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Sunday 16 June 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 4m 29.70s

New Year Honours^p,t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jake Coen⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 109

14/1

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in June 2023. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 16/1) 173 days ago.

Form: 0/1230P-

Hidden Land²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Kevin Sexton| T: A Kinirons| OR: 108| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 6/1, third of 15 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good to soft) 23 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 5066-33

One Night Standard²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 105

4/1

Career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Wexford (20f, heavy, 11/8) 29 days ago, easily. Makes handicap hurdle debut and she's open to further progress. Major player.

Form: 3/655-1

Betty Dutton¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 102

6/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 5/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 3377-64

Tideways Hero^h³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 102| D

7/2

Promising individual. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19f, soft, 10/3) 31 days ago, going clear. Can make presence felt with promise of more to come.

Form: 65843-1

Nowinittowinit¹⁷⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 99

25/1

Unreliable type. 18/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ayr (21.4f, soft) 179 days ago.

Form: 671/15P-

Late Vocation^h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: P F McEnery| OR: 97

18/1

Below form fifth of 16 in novice hurdle (11/4) at Kilbeggan (20.1f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 754P-55

Doyen Flyer¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 94

13/2

Another sound effort when fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 54874-4

Whatyouwant^t1¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael C Griffin| OR: 94

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in May. Respectable tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.3f, good to soft, 7/1) 19 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 087-150

Sadies Diamond¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 88

28/1

Fifth of 7 in novice chase (200/1) at Tramore (15.5f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 6605-P5

Non-Runners

North Of Nashville²⁸⁹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: C Bowe J: R Deegan

Forecasts

Hidden Land (7/2), Tideways Hero (7/2), One Night Standard (4/1), Betty Dutton (6/1), Doyen Flyer (13/2), North Of Nashville (15/2), Whatyouwant (12/1), New Year Honours (14/1), Late Vocation (18/1), Nowinittowinit (25/1), Sadies Diamond (28/1)

Last-time-out winners ONE NIGHT STANDARD and Tideways Hero are both open to further improvement for excellent yards, with minor preference for the former. Hidden Land is more exposed but is weighted to have a say.