13:40 Punchestown

Sunday 11 June 2023

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Ladbrokes 'We Play Together' Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 3m 52.9s

Arctic Fly⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J B Foley| T: W P Mullins| D

4/7

Fair bumper winner who proved too free when midfield in 13-runner mares' event here (16.3f) on latest start in April. However, in excellent hands and no surprise to see her figure on hurdles bow.

Form: 166-

Bobbisilver^e/s1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

16/1

Promising sort. 40/1, fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.2f, good) 12 days ago. Eyeshields on 1st time. May well do better.

Form: 17-4

Georgiabell⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: L P Cusack

150/1

Doyen mare. 150/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Thurles (16f, soft) on NH debut 85 days ago, racing off the pace and never dangerous.

Form: P-

Just Chelsea

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Carberry| T: S Curling

80/1

Leading Light mare. Dam, maiden pointer, sister to fairly useful chaser (stayed 2½m) Royal Macnab.

Form:

Late Vocation

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: P F McEnery

150/1

Workforce mare. Dam pulled up both starts in points. Rates a likely outsider on hurdles bow.

Form:

Lodilomoco¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: D Cullen

18/1

Fair winner at 17f in bumpers. 16/1, built on hurdling debut effort when ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.2f, good) 12 days ago but handicaps likely to be more her bag in due course.

Form: 410-09

Side Show²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling

33/1

Champs Elysees mare. Dam, poor maiden hurdler, closely related to smart hurdler/chaser (stays 4m) Threeunderthrufive. Made frame once from 4 starts in points, unplaced last time (May 21).

Form: F4-U7

Stay Local^h⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A A Howard

9/1

Fair maiden on the Flat who offered something to work on sent hurdling when sixth in 11-runner Ballinrobe maiden (16.6f) back in August. Creditable third back on Flat at Naas (1m) in April and likely she has more to offer in this sphere.

Form: 6-

Stormalong^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 101| D

7/1

Modest hurdler. Very good sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft, 50/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 2894-06

Summertime Romance¹³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney

16/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Second of 6 in handicap (11/4) at Southwell (14.1f) in January. First run for yard after leaving Marco Botti.

Form:

The Grey Dove¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 9/2, eleventh of 18 in bumper at Limerick (16.4f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Yard in good form. Booking of Gilligan a plus.

Form: 84/2-0

Tideways Hero^h1²¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: H Morgan| T: H De Bromhead

12/1

€25,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson mare. Half-sister to untrustworthy/fairly useful chaser Est Illic, stays 21f. Pulled up sole start in points but has joined a good yard ahead of Rules debut. Wears hood.

Form: P-

Weliketoparty

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin| T: E McCarthy

150/1

Soldier of Fortune mare. Closely related to poor chaser Henry Brown, stays 27f. Likely to need time and distance.

Form:

Burma Ruby³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

150/1

Notnowcato filly. Half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser A Tail of Intrigue, stayed 3m. Dam bumper winner/fair hurdler (stayed 2¾m). Made frame sole start in points (May 7) and betting should guide on hurdles debut.

Form: 4

Olivine Queen

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: N Stokes

100/1

Champs Elysees filly. Dam (h121) 2m hurdle winner (stayed 2¼m). Likely best watched on debut.

Form:

Quarry Lady

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke

150/1

Court Cave filly. Dam unraced sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 3½m) Not A Bother Boy.

Form:

Non-Runners

Legal Secretary⁵⁹³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: D J McGrath J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Arctic Fly (4/7), The Grey Dove (7/1), Stormalong (7/1), Stay Local (9/1), Tideways Hero (12/1), Bobbisilver (16/1), Summertime Romance (16/1), Lodilomoco (18/1), Side Show (33/1), Legal Secretary (33/1), Just Chelsea (80/1), Olivine Queen (100/1), Late Vocation (150/1), Weliketoparty (150/1), Georgiabell (150/1), Quarry Lady (150/1), Burma Ruby (150/1)

A fair winner on the first of her 3 starts in bumpers, ARTCTIC FLY proved too free on her latest start in that sphere in April. However, she remains the type to do better now switched to timber and in a race lacking depth, it would come as no surprise to see her play a lead role. The Grey Dove and Stay Local can also hit the frame, whilst Tideways Hero and Summertime Romance need monitoring in the betting for clues.