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Tuesday 30 May 2023

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Monroe's Live John Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 4m 6.00s

1^st

Can't Stop Smiling

511-4

11/4

T: A A HowardJ: C G O'Dwyer (5)

Held up, ridden into 5th after 2 out, challenged after last, led narrowly inside final furlong, kept on well closing stages op 3/1 tchd 5/2

2^nd

Vischio

611-0

12/1

T: R DonohoeJ: Danny Mullins

Held up, ridden in 6th before last, under pressure in 5th early straight, kept on well closing stages, not reach winner tchd 10/1

3^rd

1 ¾

Royal Eagle

511-6

11/4

T: G ElliottJ: B W Harvey (5)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden before last where slight mistake, closer and hampered on inner entering straight, soon challenged, under pressure in 3rd inside final furlong, kept on same pace tchd 3/1

4^th

First Dare

510-7

15/2

T: Liz DoyleJ: Sean Flanagan

Held up towards rear, ridden in rear after 2 out, ran on well inside final furlong op 10/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

Calico

410-11

9/4f

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan (7)

Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, progress into 3rd before 2 out, challenged last, ridden to lead narrowly entering straight, headed inside final furlong, no extra closing stages op 85/40 tchd 5/2

6^th

4 ½

Athagabhain

610-0

125/1

T: A SextonJ: Harry Sexton (7)

Tracked leaders, disputed briefly halfway, 3rd before 4 out, ridden in 7th before last, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 80/1

7^th

2 ¾

Bonarc

911-0

16/1

T: J P RyanJ: Liam Quinlan (5)

Tracked leader, led and disputed halfway, ridden before last, headed entering straight, weakened final furlong op 14/1 tchd 20/1

8^th

4 ¼

Razzle Dazzle Love

911-9

22/1

T: T GibneyJ: E Walsh (3)

Led, slight mistake 4th, joined halfway, ridden and headed before last, soon no extra op 25/1

9^th

Je T'ai Porte

511-12

14/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Mid-division, slight mistake 2nd and soon towards rear, bad mistake 4th, ridden and no impression after 2 out, weakened before last op 11/1 tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

Betty Dutton¹⁹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 5

T: E J O'Grady J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Cash The Cheque⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: A McCann J: C J Orr

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.75Pl:€1.30, €3.20, €1.10EX:€34.20Trifecta:€351.20Tricast:€102.16SF:€36.87

Forecasts

Calico (9/4), Can't Stop Smiling (11/4), Royal Eagle (11/4), First Dare (15/2), Cash The Cheque (8/1), Betty Dutton (10/1), Vischio (12/1), Je T'ai Porte (14/1), Bonarc (16/1), Razzle Dazzle Love (22/1), Athagabhain (125/1)

Preference is for ROYAL EAGLE, who resumed her progress when scoring at Kilbeggan earlier this month and remains low mileage over hurdles. Can't Stop Smiling and Calico head the list of dangers.

ROYAL EAGLE (IRE)
CAN'T STOP SMILING (IRE)
CALICO (FR)

Prize Money

1st: €13,200.002nd: €4,400.003rd: €2,200.004th: €1,099.005th: €660.006th: €440.00