17:35 Sligo

Thursday 7 August 2025

All17:0517:3518:0518:3519:0519:3520:05

Martin Reilly Hyundai Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 4m 21.80s

1^st

Forty Kay

511-7

17/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Tracked leaders on inner in 3rd, brought to outer from 2 out and progress into 2nd approaching straight, pushed along to challenge before last and soon led, ridden and kept on well run-in op 15/2 tchd 9/1

2^nd

3 ¼

Whispering Hopes

511-7

4/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leader in 2nd, reached for 2nd, progress to dispute lead before 2 out and soon led, pressed before last where mistake and soon headed, ridden and no extra run-in tchd 10/3

3^rd

5 ½

Eye Of A Tiger

511-7

4/7f

T: J P RyanJ: Daniel King

Led, joined before 2 out and soon headed, ridden and dropped to 3rd before last, no extra and kept on same pace run-in op 8/11

4^th

Backwithyourown

511-7

10/1

T: J M BurkeJ: E Walsh

Towards rear and not fluent at times, progress into mid-division from 2nd, 4th from 4 out, dropped to 5th before 2 out, soon ridden and no extra op 15/2

5^th

2 ¼

Awakening

411-4

33/1

T: J M BurkeJ: Cian Quirke

Towards rear, mistake 3rd, took closer order before 3 out and ridden in 4th from next, no extra before last where not fluent and kept on same pace run-in tchd 40/1

6^th

Shoot The Crows

511-7

25/1

T: C BoweJ: Sean Flanagan

Mid-division early, not fluent 2nd and soon dropped to rear, detached from 4 out, pushed along and no extra from next, went moderate 5th after 2 out op 40/1

7^th

Doyentoseeyou

411-4

20/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Danny Gilligan

Mid-division, mistake 3rd, not fluent 5th, dropped to 6th and mistake 3 out, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off op 18/1 tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

Lilac Lady¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: M M McNiff J: Phillip Enright

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€9.50Pl:€3.90, €2.00EX:€37.30Trifecta:€62.60SF:€41.44

Forecasts

Eye Of A Tiger (4/7), Whispering Hopes (4/1), Lilac Lady (9/2), Forty Kay (17/2), Backwithyourown (10/1), Doyentoseeyou (20/1), Shoot The Crows (25/1), Awakening (33/1)

EYE OF A TIGER has been placed on all 3 starts over hurdles so far and this represents a golden opportunity for John Ryan's 5-y-o to open her account. Whispering Hopes heads up the opposition back in this discipline, with Lilac Lady seemingly best of the remainder.

EYE OF A TIGER (IRE)
WHISPERING HOPES (IRE)
LILAC LADY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Cloonainra

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: Alex Harvey | T: J C McConnell

11/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00