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Thursday 6 April 2023

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Aisling Kennedy Memorial Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 5m 24.00s

Champagnesocialist⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 109| BF

4/1

Fair hurdler. Winner a bumper at Downpatrick in September. Made the frame all 3 starts over timber, latest when second of 7 in novice (6/5) at Ayr (20.4f, heavy) 87 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 2-41222

Apples In Winter²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: L Casey

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, eighth of 10 in novice hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 25 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 56248

Bint Freya⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 90

13/2

9/2, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft) 43 days ago, barely adequate test. Should improve and merits consideration.

Form: 767935

Cullagh Pride

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

66/1

Westerner mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Cullaghs Star, stays 19f. Dam maiden hurdler.

Form:

Desert Heather^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Kevin Sexton| T: D Queally

1/1

Fair hurdler. 5/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 10 in novice hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 25 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Yard having good spell. Sure to go well.

Form: 112F32

Flidais²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 6 in bumper (66/1) at Naas (15.4f, soft) 25 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 45

Molly Honey^h¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: D Queally

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 9/1 and hooded, ninth of 10 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) on NH debut 16 days ago. Up in trip. Yard having good spell.

Form: P9

Susie Miller²³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: R Deegan| T: S Curling| OR: 96

33/1

12/1 and blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, good), behind when pulled up before last. Off 7 months. Stable in good form.

Form: 1-9589P

Walk Out²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: J E Kiely| OR: 92

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 15/2, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Thurles (21f, heavy) 24 days ago headway when unseated rider 2 out looking sure to play hand in finish. Warrants respect.

Form: 6007U

Will You Win^t¹⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 92

18/1

Fair chaser. Remains a maiden after 23 hurdle runs. Below form fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Thurles (15.8f, good to soft) 154 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 467335

Kilbarry Saint²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Keeffe

9/1

€11,000 3-y-o, Saint Des Saints filly. Dam, 1¼m-1½m winner on Flat in France, half-sister to unreliable but fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser (stayed 3m) Blackwell Synergy.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Desert Heather (1/1), Champagnesocialist (4/1), Bint Freya (13/2), Apples In Winter (9/1), Kilbarry Saint (9/1), Walk Out (16/1), Will You Win (18/1), Susie Miller (33/1), Cullagh Pride (66/1), Flidais (100/1), Molly Honey (200/1)

This can go to DESERT HEATHER, who is still low mileage and caught the eye when runner-up at Limerick last month. Champagnesocialist and Bint Freya rate the principal dangers.