16:50 Ballinrobe

Friday 14 April 2023

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Bowers Bar & Restaurant Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 4m 27.3s

Banntown Girl^p,t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Stephen Gerard Carey| OR: 117

8/11

Ran right up to her fairly useful best in first-time cheekpieces when third in a valuable handicap at Leopardstown in February. Out of depth in Dawn Run at the Cheltenham Festival since but much respected now returned to calmer waters.

Form: 23-4230

Female Approach^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 90

28/1

Fair maiden at best but well below form all 3 starts for current yard.

Form: 330780

Broomfield Bijou⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

11/8

Showed improved form when second of 14 in novice hurdle (3/1) at Navan (16f, good to soft) 41 days ago, running on after being badly hampered 3 out. Big shout.

Form: 5-4352

Ella Rose³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy

40/1

Comfortably held completed starts over hurdles.

Form: 07F

Emotional Damage¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott

25/1

Looked badly in need of the experience when ninth of 14 in maiden hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft) on debut 15 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 9

Lovely Hans²⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: P Cluskey

80/1

Poor in bumpers and similar form completed start over hurdles.

Form: 708F-P6

Royal Diver¹⁰⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: V T O'Brien

125/1

No sign of ability in bumper/maiden hurdles.

Form: 00-0P

Seriously Ava

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: E Dwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Una Corcoran

80/1

Laverock mare. Dam modest maiden hurdler (stayed 3m).

Form:

Skipinyourstep^b1⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: Richard Daniels

50/1

Has failed to completed both starts in maiden hurdles. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: PP-PF

Winning Mischief¹⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan

50/1

Showed a bit on her sole outing in bumpers but has offered little on the Flat since.

Form: 32-75

Workforadime²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

18/1

Modest in bumpers and never dangerous in a trio of maiden hurdles.

Form: 23000

Bint Alsarab¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: C J Orr| T: E D Delany

40/1

Modest maiden on the Flat and well held both starts over hurdles.

Form: 80

Shana Cloon¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

66/1

Well held in a pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Lothbeg¹⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: P J O'Hanlon

Nowinittowinit¹⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: S R B Crawford J: P J Carberry

Princess Of Paris⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: M Winters J: Reserve 1

Comeragh Belle¹²¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: M Flannery J: Reserve 2

Alkascotch¹⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Banntown Girl (8/11), Broomfield Bijou (11/8), Lothbeg (16/1), Workforadime (18/1), Emotional Damage (25/1), Female Approach (28/1), Nowinittowinit (33/1), Alkascotch (33/1), Bint Alsarab (40/1), Ella Rose (40/1), Skipinyourstep (50/1), Winning Mischief (50/1), Comeragh Belle (50/1), Shana Cloon (66/1), Princess Of Paris (66/1), Lovely Hans (80/1), Seriously Ava (80/1), Royal Diver (125/1)

BROOMFIELD BIJOU showed improved form and looked a shade unlucky not to win when runner-up at Navan last month having been badly hampered 3 out, so she's well worth the chance to gain compensation. Banntown Girl is the obvious threat returning to calmer waters.