15:40 Fairyhouse

Saturday 7 October 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 5m 19.5s

Meet My Loreley^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell

6/5

Confirmed previous promise when winning 15-runner bumper at Navan (15.6f, good to soft, 10/3) 21 days ago, finding extra. Must enter calculations on hurdle debut.

Form: 5312-31

Stormalong^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D Budds| OR: 107

3/1

Fair bumper winner who ran her best race over hurdles when second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.8f, heavy) 9 days ago. Obvious claims.

Form: 063242

Ballerina Boxer⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, unseated rider in maiden hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 30-847U

Imperial Class²¹

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

17/2

Showed a bit when seventh of 17 in maiden hurdle (28/1) at Navan (20f, good to soft) on NH debut 21 days ago. May do better.

Form: P5-27

Majestic Design^h1,t¹²⁷

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

25/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Tramore (21.1f, good, 16/1) on hurdles bow 127 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: UP/11-70

Miss Oreo^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

14/1

Winning pointer who displayed some promise in bumpers, including when fourth in 9-runner event at Listowel (16f, soft) 15 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 133-054

True Or False²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McNamara

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 12 in maiden hurdle at Listowel (24f, good to soft, 50/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 4P2-358

What An Ocean⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: G Elliott| OR: 92

12/1

Remains a maiden after 10 hurdle runs. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good to soft) 40 days ago, losing touch before 3 out.

Form: 650U0-P

Whotookthebiscuit¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

40/1

6/1 and tongue strap on, last of 9 in bumper at Cork (16f, soft) on NH debut 180 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Paul Power.

Form: P539-

Ballybough Aine¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P Nolan

7/1

Milan filly. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart hurdler/smart chase winner (stayed 3m) Wholestone. Won sole start in points (Mar 26). Interesting newcomer to Rules.

Form: 1-

Calendar House¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: Joseph Hennessy

100/1

Well held in 2 bumpers. Makes hurdles debut up in trip.

Form: 87

Colleen Danu⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

22/1

Modest in bumpers and shaped with some encouragement when a well-held fifth of 20 in maiden hurdle (50/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 8 days ago, finishing with running left. Up in trip.

Form: 669-35

Juniper Hill¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Last of 12 in maiden hurdle (28/1) at Roscommon (15.9f, soft) 12 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 5340

Mabel In May

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: C D Maxwell| T: Conor Maxwell

125/1

Shirocco filly. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3½m) Jack The Bus.

Form:

Mason Lady¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: D Queally

150/1

40/1, twelfth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Roscommon (20.5f, soft) on NH debut 12 days ago.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Meet My Loreley (6/5), Stormalong (3/1), Ballybough Aine (7/1), Imperial Class (17/2), What An Ocean (12/1), Miss Oreo (14/1), Colleen Danu (22/1), Majestic Design (25/1), Whotookthebiscuit (40/1), Juniper Hill (40/1), True Or False (50/1), Ballerina Boxer (80/1), Calendar House (100/1), Mabel In May (125/1), Mason Lady (150/1)

STORMALONG ran her best race over hurdles when second in a Clonmel handicap last week and has to be considered the one to beat back in maiden company, though strong market support for either bumper-winner Meet My Loreley or point-winner Ballybough Aine would put a slightly different slant on matters.