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Sunday 19 November 2023

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Coolmore N.H. Sires Hurricane Lane Irish EBF Mares Flat Race (Listed)

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 4m 20.3s

Roedora⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr R W Barron| T: J P O'Brien

7/1

2 wins from 3 runs this season. 9/4, won 12-runner bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 79 days ago. Potentiall vulnerable in this company, though.

Form: 121

Cast A Spell^v1⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr E P O'Brien| T: T Hogan| BF| D

150/1

Winner in bumper at Southwell in June. Switches from hurdles to bumpers. Rejoined yard after leaving Gary Moore. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 05-1P

Only By Night²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: G P Cromwell| D

5/4

First run since leaving Jonjo O'Neill when won 9-runner bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy, 9/4) 29 days ago, travelling strongly. Likely to do better still, so worth considering.

Form: F/F13-1

Tarnova⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J M Halford| T: M Halford & T Collins

11/1

40/1, won 17-runner bumper at Punchestown (16.6f, good) on NH debut 40 days ago, well on top finish. Worth a go at this level.

Form: 1

Disco Dancer^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott

9/1

€115,000 3-y-o, Snow Sky filly. Half-sister to bumper winner/smart hurdler Hillcrest and fair hurdler Bold Record. Dam (c132/h139) 2¼m/19f hurdle/chase winner, also 2m winner on Flat. Deserves respect based on pedigree/connections.

Form:

Miss Gherkin²⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr B Lawless| T: P Croke

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, 49 lengths last of 13 to Junta Marvel in EBF (Mares) INH Flat Race at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft), weakening quickly. Off 6 months.

Form: 8450-

Mongibello²⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr S Connor| T: S R B Crawford

20/1

£16,000 3-y-o, Authorized mare. Half-sister to 2 winners on Flat, including 6f 2-y-o winner in Poland Mary Mont. Third sole start in points.

Form: 3-

Pebble Bleu¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: C Motherway

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Cork (20f, soft) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to bumpers.

Form: 3-050

Qualimita²¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: G Elliott

9/4

€500,000 4-y-o, Muhtathir filly. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler (stayed 2½m) Colonel Mustard. Successful sole start in points (Apr 21). Likely to make a winning start.

Form: 1-

Theflyingbee^t1⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J R Martin| T: F G Hand

16/1

Twice-raced maiden. 9/2, third of 14 in bumper at Galway (16.6f, soft) 69 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 23

Forecasts

Only By Night (5/4), Qualimita (9/4), Roedora (7/1), Disco Dancer (9/1), Tarnova (11/1), Theflyingbee (16/1), Mongibello (20/1), Miss Gherkin (100/1), Pebble Bleu (100/1), Cast A Spell (150/1)

QUALIMITA cost half a million euros on the back of a ready point success and, given her handler has felt it necessary to go for listed success immediately, she's clearly held in high regard. Only By Night and Tarnova are both above-average types who give the selection something to aim at.