14:32 Naas

Thursday 30 March 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 4m 22.8s

Annie Bella^t⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M Christie

66/1

Well held in a pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: 360

Ballinclay Court⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Dooly

66/1

Looks a longer-term project.

Form: 3-52207

Bombay Glory

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick

80/1

Fame And Glory mare. Dam (c118/h117), 2½m-3m hurdle/chase winner (placed in graded events), sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Hester Flemen and fair hurdler (stayed 25f) Stoneford.

Form:

Can't Stop Smiling^h¹⁶¹

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

20/1

Showed more than first time up when third of 14 in a Ballinrobe maiden (18f) in August. Not quite in same form at Thurles last time but remains open to improvement.

Form: 736

Chautuaqua^h,t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 104| D

10/3

Fair maiden hurdler who ran to a similar level as previously in a first-time hood and tongue strap when fourth of 14 in 2m maiden (5/2) at Navan (16f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Should be competitive again.

Form: 654544

Emotional Damage

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

8/1

Intello mare. Half-sister to 2 winners, including useful hurdler/fairly useful chase winner in France Falstaff. Dam unraced. In a top stable so can't be ignored on debut.

Form:

Je T'ai Porte^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

80/1

Fairly useful Flat winner but no impact both starts over hurdles.

Form: 0P

Mikita^t²²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J B Foley| T: M J Smith

100/1

Just modest form standout effort in bumpers so improvement needed now hurdling after 7 months off.

Form: 2509

Milajess⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Michael C Griffin

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules who took a step back in the right direction when sixth of 18 in maiden at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy, 66/1) 42 days ago. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 648-P6

Minnie Beets¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

80/1

Looked badly in need of the experience when tenth of 18 in maiden hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 19 days ago. Probably one for later on.

Form: 0

Parkrunner^t1¹¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan| T: P Flood

50/1

Down the field in bumpers and fared no better tried hurdling at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) last time. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0-750

Presenting Beeper²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

100/1

Showed a bit when sixth of 14 in maiden hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft, 80/1) on debut 26 days ago.

Form: 6

Something Abouther¹⁹

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

9/4

Bumper winner who matched the pick of her previous form in this sphere after 15 months off when third of 18 in maiden (9/2) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 19 days ago. Has solid place claims again.

Form: 03/17-3

Troubled Times^t¹⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| D

6/4

Dual bumper winner, including a listed event at Gowran (16f, soft) on her final outing in September. Showed clear promise in a couple of maiden hurdles prior to that and remains open to improvement.

Form: 1421

Forecasts

Troubled Times (6/4), Something Abouther (9/4), Chautuaqua (10/3), Emotional Damage (8/1), Milajess (14/1), Can't Stop Smiling (20/1), Parkrunner (50/1), Ballinclay Court (66/1), Annie Bella (66/1), Je T'ai Porte (80/1), Minnie Beets (80/1), Bombay Glory (80/1), Presenting Beeper (100/1), Mikita (100/1)

TROUBLED TIMES, a listed bumper winner, shaped encouragingly in a brace of maiden hurdles last summer and is a straightforward choice to open her account in this sphere. Chautuaqua and Something Abouther are considered the main threats.