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Saturday 4 April 2026

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 4m 10.00s

Alliteration^p1,t1³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 111| D

9/2

Bumper winner. Placed on all 3 starts in maiden hurdles since, showing improved form when second of at Leopardstown (21f, soft) 32 days ago. Back down in trip. Open to further progress with a first-time headgear combination tried now.

Form: 1332

Baby Fish¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: G P Cromwell

100/1

Well held in 2 maiden hurdles at Navan this spring. Booked for another struggle.

Form: 60

Brosna Queen¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: S G Carey

28/1

Fair bumper winner but pulled up on last month's Wexford hurdle debut. Can only watch after that.

Form: 5-175P

Cool As A Cat

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Alix Balfe⁽⁷⁾| T: Tom Dreaper

80/1

Smooth Daddy mare. Dam (h105), 2m-2½m hurdle winner (stayed 2¾m), sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2½m) Mr Cosmopolitan. A watching brief is advised on debut.

Form:

Cool Native¹³⁹

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

15/2

Point winner. Promise when third of 22 in maiden at Navan (2m, heavy) on hurdle debut 139 days ago. Open to progress on return for top stable.

Form: P221-3

Jo's Secret³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Daniel King| T: A J Martin| BF

16/1

Runner-up on second of 322 bumper starts last spring. Off 11 months and tongue tied first time, 15 lengths second of 8 in maiden at Catterick (2m, good, 8/11) on hurdle debut 31 days ago, needing stiffer test. Should improve.

Form: 2527-2

Lady Fromentro¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead

100/1

Hinted at ability when sixth of 9 in maiden hurdle at Wexford (2m, heavy, 6/1) on debut 18 days ago. Salsinha looks the de Bromhead first string here.

Form: 6

Mind The Steps⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee

250/1

No show in 2 maiden hurdles last month.

Form: PP8P

Mollys Star¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: P E Collins

50/1

Has no more than hinted at ability in a maiden hurdle and bumper this spring.

Form: 56

Orinoco Walk¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Harvey| T: R Dunne

100/1

Modest form at best. Outsider again.

Form: 49759

Salsinha¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

5/6

Bumper winner. Promise both starts over hurdles, particularly when 3½ lengths third of 9 to Amen Kate in listed novice at Thurles (2m, good to soft) 105 days ago. Likely to improve again and the one to beat.

Form: 143

Shesakindofmagic^t1⁶⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: James Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| D

7/1

Bumper winner. Fair second on C&D hurdle debut but well-beaten when seventh of 15 back here since. A tongue strap is reached for on the back of that.

Form: 6/210-27

Simply Natural⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

4/1

Promising sort. Second of 7 in maiden over a slightly longer trip here (heavy, 3/1) on hurdles bow 42 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 15-4262

Strong Contender¹⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: N Lee

100/1

Remote third of 4 in maiden hurdle (15/2) at Sligo (25f, good to soft) on debut 162 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on stamina. Significantly down in trip on return.

Form: 3

Thurman⁴⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ross Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

150/1

Modest form at best in 3 hurdle outings at the end of 2024. Absent since.

Form: 40P-

Ur My Fav^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

200/1

No form in 3 starts.

Form: U00

Non-Runners

Clash Gold⁷⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: F J Flood J: Danny Mullins

Poetic Twist⁵³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Danny Gilligan

Forecasts

Salsinha (5/6), Simply Natural (4/1), Alliteration (9/2), Shesakindofmagic (7/1), Cool Native (15/2), Poetic Twist (10/1), Jo's Secret (16/1), Brosna Queen (28/1), Mollys Star (50/1), Cool As A Cat (80/1), Lady Fromentro (100/1), Baby Fish (100/1), Orinoco Walk (100/1), Strong Contender (100/1), Thurman (150/1), Ur My Fav (200/1), Clash Gold (200/1), Mind The Steps (250/1)

SALSINHA sets a decent standard on her latest listed third and should take a bit of stopping with further progress likely. Cool Native made an encouraging start to her hurdles career at Navan in December and can give Henry de Bromhead's charge most to do ahead of Alliteration and Simply Natural.