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Hotel Minella Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 3m 53.8s

Brianna Lily²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: P T Foley| D

16/1

Fairly useful winner at 2m in bumpers. 33¼ lengths last of 9 to Tiger Bay Queen in listed bumper at Fairyhouse (16.4f, soft, 7/1) 26 days ago. Makes hurdles debut and she's one to monitor closely in the betting now attentions switch to timber.

Form: 71429-

Cash The Cheque^h⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| BF

6/1

Fair hurdler. 15/8, creditable third of 14 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 61 days ago. No surprise to see her thereabouts again.

Form: 212023-

Fizzle Rock^h1⁶⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin| D

66/1

Fair winner at 2m in bumpers. Fourth of 8 in bumper at Perth (16.2f, good to soft, 2/1). Off 21 months. Makes hurdles debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 134/

Gonetomillgrove^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

150/1

Fair winner at 12f on Flat. Minor promise on first of 2 starts over hurdles upon joining present yard earlier this year but below best back on the level at Navan recently.

Form: 60-

Hi Stranger³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: J & T Kiely| D

12/1

Fairly useful dual bumper winner during summer 2021. Offered little back on Flat (following 7 months off) when thirteenth of 14 in handicap (33/1) at Navan (13f, heavy) 36 days ago and market best guide now hurdling.

Form: 211209/

Lodilomoco²¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: D Cullen

66/1

Fair winner at 17f in bumpers. 33/1, tailed-off last of 11 to Troubled Times in listed bumper at Gowran (16f, soft). Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 410-

Something Abouther³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Coleman| T: P Roche| D

5/1

Bumper winner who showed improved form on second start back from a lengthy absence when good third of 14 in novice hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft) 35 days ago. A repeat should see her in the shake up again.

Form: 0317/33-

Baby Chou^t¹⁸

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

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Third of 14 in novice hurdle (8/1) at Tramore (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 18 days ago. Feasible to think she can build on that here.

Form: 5773-

Birdie Or Bust⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

4/7

Promising individual. 8/1, second of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 99 days ago, keeping on. Sound claims with prospect of more to come.

Form: 22-

C'est Rien¹⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J B Foley| T: T Mullins

22/1

Modest hurdler. 200/1, well-beaten last of 5 to Impaire Et Passe in Moscow Flyer Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 109 days ago. This understandably more suitable but she's another who will be seen in a better light tackling handicaps in this sphere.

Form: 703975-

Emotional Damage²⁰

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

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 25/1, seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, soft) 20 days ago, making no impression. Represents leading stable but she's a likely type for handicaps in due course.

Form: 97-

Goodie Girl¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Kilbeggan (15f, good to soft) on NH debut 14 days ago. Probably one for later on.

Form: 9-

I Sea The Moon^v1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 91| BF

12/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 11 hurdle runs. Respectable fifth of 14 in novice hurdle (6/4) at Tramore (16f, soft) 18 days ago, not ideally placed. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 42/P745-

Image Du Large²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: I J Power| T: C Motherway

250/1

Some promise only chase start in France but well held all 3 starts over hurdles for present stable.

Form: V4/3PP0-

In A Nice Way¹⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: S Ryan| OR: 92

50/1

Modest hurdler. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23f, good to soft, 16/1). Off 6 months. Passed over stepping back up significantly in trip.

Form: 563890-

Janverlil⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Thurles (21f, heavy) 52 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Back down in trip.

Form: F780P-

Red Sole Diva³³²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: N P Fox⁽⁷⁾| T: J F Gleeson

250/1

Minor promise on first of 2 starts over hurdles for W. McCreery during early 2021 but proved regressive on the Flat subsequently and best watched starting out for another new yard here following 11 months off.

Form: 49/

Sweet Bonnie⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D E Mullins| T: J P Flavin

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 61 days ago.

Form: 00-

Unklipped⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D Leahy

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.7f, soft) 63 days ago.

Form: 00-

Non-Runners

Blondesandbubbles²⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: P O'Callaghan J: Niall Moore

Cappacurry Croi¹⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: L Young J: Reserve 1

Manhattan Lady¹²⁷

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Reserve 2

Effernock Dieubon²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: C Collins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Birdie Or Bust (4/7), Something Abouther (5/1), Cash The Cheque (6/1), I Sea The Moon (12/1), Hi Stranger (12/1), Baby Chou (16/1), Brianna Lily (16/1), C'est Rien (22/1), Cappacurry Croi (33/1), In A Nice Way (50/1), Effernock Dieubon (50/1), Fizzle Rock (66/1), Lodilomoco (66/1), Manhattan Lady (66/1), Blondesandbubbles (66/1), Gonetomillgrove (150/1), Goodie Girl (250/1), Image Du Large (250/1), Sweet Bonnie (250/1), Janverlil (250/1), Emotional Damage (250/1), Red Sole Diva (250/1), Unklipped (300/1)

BIRDIE OR BUST shaped with promise when twice filling the runners-up spot in maiden hurdles earlier this year and, with potential for better still moving forward, she very much looks the one to side with. Cash The Cheque and Something Abouther head up the dangers, with Baby Chou also worth keeping an eye on.