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Friday 26 May 2023

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Regeneron 'Day At The Races' Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 4m 40.7s

Ar Aghaidh³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: H P Finegan

250/1

200/1, last of 16 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (15.8f, good to soft) on debut 3 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 54-0

Brianna Lily²²

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

15/2

Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers but was well held on hurdling debut at Tipperary (15.8f) 22 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 71429-8

Cash The Cheque^h²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: C J Orr| T: A McCann| OR: 108

9/2

Fair hurdler who ran below form when fifth of 19 in maiden at Tipperary (15.8f, good to soft, 6/1) 22 days ago. Up in trip and has solid claims if returning to the pick of her form.

Form: 12023-5

Cullagh Pride^h1²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: S Fahey

80/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdle. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 7-0

Glendars Mahler²⁰⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J Fahey

16/1

Fair hurdler. Respectable third of 9 in maiden hurdle at Thurles (23.3f, good to soft, 33/1). Off 6 months.

Form: FS6363-

Glory Liss²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: T O'Brien

10/1

Showed more than on hurdling debut on first run since leaving John E. Kiely when fifth of 18 in maiden (40/1) at Cork (19f, good to soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 23/4P-5

Goodie Girl²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 19 in maiden hurdle (250/1) at Tipperary (15.8f, good to soft) 22 days ago, finishing with running left. Open to further improvement up in trip but is probably more one for handicaps.

Form: 9-6

Laws Of Glory^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: G Scott

200/1

Well held in a trio of maiden hurdles, in tongue strap latest.

Form: 70-0

Lucky Viv¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin| T: Michael Barry

25/1

Modest in bumpers and similar form when seventh of 16 in maiden at Killarney (22.2f, good) on hurdles bow 11 days ago.

Form: 5342-67

Manhattan Lady^h1,t1¹⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington

33/1

Well held on completed start in maiden hurdles. Hood and tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: U0-

Miss Madeline⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery

16/1

Showed more than on debut when fourth of 14 in maiden (125/1) at Tramore (16f, soft) 40 days ago.

Form: 84-

Smallcashprize⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs

200/1

Well held in a pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: P08-

Space Tourist²²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF

4/6

Posted a fair third on Navan hurdling debut in March 2022 and has won a bumper for Willie Mullins subsequently. Open to improvement and holds leading claims back from 7 months off.

Form: F503/13-

Stormalong^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D Budds| OR: 101

50/1

Fair bumper winner but has yet to better modest form in 3 runs over hurdles.

Form: 12894-0

Wee Valerie^t²¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: H P Finegan

125/1

well held in bumpers/mares maiden hurdles. Off 7 months. Back up in trip.

Form: 5009-

Cryptos Dream¹⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E Sheehy

100/1

Fair handicapper at best on Flat but has lost her way so easily passed over on hurdle debut.

Form:

Weseekherthere³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

14/1

Eighth of 16 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 25/1) on bumper debut 31 days ago, still green. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Should progress.

Form: 48-

Mikita^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith

200/1

Modest in bumpers and well held in a pair of maiden hurdles. RESERVE.

Form: 25090-9

Non-Runners

Tideways Hero²⁰²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: C Brassil

Lodestar⁸²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: D H Kelly J: Reserve 2

Miss Carli Fay³⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: Gerard Kyne J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Space Tourist (4/6), Cash The Cheque (9/2), Brianna Lily (15/2), Glory Liss (10/1), Tideways Hero (12/1), Weseekherthere (14/1), Miss Madeline (16/1), Glendars Mahler (16/1), Lucky Viv (25/1), Manhattan Lady (33/1), Lodestar (33/1), Stormalong (50/1), Miss Carli Fay (66/1), Cullagh Pride (80/1), Goodie Girl (100/1), Cryptos Dream (100/1), Wee Valerie (125/1), Mikita (200/1), Laws Of Glory (200/1), Smallcashprize (200/1), Ar Aghaidh (250/1)

There's every reason to think SPACE TOURIST can improve on just her second start over hurdles having landed a bumper for Willie Mullins last summer, so she's a straightforward choice to come out on top. Cash The Cheque was a shade underwhelming at Tipperary last time but can provide the main threat if returning to the pick of her form up in trip. Glendars Mahler may prove best of the rest.