdler. Market can guide.

Form:

Caremuchmore⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: D G Murphy| OR: 94

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 11/2, fourth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 52 days ago, inadequate test. No forlorn hope now significantly back up in trip.

Form: 7654

Cool Legacy²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: C Motherway

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 18½ lengths sixth of 11 to Ballycashin in bumper at Wexford (16f, heavy, 22/1) 25 days ago. Makes hurdles debut with more to do.

Form: 06

Getabelle^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack

50/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1 and tongue strap on, eighth of 10 in bumper at Naas (16f, soft) on NH debut 12 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip. Others appeal more.

Form: 622-8

Glorious Singer^p⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr A T Feeney⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms Alice Curran| OR: 91

25/1

Modest hurdler. 11/1, below form third of 7 in novice hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 53 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Considered over this longer distance.

Form: 75/F92-3

Jenny Flex¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 8/1, first run since leaving J. D. Motherway when sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) on hurdles bow 18 days ago. Yard in good form but needs to step forward.

Form: 21/4-6

Pearlofflorida¹⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Adam Ellis⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack

66/1

Altruistic mare. Dam unraced out of lightly-raced sister to Florida Pearl. Betting can prove a good indicator.

Form: 53-1

Pulltheplug²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: M Kennedy

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, heavy) 28 days ago. Lots to find on form.

Form: 8P0

Roccos Inspiration^p,t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Kennedy| OR: 104

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time, good third of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, heavy, 7/2) 28 days ago. Holds good claims.

Form: 0343

Saint Bernadette³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 93

16/1

Modest hurdler. 10/1, creditable third of 8 in novice hurdle at Sligo (25.4f, soft) 34 days ago. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs.

Form: 040333

Sainte Dona²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper| BF

2/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, heavy, 7/4) 28 days ago, sticking to task. Big player with this longer distance a plus.

Form: 4842-42

Kalahari Diamond⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/1, eighth of 17 in bumper at Tipperary (16f, good) 53 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip. Market can guide.

Form: B48

Glory Liss²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J E Kiely| BF

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/4, 14¼ lengths fourth of 11 to Ballycashin in bumper at Wexford (16f, heavy) 25 days ago. Makes hurdles debut and not discounted stepping up in distance. RESERVE

Form: 23-4

Non-Runners

Mrs Paisley³⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: Patrick Turley J: Cian Quirke

Red Finch³⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: T Doyle J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Sainte Dona (2/1), Roccos Inspiration (3/1), Ginnets Girl (6/1), Jenny Flex (8/1), Ballycashin (9/1), Mrs Paisley (14/1), Glory Liss (14/1), Saint Bernadette (16/1), Kalahari Diamond (18/1), Caremuchmore (20/1), Glorious Singer (25/1), Getabelle (50/1), Cool Legacy (66/1), Pearlofflorida (66/1), Red Finch (66/1), Apples In Winter (100/1), Pulltheplug (200/1)

SAINTE DONA holds the edge on the form of her excellent Clonmel second and with this longer distance also a positive she gets the vote ahead of Roccos Inspiration who finished a place behind her that day. Sligo runner-up Ginnets Girl must also enter calculations for the in-form Gordon Elliott team.