13:45 Cork

Sunday 9 April 2023

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O'Flynn Motors Mallow Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 46.7s

All About Lucy^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/1, third of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Each-way chance.

Form: 4-12033

Alo's Vision³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 90

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.7f, soft) 38 days ago.

Form: 421689

Annie Beag⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Adam Ellis⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Austin

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 150/1) on NH debut 71 days ago.

Form: 0

Back Chat

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Grace

80/1

€9,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson mare. Half-sister to fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner/smart 2½m/3¼m chase winner Iron Bridge. Dam 3m hurdle winner. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Bobbisilver³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

16/1

Malinas mare. Half-sister to 2½m bumper winner Wilms Warrior. Dam, winning pointer, sister to useful hurdler (2m winner) Silver Friend. Winner of sole start between the flags and needs a market check.

Form: 1

Carroll's Pride³⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Brett| OR: 85

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 17 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 200/1). Off 11 months.

Form: 0058-

Daring Sarah^t1¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Martin

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 150/1, eleventh of 12 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, heavy) on hurdles bow 17 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0000

Image Du Large²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: I J Power| T: C Motherway

125/1

Modest chaser. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 66/1) 29 days ago, pulled up before last.

Form: 6V4-3PP

Knockanard Lady^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 114

2/5

Promising type. 11/2, below form 28¼ lengths third of 6 to Eabha Grace in Shannon Spray Mares Novices' Hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy) 28 days ago. Very much the one to beat back down in class.

Form: 0-22433

Knockraha Lass¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin| T: Brendan Walsh

15/2

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. First run since leaving John J. Walsh when second of 12 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, heavy, 14/1) 17 days ago. Should be in the mix.

Form: 22-5P2

Princess Of Paris¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: M Winters

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, ninth of 11 in bumper at this course (16f, heavy) on NH debut 17 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9

Roccos Inspiration⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Kennedy| OR: 104

4/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy, 4/1) 9 days ago, beaten when pulled up before 2 out.

Form: 43P22P

Victory Sign⁷⁰⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: L Casey

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle (300/1) at Clonmel (18.3f, good to soft). Off over 2 years.

Form: P09/P-

Forecasts

Knockanard Lady (2/5), Roccos Inspiration (4/1), All About Lucy (13/2), Knockraha Lass (15/2), Bobbisilver (16/1), Alo's Vision (33/1), Back Chat (80/1), Annie Beag (125/1), Image Du Large (125/1), Carroll's Pride (150/1), Princess Of Paris (150/1), Daring Sarah (200/1), Victory Sign (300/1)

This looks ripe for KNOCKANARD LADY, who failed to put her best foot forward in a Grade 3 contest at Limerick last time but wasn't beaten far in that grade on her penultimate start and she should prove too good for these rivals. Knockraha Lass and Roccos Inspiration both hold solid each-way claims but Bobbisilver, who landed a maiden point last month, may emerge as the main danger on her Rules debut.