17:08 Sligo

Wednesday 21 August 2024

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End Of Summer Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:08 | Winning time: 4m 20.40s

Gers Gigi²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

1/3

Winner in bumper at Downpatrick in June. 11/4, second of 13 in maiden at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 27 days ago, awarded race but subsequently demoted following appeal. Open to improvement, she looks the one to beat.

Form: 32132

Blacksmiths Forge³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: G Keane

13/2

Overcame inexperience to make a winning debut in an ordinary affair in 11-runner bumper (12/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 37 days ago. Likely type on hurdles bow.

Form: 1

Evolving¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: A Kinirons

33/1

Progressing gradually over hurdles, eighth of 14 in maiden at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 2 weeks ago.

Form: 078

Bishbashbosh⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: H Smyth

80/1

25/1, seventh of 13 in maiden hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) on debut 67 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Gary McGill. Bred for longer trips.

Form: P53-37

Cathryns Ruby¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett

11/1

Last of 4 finishers on sole start in points. 50/1, showed a bit when third of 17 in maiden hurdle at Cork (17f, good to soft) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 4-3

Lianna¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

50/1

Tailed-off sixth of 8 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 40/1) on NH debut 11 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 6

Love Like This¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J P Ryan

12/1

22/1, offered something to work on sent hurdling when second of 10 in maiden at this course (20.5f, soft) 13 days ago, albeit no match for winner. Each-way claims if building on that.

Form: 4492

Spanish Maid¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: F J Flood

10/1

Failed to build on the promise of her last run another 3 months on when third of 13 in maiden hurdle (9/1) at this course (17.8f, soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 0F77-33

Golden Order¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: Michael E Hallinan

125/1

150/1, did no better for debut when ninth of 13 in bumper at Roscommon (15.4f, soft) 15 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 99

Non-Runners

Cleopatra's Needle¹⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: H Rogers J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Knocknagoran Lady¹³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: Cian Hughes J: B W Harvey

Forecasts

Gers Gigi (1/3), Blacksmiths Forge (13/2), Spanish Maid (10/1), Cathryns Ruby (11/1), Love Like This (12/1), Cleopatra's Needle (25/1), Knocknagoran Lady (25/1), Evolving (33/1), Lianna (50/1), Bishbashbosh (80/1), Golden Order (125/1)

Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy combined to take this race last year and a repeat looks on the cards in the shape of GERS GIGI, who was narrowly denied on her hurdling debut at Wexford last month (awarded race but subsequently demoted following appeal) and is open to plenty of improvement. Blacksmiths Forge made a winning start in a Downpatrick bumper last month so heads up the dangers sent hurdling, ahead of Love Like This.