Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 5m 5.07s

Emily Love³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 125| D

6/4

Thriving of late, improved again to land the hat-trick when winning 10-runner mares hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.9f, good, 7/4) 31 days ago, travelled best and asserted final furlong. Respected in bid for 4-timer.

Form: 32-2111

Ad Caelum⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR: 117| D

7/2

All out to hold on at this course over 3m in May. Upsides and going best when unseated at the back here (24.4f) in June and ran well when second over a much shorter trip at this track 6 days ago, doing best of those held up. In the best form of her career and cannot be dismissed.

Form: 34-16U2

Cooke's Lass^p1⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 117

4/1

Bred to be useful and was green when winning a mares maiden hurdle at Wexford on debut. Ran at least as well in defeat upped in trip when second of 3 in a course novice hurdle (25.2f, good to soft, 4/1) 46 days ago. Back down in distance with cheekpieces on first time and remains capable of better.

Form: 1-2

Kilbuny Supersonic⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: Richard J O'Hara| D

9/2

Left bumper form behind when easily taking a well-run 14-runner novice hurdle at Wexford (20f, good to soft, 10/3) on debut in this sphere 61 days ago, made most of the running. Tougher opposition here but entitled to build on that run.

Form: 29/316-1

Belle The Lioness^t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 118| D

8/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles and proved her stamina for this sort of trip when off the mark at the third time of asking over fences, winning 13-runner novice chase at Tipperary (19.7f), deserving extra credit have lost momentum at last. She's no back number returning to hurdles.

Form: 75/P-921

Non-Runners

Redwood Queen⁵⁰

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: C Collins J: Danny Gilligan

Forecasts

Emily Love (6/4), Redwood Queen (13/8), Ad Caelum (7/2), Cooke's Lass (4/1), Kilbuny Supersonic (9/2), Belle The Lioness (8/1)

A trappy contest. 2024 winner REDWOOD QUEEN made the headlines when parting with her jockey at the final hurdle at Wexford in May, having been all set to make it 5 wins from her last 7 hurdle starts. She makes plenty of appeal on these terms on debut for a good yard and can follow up last year's success. Ad Caelum is in top form and is feared most stepping back up in trip, with the improving Emily Love next best ahead of Belle the Lioness, who cannot be ruled out back over hurdles.