14:35 Navan

Saturday 4 March 2023

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Wesco Electrical Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 14.30s

Assume Nothing

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: B R Hamilton

40/1

Conduit mare. Dam unraced sister to smart hurdler (stayed 21f) Maximiser.

Form:

Broomfield Bijou³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Creditable fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, heavy, 8/1) 38 days ago.

Form: 5-435

Cash The Cheque^h²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: A McCann

15/8

Fair hurdler. Winner in bumper at Sligo in August. Second of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 12/1) 24 days ago. Sets the standard and seems sure to go well.

Form: 521202

Charity Barnum²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

4/1

Promising sort. Fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good to soft, 50/1) on hurdles bow 20 days ago. Yard having good spell. Worthy of respect.

Form: 55

Chautuaqua^h1,t1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 104| D

5/2

Fair hurdler. 15/2, creditable fourth of 9 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, good to soft) 21 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Hood on 1st time, tongue strap on 1st time. Considered.

Form: 8-65454

Midnight Twinkle

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin| T: J P Flavin

100/1

Finsceal Fior mare. Dam (h78) point winner/maiden hurdler. Doesn't make much appeal.

Form:

Presenting Beeper

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

80/1

Califet mare. Half-sister to point winner Bishops Quarter. Dam unraced.

Form:

Shesdoenwell^t²⁶⁶

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

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 18/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) unseated rider 2 out too far out to suggest outcome. Off 8 months.

Form: 45-9U

Skipinyourstep⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: Richard Daniels

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle (250/1) at Limerick (20f, heavy) on NH debut 67 days ago. Makes no appeal.

Form: PP-P

Smallcashprize⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs P Dobbs

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 20 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Fairyhouse (18.5f, heavy) on NH debut 49 days ago.

Form: P0

Sweet Bonnie¹⁶

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

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 0

We Got This

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: F G Hand

100/1

Kalanisi mare. Dam modest 2½m hurdle winner (stayed 2¾m). Likely to struggle on debut.

Form:

Destivelle³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: S K Ryder

100/1

Making GB/IRE jumps debut. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 125/1) 31 days ago. Hard to fancy on hurdling debut.

Form:

Young Lucy²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

28/1

Promising sort. Sixth of 12 in juvenile hurdle (80/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 24 days ago. Should progress in time.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

Mikita¹⁹⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: M J Smith J: Keith Donoghue

Forecasts

Cash The Cheque (15/8), Chautuaqua (5/2), Broomfield Bijou (3/1), Charity Barnum (4/1), Shesdoenwell (25/1), Mikita (25/1), Young Lucy (28/1), Assume Nothing (40/1), Presenting Beeper (80/1), We Got This (100/1), Destivelle (100/1), Midnight Twinkle (100/1), Sweet Bonnie (125/1), Skipinyourstep (125/1), Smallcashprize (200/1)

CHARITY BARNUM made a positive start to her hurdling career when fifth over C&D 20 days ago and, with improvement on the cards, she's marginally preferred to Cash The Cheque, who sets the standard. Chautuaqua is also considered.