14:00 Thurles

Sunday 17 December 2023

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Billy Harney Memorial Irish EBF Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 4m 4.0s

Pink In The Park⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: W P Mullins| OR: 125| D

11/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 4 runs this season. Only fourth of 6 in minor event hurdle (6/1) at Listowel (20f, soft) 85 days ago. Down in trip. Yard in good form and sort to bounce back.

Form: 53-1134

A Law Of Her Own^v³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Simon Torrens| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 123| CD

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 25/1, below form 24¼ lengths fourth of 12 to Brighterdaysahead in Grade3 hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 37 days ago. Can still make her presence felt.

Form: 343-174

Ah Fuhgeddaboudit²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 102

200/1

Fair hurdler. 5/1, creditable fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (23f, soft) 24 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Rejoined yard after leaving Miss Shauna Larkin. Difficult ask.

Form: 3846-65

Birdie Or Bust³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 125| D

7/2

Promising type. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Below form 24½ lengths fifth of 12 to Brighterdaysahead in Grade 3 hurdle (3/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 37 days ago. Should still progress.

Form: 22-135

Cast A Spell^v¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Hogan| D

200/1

Modest hurdler. Winner in bumper at Southwell in June. 23¾ lengths fourth of 13 to Fun Fun Fun in novice hurdle at this course (16.5f, good to soft, 100/1) 17 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 05-1P94

Fun Fun Fun¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| CD

2/5

Ready winner of first two starts in bumpers, including Grade 2 at Leopardstown. Easily landed the odds in 13-runner novice here (16.5f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 17 days ago. The one to beat.

Form: 1104-1

Miss Agusta⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| D

22/1

Fair hurdler. Career best when winning 10-runner novice hurdle (11/8) at Galway (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 49 days ago, going clear. This is tougher but trainer is going well and open to improvement.

Form: 2/4520-1

Pastorale³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: A P Heskin| T: H De Bromhead

28/1

Fair hurdler. First run since leaving Mme I. Pacault when fifth of 6 in minor event hurdle at Naas (16f, soft, 50/1) on IRE NH debut 35 days ago, left poorly placed. Likely to improve.

Form: P1-5

Rockview Consort⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 112| D

80/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Tramore in August. Good fourth of 6 in handicap hurdle (10/3) at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft) 72 days ago. Needs another step forward here, though.

Form: 124

Forecasts

Fun Fun Fun (2/5), Birdie Or Bust (7/2), Pink In The Park (11/1), A Law Of Her Own (12/1), Miss Agusta (22/1), Pastorale (28/1), Rockview Consort (80/1), Cast A Spell (200/1), Ah Fuhgeddaboudit (200/1)

FUN FUN FUN looked an exciting prospect when making a winning start in this sphere here last month and is hard to side against with plenty of improvement in the pipeline. Birdie Or Bust also has better days ahead of her and is next on the list ahead of Miss Agusta and A Law of Her Own who can fight it out for minor honours.