14:30 Naas

Monday 16 December 2024

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Gener8 Engineering Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 4m 1.10s

Baby Kate²⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

4/1

Won first 2 bumpers starts before finishing 15¼ lengths eleventh of 16 to Diva Luna in Nickel Coin Mares' National Hunt Flat Race at Aintree (17f, soft). Makes hurdles debut and sure to be very well prepared for this.

Form: 110-

Bambeano⁴³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr M E McCrory⁽⁷⁾| T: C Moore

150/1

Poor hurdler. Fair winner at 12f on Flat. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 20/1), unable to sustain effort. Switches from Flat to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Mark Fahey.

Form: 085P44/

Belle The Tigress²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

14/1

Promising type. 40/1, fifth of 21 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 29 days ago, not knocked about. May well do better.

Form: 5

Classy Cc^t²¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil

66/1

40/1 and tongue strap on, fifth of 12 in bumper at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 5

Cnoc An Locha¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: B W Harvey| T: Tom Dreaper

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Thurles (16.2f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 07

Fix It For Me¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: S Roche

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, good to soft, 150/1) 156 days ago. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Colm A. Murphy.

Form: 9-06

Flier^t²²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs D Foster

150/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 28/1, fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16.5f, good to soft). Off 7 months.

Form: 98-5

Karoline Banbou³⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| BF

1/2

42/10, 2 lengths second of 10 to Kamaro D'huez in Gr 1 bumper at Fontainebleau (12.9f, soft). Off 12 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving S. Zuliani and this dual-winning bumper has to be of interest given yard she represents.

Form: 1222-

Kilda Kelle⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Dempsey

50/1

7/2, seventh of 11 in bumper at Tipperary (16.2f, good to soft) on NH debut 71 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 7

Lau And Shaz^t1³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| BF

11/1

Third of 11 in bumper (8/11) at this C&D (good to soft) 36 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time may help her.

Form: 7-23

Lauro Lady²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: W J McLernon

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixteenth of 21 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft, 250/1) 29 days ago.

Form: P00

Leah's Contessa²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh| T: C Collins

150/1

Ninth of 21 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Navan (16f, good to soft) 29 days ago.

Form: 59

Mayo For Sam⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: M Flannery

150/1

Fair Flat winner, making jumps debut. Blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 18 in handicap (50/1) at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 49 days ago.

Form:

Miss Mini Bee^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley| D

150/1

Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. 100/1 and hooded for 1st time, seventeenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good) on hurdles bow 16 days ago.

Form: 10-0

Qualimita²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| BF

7/2

Very expensive purchase following point win. Promising sort. 30/100, second of 21 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 29 days ago. Open to improvement with that under her belt.

Form: 1/3-2

Stage Lady^h³²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, heavy), folding before 3 out. Off 10 months. Down in trip.

Form: 37/0P-

Tubberfinn Lady⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: M Mulvany

250/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 250/1) on NH debut 9 days ago, pulled up before last.

Form: P

Watty Show¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: Gary McGill

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 9 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, good, 28/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 8-05

Castlerock Lady

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: C P McNamara| T: P Downey

150/1

Kingston Hill mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Little Big Rocky. Dam (h101) maiden hurdler (stayed 2½m). RESERVE.

Form:

Naughty Aimee^h1,t1⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Alix Balfe⁽⁷⁾| T: P Downey

250/1

Twelfth of 13 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good) on NH debut 41 days ago. Hooded for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Amboyna³⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: J & T Kiely J: Danny Gilligan

Green Sky²⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: S R B Crawford J: Danny Mullins

Captain Kate²³⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: E Sheehy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Karoline Banbou (1/2), Qualimita (7/2), Baby Kate (4/1), Amboyna (6/1), Green Sky (7/1), Lau And Shaz (11/1), Belle The Tigress (14/1), Kilda Kelle (50/1), Classy Cc (66/1), Miss Mini Bee (150/1), Fix It For Me (150/1), Flier (150/1), Mayo For Sam (150/1), Leah's Contessa (150/1), Castlerock Lady (150/1), Bambeano (150/1), Captain Kate (150/1), Stage Lady (200/1), Watty Show (250/1), Cnoc An Locha (250/1), Tubberfinn Lady (250/1), Lauro Lady (250/1), Naughty Aimee (250/1)

BABY KATE failed to deliver when a strong favourite for a Grade 2 bumper in the spring but she looked good prior to that and she couldn't be in better hands now hurdling. She's awarded the vote but a case can definitely be made for Qualimita, Amboyna and Karoline Banbou (a stablemate of the selection).