17:30 Down Royal

Friday 2 June 2023

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BoyleSports Mares Hurdle

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 3m 58.10s

Shesadream²⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 121| CD

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Two wins from 5 runs last season. Last of 10 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Ballinrobe (21.8f, good) in September (possibly amiss). Absent since but returns with yard in good form.

Form: 3/11300-

Lady Of The Vale¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| D

5/2

Fair hurdler. Career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle (10/11) at Tipperary (16f, good) 15 days ago, edging ahead latter stages. Needs to keep the errors at bay if she's to play a lead role here.

Form: 6154-41

Bayonetta^p1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Gerald Quinn

8/1

Twice-raced maiden. 18/1, third of 5 in novice hurdle at Perth (20.2f, good) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 333P3-3

Cash The Cheque^h⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: C J Orr| T: A McCann| OR: 108

6/4

Fair hurdler. 9/2, respectable second of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Likely set for a minor role here.

Form: 2023-52

Lockdown Daisy^p1¹²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 83

100/1

250/1, fifteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at this course (17.2f, soft) 129 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: S0P090-

Sandymount Baby¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington

25/1

Modest bumper performer who shaped as if better for the run on back of 12 months off when fifth of 14 to Lady of The Value in novice hurdle at Tipperary on hurdles debut 15 days ago. Likely type for handicaps later on.

Form: 0620/0-5

Struell Duchess⁵⁶⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: S Wilson

100/1

September Storm mare. Dam unraced half-sister to modest 2m hurdle winner Waterloo Road. Unplaced completed start in points, unseated rider last time (Nov 2021).

Form: 0PU/

Non-Runners

Media Naranja³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: C McGivern

Finest Evermore²⁸⁶

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: W P Mullins J: Paul Townend

Forecasts

Finest Evermore (8/13), Cash The Cheque (6/4), Shesadream (5/2), Lady Of The Vale (5/2), Media Naranja (5/1), Bayonetta (8/1), Sandymount Baby (25/1), Lockdown Daisy (100/1), Struell Duchess (100/1)

FINEST EVERMORE displayed a fine attitude when adding to her tally at Killarney in August, and whilst absent since, she's hard to oppose on these favourable terms with her leading yard continuing in fine form. The Gordon Elliott trained pair Media Naranja and Shesadream head up the dangers.