17:10 Sligo

Wednesday 23 August 2023

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New You Clinic Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 4m 13.06s

Kiss My Lucky Egg³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton| D

20/1

Bumper winner on debut for Noel Williams. 28/1, bettered her hurdling debut effort on first run since leaving Emmet Mullins when third of 16 in maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft) 33 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Peter McCreery.

Form: 150-63

Stormalong^t⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D Budds| OR: 101

12/1

Modest hurdler. Ran well despite looking unsuited by the 2f shorter trip when third of 16 in maiden hurdle (7/1) at Punchestown (16f, good) 73 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 894-063

Tina Meehan^h1⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| BF

28/1

Bumper winner on debut at Tramore last October. 1/2, run best excused when seventh of 16 in maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, soft) on hurdles bow 40 days ago, bad mistake 3 out. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 1-7

Vadsa Queen¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

5/6

Fairly useful winner at 17f in bumpers. Shaped with a little encouragement when sixth of 10 in maiden at Galway (12f, good to soft, 8/1) on Flat debut 19 days ago. Makes hurdles debut and has to be considered.

Form: 2/5-1

Young Lucy^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

11/2

Fair winner at 16f in bumpers in May. Sixth of 16 in maiden (66/1) at Galway (12.2f, good to soft) on Flat debut 3 weeks ago, never nearer. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 6565-1

Angelsworknovrtime¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: K C Sexton| T: J Fahey| OR: 96

5/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 12 hurdle runs. 18/1, wasted no time getting back to form when fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.8f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 4-33504

Bella Be Good^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: E Cawley

200/1

Well beaten in bumpers and a similar story so far hurdling.

Form: 0/0-00

Hill Rocket

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins

100/1

Ask mare. Dam dual point winner. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Letters To Juliet¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P Downey

150/1

66/1, none too fluent when eleventh of 14 in maiden hurdle at Roscommon (15.3f, good to soft) on debut 15 days ago.

Form: 0

Pixabay¹⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: P Breen

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving P. Kiely when last of 8 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good) 100 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 4-8

The Grey Dove⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

4/1

Didn't get home in a demanding race when fourth of 16 in maiden hurdle (5/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, soft) 40 days ago. Fancied to be in the mix back down in trip.

Form: 84/2-024

Sheemore¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: J S McGarvey| T: C Collins

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Patrick Martin when tailed-off eighth of 10 to I Am Shadow in bumper at this course (18.2f, good to soft, 40/1) 13 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 58

Ruby Jules¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 87

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, showed first form in this sphere when sixth of 11 in maiden hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good) 10 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 5486

Non-Runners

I Am Shadow¹³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: Ciaran Murphy J: E Walsh

Deons Diamond⁴⁴

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Shindilla

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 1

Sally's Cave¹⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: Francis Casey J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Vadsa Queen (5/6), The Grey Dove (4/1), I Am Shadow (4/1), Angelsworknovrtime (5/1), Young Lucy (11/2), Stormalong (12/1), Kiss My Lucky Egg (20/1), Tina Meehan (28/1), Deons Diamond (33/1), Shindilla (66/1), Ruby Jules (80/1), Hill Rocket (100/1), Letters To Juliet (150/1), Sheemore (150/1), Pixabay (150/1), Sally's Cave (150/1), Bella Be Good (200/1)

Those with previous experience hurdling don't set a tall standard to aim at, so bumper winner VADSA QUEEN gets the vote to make a winning start in this sphere at the expense of Tina Meehan, who was previously trained by Champion trainer Willie Mullins and can easily have a line put through her hurdling debut effort. The Grey Dove and I Am Shadow are another couple to consider.