17:07 Sligo

Wednesday 19 August 2026

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Sligo Plumb Centre Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:07 | Winning time: 4m 12.70s

Belladaball^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

10/3

Listed bumper winner. Fourth of 11 in maiden at Kilbeggan (2m, good) on hurdle debut and yet to be asked for effort (about 2 lengths down) when falling 3 out at Cork since. Remains open to improvement assuming that hasn't dented her confidence.

Form: 3410-4F

Cotswold Blue^h²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

8/13

Authorized mare from the family of multiple Stayers' Hurdle winner Big Buck's. Came good at the third time of asking in bumpers this summer at Wexford last month. Taken to make a winning start to her hurdling career for Willie Mullins.

Form: 221

Searcog^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Eoin Walsh| T: P Magee| OR: 105

10/3

Modest Flat winner who has shaped with some encouragement over hurdles, including second of 7 in maiden at Downpatrick (2¼m, good) 10 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 4465-42

Carleys Lilly¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan

7/1

Bred to stay well. Showed promise on first of 2 hurdle starts in May and not disgraced in a couple of course bumpers ahead of her return to hurdling.

Form: 4935

Granny For Sport

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Gilligan| T: R O'Sullivan

33/1

Poet's Word mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chase winner Nelson County. The betting should help guide to expectations with this newcomer.

Form:

Jolly D'olivate¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Winning pointer but with a patchy overall record between the flags and well held in 3 maiden hurdles this summer.

Form: FPP-890

Nelliestar¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Paddy Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: T P McGettigan

300/1

Of no account on the Flat. 250/1, tenth of 13 in maiden at this course (2¼m, good) on hurdle debut 13 days ago.

Form: 0

Tubberfinn Lassie¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Carr

300/1

Pulled up both starts in points and last of 7 on recent Downpatrick hurdle debut.

Form: PP-7

Moonwing¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: John Shinnick| T: P J Gilligan

300/1

Well held in 2 maiden hurdles this summer. Outsider again.

Form: 00

Forecasts

Cotswold Blue (8/13), Belladaball (10/3), Searcog (10/3), Carleys Lilly (7/1), Granny For Sport (33/1), Jolly D'olivate (200/1), Moonwing (300/1), Nelliestar (300/1), Tubberfinn Lassie (300/1)

COTSWOLD BLUE is taken to build on last month's Wexford bumper success and make a winning start to her hurdling career for Willie Mullins. Belladaball is the likely danger if none the worse for her fall at Cork.