14:28 Downpatrick

Monday 14 July 2025

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ITBA Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:28 | Winning time: 4m 16.5s

Auntie Lacey⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

15/2

Point winner. Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20f, good to soft, 6/1) 58 days ago.

Form: 5/100-5

Diamond Tipp^t⁴³

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

7/1

Placed in bumpers last summer. 17/2, below form seventh of 12 in bumper at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 52220-7

Kilmore Coral⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

18/1

winning pointer, again runner-up last time (May 25). Check the betting on hurdle debut.

Form: P1-22

Lilac Lady³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff

7/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Third of 16 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.7f, good, 22/1) 34 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 63

Not May^p,t⁹³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 84

12/1

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 14 hurdle runs. 16/1, seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (24.1f, good) 93 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 60/2327-

Sophia Rose⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell

1/1

Promising type. 22/1, fifth of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 42 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 5-45

Two Become One⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. 15/2, eighth of 11 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, good) 62 days ago. Second over 19f at Kilbeggan prior to that. Respected for Gordon Elliott.

Form: 36/2-8

Whiskey Serenade⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell

25/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 16 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Bellewstown (20.5f, good) on debut 9 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 7

Abel Mabel⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: Arthur Goulding

11/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Back from an absence to finish fourth of 18 in Clonmel hurdle debut in June. Well beaten back on the Flat since.

Form: 4

Annarubyrose³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 15 in novice hurdle (5/1) at Sligo (17.7f, good) 34 days ago. One of 3 runners for Gavin Cromwell.

Form: 663

George's Angel⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Ivan Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

300/1

Once-raced maiden. 20/1, fourteenth of 15 in bumper at Cork (16.3f, good) on NH debut 65 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Inspired Act⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Bryson

150/1

Fell sole start in points in February. 28/1, last of 10 in bumper at Down Royal (17.4f, good) on NH debut 70 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: F-0

Non-Runners

Chicago Calling

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Sophia Rose (1/1), Diamond Tipp (7/1), Lilac Lady (7/1), Auntie Lacey (15/2), Abel Mabel (11/1), Not May (12/1), Annarubyrose (12/1), Kilmore Coral (18/1), Two Become One (22/1), Whiskey Serenade (25/1), Chicago Calling (25/1), Inspired Act (150/1), George's Angel (300/1)

SOPHIA ROSE showed some promise in a better race than this on her Listowel hurdle debut last month and might prove the answer to this opening maiden. Gordon Elliott won this race last year and his Two Become One is second choice ahead of last month's Sligo third Lilac Lady