14:15 Navan

Saturday 1 April 2017

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Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 30.7s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Our Valentina

4/1

Folly Dat

8/1, 7/1

6/1

Howluckycanwebe

9/1, 7/1, 13/2, 6/1, 13/2

7/1

Off The Hoof

10/1, 9/1

8/1

Jeremys Joy

10/1, 11/1, 10/1, 9/1, 17/2

8/1

Westinmare

10/1, 9/1

8/1

Naughty But Nice

16/1, 18/1, 16/1, 14/1, 12/1

10/1

Reine Des Pres

10/1, 11/1

12/1

Joy's Gift

8/1

12/1

Maudlin Magdalen

12/1

Chesterfield Queen

12/1

14/1

She's Made It

12/1, 14/1

16/1

Victoria Says

33/1

25/1

Trans Wood

50/1

Running Skeard

50/1

Kiln Rock

66/1

Royal Roslea

50/1

66/1

Blue Lobster

66/1

The Last Indian

66/1

Hannah Huxwell

100/1

SP Book Percentage 139.56

Forecasts

Our Valentina (4/1), Folly Dat (6/1), Howluckycanwebe (7/1), Off The Hoof (8/1), Jeremys Joy (8/1), Westinmare (8/1), Naughty But Nice (10/1), Reine Des Pres (12/1), Joy's Gift (12/1), Maudlin Magdalen (12/1), Chesterfield Queen (14/1), She's Made It (16/1), Victoria Says (25/1), Trans Wood (50/1), Running Skeard (50/1), Kiln Rock (66/1), Royal Roslea (66/1), Blue Lobster (66/1), The Last Indian (66/1), Hannah Huxwell (100/1)

There are several unexposed runners here, including mares making their debut or those who have raced once or twice. It may pay to side with experience, though, and perhaps OUR VALENTINA can provide the answer. She has shown much better form since switching to hurdles from bumpers, including in soft ground conditions, which should help her today, and the form from her races is generally working out well. She should win a maiden sooner or later and it could easily be this one. Favourites have a good record in this race and if, as expected, Folly Dat fills that role then she has to be feared given the progress she has shown recently for a top trainer, while Westinmare, disappointing over hurdles so far, could be much better having had a break of several months.