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Thursday 16 January 2025

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HAY 'How Are Ya' Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 5m 15.2s

Are You Busy³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor| T: R Sweeney

28/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.2f, soft) on NH debut 34 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 43-6

Borora River³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. 300/1, thirteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, heavy). Off 9 months. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Patrick Magee.

Form: 00-21

Emily's Light^t1⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 10 in bumper (33/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, good to soft) 70 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 96

Glenetty¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Connell

80/1

Poor chaser. Sixth of 12 in novice hurdle (100/1) at this C&D (soft) 15 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 532406

Kara De Thaix³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

4/1

Once-raced maiden. 9/2, eighth of 12 in bumper at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) on NH debut 31 days ago. Should come on for that initial outing and is worthy of interest if the market speaks in her favour on hurdles debut.

Form: 8

Mountrivers Lass²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: R Murphy

40/1

Modest hurdler. Good tenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Limerick (20f, soft, 200/1) 20 days ago. More needed.

Form: 75-0R80

Pointe A Pitre¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft, 25/1) 18 days ago. Booking of Flanagan a plus.

Form: 4/P-80

Swing Davis³³

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

4/5

Twice-raced maiden. 6/5, third of 10 in bumper at this course (16.5f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Winning pointer who looks the one to beat now switched to hurdling/upped in trip.

Form: F1-33

Walk In The Sea⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Donoghue

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (18.4f, good to soft) 5 days ago.

Form: 6-4740

Workinonadream^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 110

9/4

Fair hurdler. Very good second of 17 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Limerick (20f, soft) 20 days ago. Sets the standard and shouldn't be far away.

Form: 332352

Forecasts

Swing Davis (4/5), Workinonadream (9/4), Kara De Thaix (4/1), Are You Busy (28/1), Borora River (28/1), Emily's Light (33/1), Mountrivers Lass (40/1), Pointe A Pitre (50/1), Glenetty (80/1), Walk In The Sea (125/1)

SWING DAVIS, having won a point, produced two solid performances in bumpers, so she's fancied to open her account at the first attempt over hurdles. Workinonadream is an obvious threat on the back of a good second at Limerick and Kara de Thaix isn't without hope despite an underwhelming start in a bumper.