15:55 Killarney

Sunday 12 May 2024

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Donie Sheahan Memorial Irish EBF Mares Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 5m 25.10s

Costanuci¹⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Queally| D

8/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Three wins from 7 runs last season. 13/2, good second of 12 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.5f, soft). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 143112-

Electric Dreamer¹¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: W J Burke

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 100/1, pulled up in hunter chase at Thurles (24.6f, heavy) 112 days ago.

Form: 07217P-

Henning⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Daniel King| T: D Hogan| OR: 111

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fell in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (17.1f, good, 17/2) 5 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 3F4P6-F

Imperial Fox^p,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Padraig Butler

200/1

Pulled up in novice chase at Tramore (21.8f, good, 33/1) on debut over fences 20 days ago.

Form: 0008PP-

Miss Oreo^h¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 113| D

16/1

Fair hurdler. Fifth of 10 in novice chase at Wexford (16f, good to soft, 10/1) on debut over fences 17 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 41P905-

Pebble Bleu⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: C Motherway

11/1

Fair chaser. Second of 7 in novice chase at Thurles (17.9f, heavy, 80/1) on debut over fences 57 days ago. Bold show likely if able to build on that.

Form: 050082-

Sadies Diamond^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

125/1

Poor hurdler. 150/1, fifth of 7 in novice chase at Wexford (19.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 17 days ago.

Form: 046605-

Saylavee²²

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

2/7

Useful hurdler. 12/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (24.3f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Makes chase debut and will prove hard to beat granted a clear round.

Form: 00/2523-

Sea Aster^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| D

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Third of 7 in novice chase (18/1) at Wexford (19.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 17 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 12P493-

Seventy Eight Team³⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: P J Gilligan

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 5 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft). Off 11 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 2U/2264-

Forecasts

Saylavee (2/7), Costanuci (8/1), Henning (9/1), Pebble Bleu (11/1), Sea Aster (12/1), Miss Oreo (16/1), Seventy Eight Team (66/1), Electric Dreamer (100/1), Sadies Diamond (125/1), Imperial Fox (200/1)

SAYLAVEE's hurdles form is superior to anything that any of these rivals have achieved and, barring accidents, she should have little trouble in making a winning chase debut here. Pebble Bleu stepped up on her low-key exploits over timber when runner-up starting out in this sphere at Thurles and she is clear second choice ahead of Sea Aster.