BeattheBank.ie Irish EBF Mares Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 5m 5.90s

Queens Brook⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 144| D

8/13

Smart hurdler. 8/15, career best when winning 8-runner listed mares event at Punchestown (18.2f, good to soft) 40 days ago by 6 lengths from Heaven Help Us, driven out. Sure to be on the premises.

Form: 2122-31

Braganza²⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 126

20/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 33/1, pulled up in Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Novices' Hurdle Championship Final at Fairyhouse (20f, soft). Others preferred.

Form: 1455P-

Copper Nation⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: D Coffey| OR: 124

22/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 6/1, good 17 lengths third of 8 to Queens Brook in listed mares event at Punchestown (18.2f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Only place claims again.

Form: 8251-73

Dollys Destination^p⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr O McGill| T: Gary McGill| OR: 125

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 22/1, career best when winning 23-runner handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 46 days ago, all out. Up in trip.

Form: 2049/21

My Design⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Kieren Buckley| T: D Queally| OR: 118| BF| D

33/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 7/4, first run since leaving Shane Patrick O'Brien when creditable second of 6 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) 60 days ago, having run of race. Difficult ask.

Form: 213B8-2

Shewearsitwell³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 143| D

15/8

Useful hurdler. 2 wins from 6 runs this season. 8/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Stable is flying and she should go well again.

Form: 5-15P41

Forecasts

Queens Brook (8/13), Shewearsitwell (15/8), Braganza (20/1), Copper Nation (22/1), My Design (33/1), Dollys Destination (40/1)

QUEENS BROOK was right back on track when scoring readily in a listed event at Punchestown last time and she's marginally preferred to fellow last-time-out winner Shewearsitwell in a race that the pair are entitled to dominate on form. Copper Nation is probably the pick of the remainder.