18:58 Wexford

Wednesday 21 June 2023

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visitwexford.ie Mares Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:58 | Winning time: 4m 51.1s

Hazelhatch Lady²⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: M M McDonagh⁽²⁾| T: J Fahey| C

16/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. One win from 2 runs last season. 12/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good) on hurdles bow, weakening before 3 out. Off 8 months.

Form: 248/1P-

Kiss My Lucky Egg^t²²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁴⁾| T: E Mullins

9/1

Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. Fair winner at 17f in bumpers. Well-beaten twelfth of 16 to Queens Gamble in listed bumper (15/2) at Cheltenham (16.4f, good). Off 7 months. Starts out over hurdles at an ordinary level. Player.

Form: 150-

Miss Fourie³²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽⁴⁾| T: Peter Fahey

9/2

Promising individual. 7/2, fourth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (17f, good to soft) on hurdles bow. Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell. Should progress.

Form: 5517/24-

Mousey Brown^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: M J Molloy⁽⁴⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| CD

13/2

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Open to progress.

Form: 1545-41

Notkeepinyagoing^t⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell

5/2

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. One win from 2 runs last season. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Should be up to making presence felt.

Form: 4U1/10-

Shoe String⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon

125/1

First run since leaving N. Dooly when twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Kilbeggan (19.2f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 61 days ago.

Form: 70/0370-

Apples In Winter¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁴⁾| T: L Casey| OR: 98

9/2

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. 15/2, good third of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22f, good) 11 days ago. Prominent showing likely.

Form: 2485-83

Cullagh Pride^h²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Donovan⁽²⁾| T: S Fahey

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Hooded for 1st time, third of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft, 80/1) 26 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 7-03

Latest Model^b1,t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 85

12/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 11 hurdle runs. 7/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 68U-457

Milajess^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: Michael C Griffin| OR: 94

14/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. 8/1, seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good) 16 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 646P-27

Sarah Beara¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁴⁾| T: S Curling

28/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 15 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Tramore (21.1f, good) on NH debut 19 days ago.

Form: PU23-5

Smallcashprize^h1¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁴⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 250/1, fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22f, good) 11 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: P08-UU0

Sweet Bonnie⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Mike O'Connor| T: J P Flavin

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, fourteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (15.8f, good to soft) 48 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 00-0

Non-Runners

Aegirine¹⁰⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Reserve 1

Weliketoparty²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 2

Bella Be Good³⁷³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: E Cawley J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Notkeepinyagoing (5/2), Miss Fourie (9/2), Apples In Winter (9/2), Mousey Brown (13/2), Cullagh Pride (7/1), Kiss My Lucky Egg (9/1), Latest Model (12/1), Milajess (14/1), Hazelhatch Lady (16/1), Sarah Beara (28/1), Weliketoparty (66/1), Shoe String (125/1), Smallcashprize (125/1), Sweet Bonnie (125/1), Bella Be Good (150/1), Aegirine (150/1)

Those with hurdle experience don't set the bar that high so it may pay to focus on bumper winners KISS MY LUCKY EGG and Notkeepingyagoing, with a narrow preference for the former. Apples In Winter and Miss Fourie are others who should get involved.