Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 4m 50.09s

Hollymount^h²⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 119| D

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Ayr in May 2022. Well-beaten sixth of 7 to She Is Electric in listed mares' event (12/1) at Gowran (16f, soft) in September. No surprise to see a better showing back from 9 months off. Back up in trip.

Form: 1/12226-

Shannon Glory⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Paul Power| OR: 116| C| D

7/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Two wins from 6 runs last season. Eighth of 11 in novice chase (14/1) at Limerick (22.7f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Difficult ask.

Form: 1150-48

Shesadream⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 121

9/1

Successful on each of her first 2 starts over hurdles early on last year. Lost her way thereafter but produced a career-best effort to resume winning ways on return at Down Royal (16.8f) in June. Thereabouts with a repeat.

Form: 11300-1

Troubled Times^t⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 118| BF| C

11/8

Dual bumper winner who took her form up a notch when doubling hurdles tally at Cork (19f) in May. Shaped better than bare result on handicap debut at Ballinrobe later that month and she remains one to be positive about back from a short break.

Form: 4211-18

Effernock Fizz^p,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: C Collins| OR: 130| C| D

9/4

Course winner who landed the Welsh Champion Hurdle last autumn and developed into a useful chaser subsequently. Comes here on the back of a disappointing run in Grade 3 hurdle 2 weeks ago but no surprise to see a better showing, not least on these favourable terms.

Form: 2-24330

Presenting Doyen³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: C Collins| OR: 107| BF

11/1

Fair hurdler who got off the mark at Kilbeggan (19.2f) in April. Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 9/2) 32 days ago, weakening after 2 out. Needs to bounce back but it does remain early days with her.

Form: 4851-20

Forecasts

Troubled Times (11/8), Effernock Fizz (9/4), Shannon Glory (7/1), Hollymount (9/1), Shesadream (9/1), Presenting Doyen (11/1)

EFFERNOCK FIZZ needs to shrug off a lesser effort in Grade 3 company but these are very favourable terms and she's given the vote in the hope she can bounce back. Troubled Times, who shaped better than the bare result at Ballinrobe in May remains one to be positive about and is feared, along with the returning Hollymount.