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Thursday 10 April 2025

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Big Boss Fillies Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 3m 56.1s

Atlantic City^p1⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy

16/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 50/1, took a step forward from hurdling debut when third of 13 in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) just over 9 weeks ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 83

Game Phoenix^h¹³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Paul Power| OR: 102

12/1

Hooded for 1st time, ran no sort of race when tailed-off fourteenth of 21 in maiden hurdle (20/1) at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) when last seen in November, weakening quickly. Bounce back needed.

Form: 22630

Guess What

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger

28/1

Walk In The Park filly. Dam (c115/h118), 2½m hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 25f) Gilgamboa.

Form:

Janes Harbour^h,t⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 109

4/11

Tongue strap on for 1st time, showed improved form switched to a handicap after 4 months off when second of 7 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 10/3) 47 days ago, left with too much to do. Should be up to making amends with further progress on the cards.

Form: 7332

Kentucky Bluebird⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell

125/1

No impact in 2 maiden hurdles. Low-grade handicaps after this should be where her future lies.

Form: P0

Kick On Nellie

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan

66/1

Elusive Pimpernel filly. Dam (h107), 2m-2½m hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stays 23f) Torygraph.

Form:

Lady's Choice²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Affinisea filly. Sister to fair 19f chase winner Lakefield Flyer. Dam, ran once in bumper, half-sister to winning hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) Bagging Turf out of bumper/2m-21f hurdle winner Monica's Story. Fell both starts in points in March.

Form: FF

Preparations¹⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery

7/2

Fair handicapper on Flat (stays 1¾m), improved when won at Bellewstown final start in 2024. Worth a second look in the betting on return/hurdling bow.

Form:

Rhythm Of Life⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott

11/1

Bred to stay well and offered something to work on amidst clear signs of inexperience when fifth of 12 in maiden hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 5/1) on debut 40 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 5

Samba Train

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: E Bolger

40/1

Blue Bresil filly. Half-sister to fairly useful 19f hurdle winner Femme Magnifique, stays 21f, and fair hurdler Lady Chuffnell, stays 2½m. Dam (h114), 2½m hurdle winner, closely related to top-class hurdler/very smart chaser (2m-21f winner) Oscar Whisky.

Form:

Wild Wild Wind

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: M A Cahill

66/1

Jet Away filly. Dam 9f winner. Likely outsider on debut.

Form:

Forecasts

Janes Harbour (4/11), Preparations (7/2), Rhythm Of Life (11/1), Game Phoenix (12/1), Atlantic City (16/1), Guess What (28/1), Samba Train (40/1), Kick On Nellie (66/1), Wild Wild Wind (66/1), Lady's Choice (100/1), Kentucky Bluebird (125/1)

Preference is for JANES HARBOUR, who was left with too much to do and probably should have won on handicap debut at Fairyhouse in February. With further progress on the cards, she can make amends returned to maiden company at the expense of Rhythm of Life, who offered something to work on amidst clear signs of inexperience when fifth at Navan recently. Preparations was last seen in winning action on the Flat last October, and she completes the shortlist sent hurdling.