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Irish Wire Products Irish EBF Shannon Spray Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 5m 40.2s

Harmonya Maker²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 133| BF

1/1

Promising type. 2 wins from 4 runs this season. Unseated rider early in listed hurdle at Punchestown (21f, good to soft, 2/1) 21 days ago won by Hauturiere. Remains with potential and this sort of trip is sure to suit.

Form: 74-131U

Hauturiere²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 129

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 5/1, career best when winning 8-runner listed hurdle at Punchestown (21f, good to soft) 21 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Shecouldbeanything, suited by way race developed and not always fluent (favourite Harmonya Maker early unseat). Still hard to get away from in hat-trick bid.

Form: 225-211

Eabha Grace²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: C P McNamara| T: W P Mullins

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 3/1, tailed-off seventh of 8 to Hauturiere in listed hurdle at Punchestown (21f, good to soft) 21 days ago, looking a threat home turn but reported to have been struck into and blowing hard post-race. Her stablemate is preferred.

Form: 68-3217

Feddans²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: C D Maxwell| T: P O'Callaghan| OR: 118

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 18-runner novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy, 8/11) 24 days ago. This is a big step up.

Form: 54-4321

Glorious Singer^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: R Deegan| T: Ms Alice Curran| OR: 89

250/1

Modest hurdler. 33/1, respectable sixteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22.4f, good to soft) 28 days ago. No appeal on these terms.

Form: 92-3290

Knockanard Lady^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 114

11/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 9/2, good 3¼ lengths third of 8 to Sa Fureur in Michael Purcell Memorial Novices' Hurdle at Thurles (20.7f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Should progress granted more of a test. Wouldn't dismiss.

Form: 10-2243

Non-Runners

Rioga Choice²¹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Non Runner

Troubled Times¹⁶³

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: S Curling J: Brian Hayes

Forecasts

Harmonya Maker (1/1), Hauturiere (5/2), Troubled Times (9/2), Rioga Choice (5/1), Knockanard Lady (11/2), Feddans (9/1), Eabha Grace (12/1), Glorious Singer (250/1)

It's worth giving HARMONYA MAKER another chance after her early exit at Punchestown as she remains with plenty of potential over this sort of trip. Hauturiere did the job well there in the end though and won't be far away in her hat-trick bid for Willie Mullins. Knockanard Lady will do well to open her account over hurdles in a Grade 3 but it's certainly possible on what she's shown.