Guinness Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 5m 50.60s

Gers Gigi¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 116

9/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Fourth of 5 in minor event hurdle (25/1) at Listowel (20f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Reverts to handicap company here and can't be ruled out.

Form: 455634

Costanuci⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss O M Queally⁽⁷⁾| T: J Queally| OR: 113

8/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Fourth of 5 in novice chase at Sligo (17.6f, good to soft, 22/1) 6 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. Not out of things.

Form: 33-34P4

Ladiam^t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Gary Noonan⁽³⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 99

10/3

Sligo winner (20.7f) in June who returned to form when creditable second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21f, good to soft, 20/1) 17 days ago. Can race off same mark here and holds solid claims.

Form: 216252

Grace Faraday^h⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Alex Harvey| T: A McCann| OR: 90| D

7/2

One win from 23 NH runs. Fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24f, good to soft, 25/1) 63 days ago, going in snatches. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 1SF8-80

Kilashee⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 90| D

13/8

Not the most consistent but bounced back to form when second of 9 in handicap chase (17/2) at Roscommon (21.7f, good to soft) last week and remains feasibly treated returned to smaller obstacles here.

Form: 035PU2

Non-Runners

Kilmore Coral¹¹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: S Curling J: Phillip Enright

Evening's Empire³

Weight: 10-4| Age: 5

T: J Barcoe J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Kilashee (13/8), Ladiam (10/3), Grace Faraday (7/2), Gers Gigi (9/2), Kilmore Coral (6/1), Costanuci (8/1), Evening's Empire (8/1)

LADIAM got back on track when runner-up at Navan last month and looks the safest option in a race which may not take a great deal of winning. Kilashee and Gers Gigi may provide the chief threat.