13:45 Downpatrick

Saturday 17 June 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 4m 28.6s

Fizzle Rock⁴⁴

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

28/1

Fair bumper winner who probably needed the run in a first-time hood when well held on Tipperary hurdling debut/comeback 44 days ago.

Form: 134/0

Howaya C D And E^t²²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Keane| OR: 104| CD

17/2

Fair bumper winner and similar form when placed first 4 starts over hurdles. Fell on chasing debut at Thurles and ran poorly back in this sphere there next time but could bounce back after a break.

Form: 2333F8-

Andyourbirdcansing

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

40/1

Court Cave mare. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful staying chaser (dual Welsh National winner) Mountainous.

Form:

Angelsworknovrtime^h²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 98

10/3

Maiden who ran her best race after 7 months off when third in 18-runner event at Limerick (16.4f, good to soft, 33/1) 22 days ago. Step back up in trip will suit and sure to be thereabouts with a repeat.

Form: 44364-3

Ideal Dilemma⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: D M Christie

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Unseated rider in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (22f, good, 66/1) on NH debut 7 days ago.

Form: PP-UU

Jacks Fancy^h1

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

12/1

Pour Moi mare. Half-sister to fairly useful chaser Scamall Dubh, stayed 25f, and fair 3m hurdle winner Aherlow, stays 3½m. Respected newcomer from top yard. Wears hood.

Form:

Littel Flour^h,t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally| OR: 95

12/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 9 hurdle runs. Followed a good run with a below-par one when seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17.4f, good to soft, 7/1) 17 days ago. Claims if bouncing back.

Form: 660P-37

May Mahler⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: D Harvey

50/1

£5,000 5-y-o, Mahler mare. Dam, point winner, sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3m) Bennys Mist. Maiden pointer, unplaced last time (Apr 29).

Form: P45P36-

Mel Monroe¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| BF

4/7

Proved a disappointment bearing in mind bumper debut promise when fourth of 7 in maiden (6/4) at Down Royal (17f, soft) on hurdles bow 173 days ago. Should be capable of better.

Form: 1/24-

Sandy Montana^h1

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Valirann mare. Sister to fair staying hurdler Shoeshine Boy, and half-sister to 3 winners, including useful hurdler West To The Bridge. Wears hood.

Form:

Non-Runners

Winning Mischief¹²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: M Hourigan J: J S McGarvey

Forecasts

Mel Monroe (4/7), Angelsworknovrtime (10/3), Winning Mischief (4/1), Howaya C D And E (17/2), Littel Flour (12/1), Jacks Fancy (12/1), Fizzle Rock (28/1), Andyourbirdcansing (40/1), May Mahler (50/1), Sandy Montana (100/1), Ideal Dilemma (125/1)

WINNING MISCHIEF is steadily going the right way and, with the step up in trip sure to suit, she's put forward as the answer. Angelsworknovrtime has to enter the reckoning having returned with a career best at Limerick, while Mel Monroe ought to prove capable of better.