14:35 Gowran Park

Saturday 11 March 2023

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Best Of Luck To The Irish At Cheltenham Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 21.5s

Blondesandbubbles⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: I J Power| T: P O'Callaghan

20/1

Once-raced maiden. 12/1, unseated rider 1st in novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 6 days ago.

Form: U

Double Dating²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott

80/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 40/1, ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy) on hurdles bow 23 days ago.

Form: 89

Double Pink^h⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: D G Murphy

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving W. P. Mullins when (hooded for 1st time) carried out 4th in novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft, 25/1) 6 days ago.

Form: 7/2C

Fromheretoeternity^h1⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D L Queally| T: D Queally

12/1

Doyen mare. Dam fairly useful 17f-21f hurdle/chase winner (stayed 3m). Yard in good form. Wears hood. Market can guide.

Form: 1P2

Gonetomillgrove²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

15/2

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 12f on flat. 150/1, first run since leaving Jack W. Davison when sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 27 days ago. Respected.

Form: 6

Image Du Large⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: C Motherway

66/1

Modest chaser. First run since leaving David Cottin when pulled up in novice hurdle (18/1) at Leopardstown (20f, good) on IRE NH debut 6 days ago, dropping away before next.

Form: 6V4-3P

Islashoon⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J Dullea

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twenty third of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.9f, heavy, 200/1) 62 days ago.

Form: U00

Lantry Lady

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

7/2

Saint Des Saints mare. Dam unraced half-sister to top-class hurdler (Champion Hurdle winner, stayed 2½m) Annie Power. Yard in good form so this debutante merits serious consideration.

Form:

Minnie Beets

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott

10/1

Cloudings mare. Sister to modest hurdler Harry's Hottie, closely related to modest hurdler My Newbrook Rose, and half-sister to fairly useful chaser Master Neo. Noteworthy newcomer who is worth a market check.

Form:

Mitiva²⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: Miss Liz Doyle| D

3/1

Promising type. Winner in bumper at Thurles in February 2022. 2/1, second of 17 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good). Off 9 months but not ruled out.

Form: 1-32

One Over The Top¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: P McCreery

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 300/1, ninth of 21 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.5f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 13 days ago.

Form: 8-969

Silent Approach^h1⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Keeffe

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in bumper (6/1) at Uttoxeter (15.8f, heavy) 70 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Olly Murphy. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 59

Something Abouther⁴⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: P Roche| D

9/2

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Winner in bumper at Limerick in November 2021. Respectable seventh of 24 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.8f, soft, 14/1). Off 15 months so has her fitness to prove.

Form: 03/17-

Bint Alsarab¹⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr L J Carberry⁽⁷⁾| T: E D Delany

250/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 100/1, last of 16 in handicap at Bellewstown (12f, good to soft). Goes hurdling with more needed.

Form:

Bowgate Street^t1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 16 in juvenile hurdle (125/1) at this C&D (heavy) on NH debut 21 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0

Shana Cloon

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

20/1

€8,500 3-y-o, Shirocco filly. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Gun Digger and fair hurdler Bazarov. Dam (c88/h111) bumper/19f hurdle winner (stayed 23f). Stable having good spell so she needs considering.

Form:

Theresathought⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: J B Foley| T: Michael G Cleary

250/1

Modest maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 300/1, tenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) 80 days ago.

Form:

I Sea The Moon²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 91

5/1

Modest hurdler. Below form seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 7/1) 23 days ago. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs.

Form: 0242-P7

Non-Runners

Granos Girl³¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Ricky Doyle

Mollys Glory³⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: M C Grassick J: M J M O'Sullivan

Winning Mischief¹⁶⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: M Hourigan J: Phillip Enright

Forecasts

Mitiva (3/1), Lantry Lady (7/2), Mollys Glory (4/1), Something Abouther (9/2), I Sea The Moon (5/1), Gonetomillgrove (15/2), Minnie Beets (10/1), Fromheretoeternity (12/1), Double Pink (16/1), Blondesandbubbles (20/1), Shana Cloon (20/1), Granos Girl (25/1), Winning Mischief (25/1), Silent Approach (50/1), Image Du Large (66/1), Double Dating (80/1), One Over The Top (80/1), Bint Alsarab (250/1), Bowgate Street (250/1), Islashoon (250/1), Theresathought (250/1)

The market should reveal plenty here but Henry de Bromhead's newcomer LANTRY LADY catches the eye on paper and is taken to go in at the chief expense of fellow-newcomer Minnie Beets, who could emerge as the best of Gordon Elliott's trio. Mollys Glory appeals as the pick of those with experience and can also have a say.