13:40 Tramore

Sunday 16 April 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 4m 13.9s

Baby Chou^t⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington

8/1

Showed only minor promise in bumpers but makes her hurdling debut in a weak race, so not dismissed.

Form: 577

Celtic Light¹⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: J J Mangan| OR: 89

40/1

Well held in a brace of maiden hurdles.

Form: 0-07

Copper Coast^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke

40/1

Sans Frontieres mare. Half-sister to fairly useful 2m/2½m hurdle winner/smart 21f chase winner Jungle Boogie. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Double Pink^h³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: D G Murphy

7/2

Showed a bit more than previously when sixth of 18 in maiden hurdle (16/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 36 days ago. Could get involved if taking another step forward.

Form: 7/2C6

I Sea The Moon³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 91

6/4

Remains a maiden after 10 hurdle runs but returned to something like the pick of his form when fourth of 18 in 2m maiden (5/1) at Gowran (heavy) 36 days ago. Firmly in the picture with a repeat.

Form: 242-P74

Kathy Choice¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Dullea

14/1

Down the field both starts in bumpers. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 57

Midnight Twinkle^t1⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin| T: J P Flavin

200/1

Well held in maiden hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft, 100/1) on NH debut 43 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0

Minnie Beets¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. 80/1, eighth of 14 in maiden hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft) 17 days ago. Needs another run for a handicap mark.

Form: 08

Miss Madeline²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery

125/1

Well held in maiden hurdle at Thurles (16f, soft, 50/1) on NH debut 29 days ago.

Form: 8

Nicoles Getaway¹¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne

250/1

Well held in maiden hurdles 6 months apart.

Form: P0

O'Faolains Glory

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: N Dooly

66/1

Fame And Glory mare. Dam well beaten in maiden hurdles.

Form:

Silent Approach^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: C O'Keeffe

2/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1, respectable fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) 16 days ago. Back down in trip. The one to beat.

Form: 5924

Turkey And Ham³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

40/1

Showed a bit sent hurdling in a tongue strap when sixth of 9 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Ayr (20.4f, good) on NH debut 37 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: P6

Velvet Reel⁹⁸

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

250/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdles.

Form: 000

Forecasts

I Sea The Moon (6/4), Silent Approach (2/1), Double Pink (7/2), Baby Chou (8/1), Kathy Choice (14/1), Turkey And Ham (40/1), Celtic Light (40/1), Copper Coast (40/1), Minnie Beets (50/1), O'Faolains Glory (66/1), Miss Madeline (125/1), Midnight Twinkle (200/1), Velvet Reel (250/1), Nicoles Getaway (250/1)

A distinctly ordinary maiden and a good opportunity for SILENT APPROACH, who is the one to beat judged on her hurdling debut second at Gowran. I Sea The Moon is feared most ahead of Double Pink.