15:15 Kilbeggan

Wednesday 4 September 2024

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www.kilbegganraces.com Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 56.4s

True Light^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: Mrs G O'Connor

33/1

Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 6 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft, 66/1) 23 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip

Form: 10/05

Where's Nanny¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: W P Mullins

7/2

Won Tramore bumper on debut last autumn. 11/2, pulled up in maiden there (21.4f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 17 days ago, weakening quickly. Can't be supported with confidence after that but still no surprise were she to prove a different proposition now.

Form: 1-P

Zefania¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell

15/8

Useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft, 9/1) 17 days ago. Likely to be in the shake-up.

Form: 42/4

Hanara Rovan¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Tramore (16.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 0/60

Intertwine³⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: K C Sexton| T: D Queally

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.1f, soft, 12/1) on hurdles bow. Off 10 months. New trainer.

Form: 4/200-

Lady Nightingale¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: P Kiely

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 22/1, last of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 4P0-750

Love Like This¹⁴

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

9/4

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Good second of 9 in maiden hurdle (12/1) at Sligo (17.4f, soft) 14 days ago. Obvious claims.

Form: 44922

Quarry Lady³⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, heavy). Off 12 months.

Form: 00R7-

Speranza Wilde¹⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R K Watson

20/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 8 in novice hurdle at Musselburgh (19.8f, soft, 22/1), lame when. Off 6 months.

Form: 1/57-

Vilja Song²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, seventh of 13 in bumper at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 047

Whiskeyforluck¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: M Hamill| T: Eric Larkin

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Thirteenth of 15 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Tramore (21f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 19 days ago.

Form: U600

Breath Of Wind^t1⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M Magnussen

80/1

40/1, tenth of 13 in bumper at Sligo (18.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 85 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving T. Hogan. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P-0

Give Her Hollie²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good, 80/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 77

Gortmore Lady⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: E Walsh| T: C Collins

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, remote third of 13 in maiden hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 063

Pretty Company³⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle

125/1

Making GB/IRE jumps debut. Twelfth of 15 in maiden at Bellewstown (7.8f, good, 300/1). Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving Mary E Doyle.

Form:

Yenaled Dream¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, good to soft, 200/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 008

Non-Runners

Little Lark

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: Michael C Griffin J: Reserve 1

Inch Alainn⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: W J Burke J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Zefania (15/8), Love Like This (9/4), Where's Nanny (7/2), Intertwine (10/1), Gortmore Lady (14/1), Vilja Song (20/1), Speranza Wilde (20/1), Inch Alainn (25/1), Lady Nightingale (33/1), True Light (33/1), Little Lark (50/1), Breath Of Wind (80/1), Yenaled Dream (100/1), Give Her Hollie (100/1), Hanara Rovan (100/1), Quarry Lady (100/1), Pretty Company (125/1), Whiskeyforluck (150/1)

LOVE LIKE THIS gets the vote on the back of a pair of runner-up efforts at Sligo last month. Where's Nanny has a question mark against her after a tame capitulation on her hurdles debut last month but it still wouldn't be any surprise were this Willie Mullins-trained bumper winner to provide the chief threat to the selection. Zefania looks best of the rest in a race where it's hard to make a compelling case for many.