Anglo Printers Remembering John H. Kierans Mares Hurdle

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 3m 50.2s

Gers Gigi¹¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Finn Brickley⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 113

18/1

Fairly useful bumper/hurdles winner who ran best race yet when third in 9-runner mares' handicap at Cork (20f) in January. However, absent since finishing well held fifth in 6-runner novice at Fairyhouse (2m) a month later and this no easy task on these terms.

Form: 21F735-

Jane Eire^h,t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 120| D

14/1

Off the mark in a Cork maiden (16.3f) in November and faced with stiff tasks in Graded/listed company both starts since this spring. Will find this more manageable and she remains sufficiently lightly raced to think we've yet to see all she has to offer.

Form: 42109-

Maughreen^h⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 123| D

4/5

Bumper/mares' maiden hurdle winner who was easily her excused her run in Mares' Novice Hurdle at Cheltenham in March and she shaped better than distance beaten suggests when fifth behind stablemate Aurora Vega in Fairyhouse Grade 1 next time. Definite claims returned to calmer waters.

Form: 1/105-

Royal Eagle²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr J H Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 130| D

11/8

Useful hurdler who wasn't disgraced on the back of 6 months off when third of 6 in listed mares' event (7/2) at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Likely she'll sharpen up for that and she holds sound claims on these terms.

Form: 30227-3

Forecasts

Maughreen (4/5), Royal Eagle (11/8), Jane Eire (14/1), Gers Gigi (18/1)

This may well develop into a match between MAUGHREEN and Royal Eagle. The latter holds obvious claims on these terms but there's certainly an air of unfinished business about the former, who shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when fifth in Grade 1 company last time. She's selected to find the requisite improvement returned to this shorter trip. Jane Eire surely remains with her best days ahead of her, too.