17:35 Sligo

Thursday 7 August 2025

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Martin Reilly Hyundai Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 4m 21.80s

Backwithyourown¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh| T: J M Burke

10/1

20/1, showed a bit more than on hurdling bow despite misbehaving at the start when fourth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.9f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 074-554

Eye Of A Tiger²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 112| BF

4/7

6/4, third of 14 in maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 27 days ago, arguably pressing on a bit earlier than ideal. Sets a high standard.

Form: 223

Forty Kay⁵³

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

17/2

Disappointing favourite on sole outing in bumpers and also made an inauspicious start over hurdles at Downpatrick in June. Will need to leave those efforts behind.

Form: 40

Shoot The Crows⁴³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: C Bowe

25/1

Wings of Eagles mare. Half-sister to modest hurdler Largy Trix, stayed 2½m, and ungenuine chaser Shanklys Dawn. dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler/very smart chaser (winner up to 3m) Money Trix. Pulled up sole start in points (May 2024).

Form: P-

Whispering Hopes³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 101| BF

4/1

Maiden looked set to get off the mark over hurdles when falling at Tipperary in May. No impact in two outings on the Flat since but could well have more to offer back over hurdles reunited with Jack Kennedy.

Form: 4250-F

Awakening³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Cian Quirke| T: J M Burke

33/1

Fair form at best in maidens on Flat, well held this season. Looks an easy swerve on hurdles bow.

Form:

Doyentoseeyou

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Gilligan| T: R O'Sullivan

20/1

Doyen filly. Dam ran once on Flat. Likely to be a big outsider on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Lilac Lady¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: M M McNiff J: Phillip Enright

Forecasts

Eye Of A Tiger (4/7), Whispering Hopes (4/1), Lilac Lady (9/2), Forty Kay (17/2), Backwithyourown (10/1), Doyentoseeyou (20/1), Shoot The Crows (25/1), Awakening (33/1)

EYE OF A TIGER has been placed on all 3 starts over hurdles so far and this represents a golden opportunity for John Ryan's 5-y-o to open her account. Whispering Hopes heads up the opposition back in this discipline, with Lilac Lady seemingly best of the remainder.