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Friday 15 September 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 5m 28.9s

Minx Tiara¹¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 127| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Third of 4 in minor event chase (9/2) at Limerick (19.7f, good to soft) 113 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 7322-43

Ballybawn Belter⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 121

9/2

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in April. Respectable eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 75181-8

Return To Base^p⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 120

22/1

9/2, unseated rider in novice chase at Tipperary (16.8f, soft) 73 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 433-13U

Fairyhill Run²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 116| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 11/1, fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Killarney (20.8f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: P7-4505

Something Abouther⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 116| D

13/8

Promising individual. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Good fifth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22f, good to soft, 9/1) 44 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 7/33-215

Ginnets Girl²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 115

10/1

3/1, career best when winning 10-runner maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) 21 days ago, pushed out. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Respected for top yard.

Form: 2P-2321

Shannon Glory²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 115

16/1

Respectable third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.4f, good to soft, 10/1) 20 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 50-4853

All Class⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 108

28/1

First run since leaving Ronan M. P. McNally when respectable ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 63 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 0116/P-9

Deons Diamond¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 109| CD

11/1

Twice-raced winner under NH rules. 18/1, won 14-runner maiden hurdle at this course (22.1f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 18 days ago, unchallenged. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: 2-81

Emily In Paris³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 103

9/2

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.4f, good to soft, 11/2) 36 days ago, always holding on.

Form: 822211

Forecasts

Something Abouther (13/8), Ballybawn Belter (9/2), Emily In Paris (9/2), Fairyhill Run (10/1), Ginnets Girl (10/1), Deons Diamond (11/1), Shannon Glory (16/1), Minx Tiara (20/1), Return To Base (22/1), All Class (28/1)

SOMETHING ABOUTHER wasn't seen to best effect when fifth in a big field at Galway on her handicap debut and can show she's on a good mark now. Handicap newcomers Ginnets Girl, one of 2 for the Gordon Elliott yard, and Deons Diamond arrive on the back of maiden wins and may give the selection most to think about.