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Friday 14 April 2023

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BoyleSports Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 5m 54.10s

Optional Mix⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 119| BF

8/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in December. 9/4, respectable third of 10 in handicap chase at Gowran (20f, heavy) 55 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 212123

Nine Graces^t⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Connell| OR: 112| D

11/5

11/4 and tongue strap on for 1st time, confirmed promise of hurdle debut third when winning 14-runner maiden at Punchestown (22.1f, good to soft) 51 days ago, responding well. Should be more to come in handicaps.

Form: 33-631

Soldaro^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 112

12/1

7/1, improved again to win 10-runner handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, heavy) 12 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Parvos, pushed out. Open to further progress and much respected on hat-trick bid.

Form: 658411

Robyndeglory^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 111

14/1

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in February. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Cork (24f, heavy) 22 days ago.

Form: 391585

Sainte Dona²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Cooper| OR: 111

11/2

Winner in hurdle at Thurles in November. Shaped as if still in good form when sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Cork (24f, heavy) 22 days ago, doing too much too soon. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 421606

Bonnie Kellie¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 100

6/1

Fourth of 7 in handicap chase (2/1) at Limerick (19.6f, soft) 19 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Stable having good spell.

Form: 212334

Ladiam^h¹⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 100

20/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in August. 8/1, eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Yard in good form. Hood back on. Difficult ask.

Form: 6221P8

Parvos^t1¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael C Griffin| OR: 99| BF

5/1

3/1, good 1¼ lengths second of 10 to Soldaro in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, heavy) 12 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 7-7F532

Stolen Moment^h,t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss S Ahern⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 90| C

8/1

2 wins from 5 runs this season. 20/1, won 11-runner handicap chase at Wexford (25.4f, heavy) on debut over fences 14 days ago, driven out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Something to find on form.

Form: 2-34171

Forecasts

Nine Graces (11/5), Parvos (5/1), Sainte Dona (11/2), Bonnie Kellie (6/1), Stolen Moment (8/1), Optional Mix (8/1), Soldaro (12/1), Robyndeglory (14/1), Ladiam (20/1)

NINE GRACES should be capable of better again on the back of her Punchestown maiden success and can follow up on handicap debut. Soldaro is another who has made a bright start to her hurdles career and can provide the chief threat ahead of Sainte Dona, who did too much too soon at Cork last time and is still in good form.