17:08 Sligo

Wednesday 21 August 2024

All17:0817:3818:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

End Of Summer Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:08 | Winning time: 4m 20.40s

1^st

Gers Gigi

511-7

1/3f

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead approaching 2 out and ridden to assert entering straight, kept on well run-in op 4/11 tchd 2/5

2^nd

4 ¼

Love Like This

610-13

12/1

T: J P RyanJ: Shane Fitzgerald

Mid-division, 5th halfway, headway into 2nd 2 out, soon pushed along and no impression on winner approaching last, ridden and kept on one pace run-in tchd 11/1

3^rd

Blacksmiths Forge

411-4

13/2

T: G KeaneJ: Jack Kearney (5)

Mid-division, 6th halfway, reminder after 4 out, pushed along and headway into 3rd 2 out, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace run-in op 6/1

4^th

Spanish Maid

610-13

10/1

T: F J FloodJ: Donagh Meyler

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, disputed lead briefly after 3 out, pushed along and dropped to 4th 2 out where slight mistake, soon no extra

5^th

2 ¾

Bishbashbosh

510-13

80/1

T: H SmythJ: Simon Torrens

Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, no extra after next op 50/1

6^th

1 ½

Evolving

411-4

33/1

T: A KinironsJ: J S McGarvey

Always towards rear, pushed along and no impression in 8th after 3 out, kept on one pace in straight, never a factor tchd 28/1

7^th

6 ½

Cathryns Ruby

710-13

11/1

T: R HackettJ: Liam Quinlan (3)

Led, 1 length advantage halfway, pushed along and headed after 3 out, 5th and no impression next, weakened tchd 10/1

8^th

Lianna

710-13

50/1

T: P W FlynnJ: Carl Millar (7)

Tracked leaders, wandered approaching 1st and 4th, 4th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden and no extra when mistake 2 out, weakened, tailed off op 40/1 tchd 80/1

Also Ran

Golden Order

410-10

125/1

T: Michael E HallinanJ: J P O'Sullivan

Always rear, never a factor, detached 4 out and weakened after next, well behind and pulled up before 2 out op 100/1 tchd 150/1

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Non-Runners

Cleopatra's Needle¹⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: H Rogers J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Knocknagoran Lady¹³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: Cian Hughes J: B W Harvey

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.34Pl:€1.02, €1.70, €1.60EX:€6.90Trifecta:€17.30SF:€6.49

Forecasts

Gers Gigi (1/3), Blacksmiths Forge (13/2), Spanish Maid (10/1), Cathryns Ruby (11/1), Love Like This (12/1), Cleopatra's Needle (25/1), Knocknagoran Lady (25/1), Evolving (33/1), Lianna (50/1), Bishbashbosh (80/1), Golden Order (125/1)

Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy combined to take this race last year and a repeat looks on the cards in the shape of GERS GIGI, who was narrowly denied on her hurdling debut at Wexford last month (awarded race but subsequently demoted following appeal) and is open to plenty of improvement. Blacksmiths Forge made a winning start in a Downpatrick bumper last month so heads up the dangers sent hurdling, ahead of Love Like This.

GERS GIGI (IRE)
BLACKSMITHS FORGE (IRE)
LOVE LIKE THIS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

The Grey Dove

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 5

J: Jack Kennedy | T: G Elliott

4/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00