17:55 Roscommon

Tuesday 11 July 2017

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Athleague Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:56 | Winning time: 3m 54.6s

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Selected odds by:

The Birdie Crowe¹⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| D

10/3

Dual bumper winner including at Galway (soft) on her penultimate outing. Well held behind subsequent dual Grade 1 winner Fayonagh in a Listed event at Fairyhouse (soft-to-heavy) in February and a leading contender on hurdling debut.

Form: 5/1415-

High School Days³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: B J Cooper| T: H De Bromhead

9/4

French Flat winner who's finished runner-up on two of her three hurdles outings. Latest of those came at Listowel (yielding) last month and is likely to run well again here.

Form: 8-22

Law Girl³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

11/10

Winner on the Flat at Compiegne (soft) over 1m2f last year. Disappointed when only fourth as an odds-on favourite at Listowel (yielding) last month but represents leading connections here and likely to fare better today.

Form: 4

Ballydarsi³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr B J Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Winner of one of her 18 point-to-point starts and well held in four rules starts to date. Probably best watched on hurdles debut.

Form: PP38-64

Cairnsforth

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: A E Lynch| T: M Mulvany

33/1

Unraced daughter of Flemensfirth and a half-sister to Listed-placed Mardale. Represents a small yard here and others make more appeal here.

Form:

Cielador⁷⁶⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: Charlie Keegan

100/1

Beaten 45L on debut over hurdles at Punchestown in 2015 and pulled up on only subsequent start. Returns from over two years off the track today.

Form: 0P/

Destination Debbie³⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: W Harney

100/1

Finished 77L last of 16 on her debut in a Galway (good) bumper last July. Absent since and makes her hurdling debut today.

Form: 0-

Dingle Gin¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: D J Mullins| T: L P Cusack

20/1

Finished runner-up in a novice hunter chase on her rules debut at Tipperary (good) in May but well held over hurdles subsequently and others are preferred here.

Form: P83-20

Don't Let Go¹¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Ricky Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

66/1

Well held on both of her hurdles outings to date. Better ground forecast today but likely to fare better once tackling handicaps.

Form: 00-

Miss Arctic Robin²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: M Cullinane

100/1

Well held on both of her hurdles starts so far. Latest of those came over an extended 2m4f here last month and probably best watched today.

Form: 0-0

Movingswiftlyalong^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: R Loughran| T: S K Ryder

33/1

Unraced daughter of Beneficial out of a mare who is a half-sister to the useful hurdler/chaser Petertheknot. Wears a tongue tie for today's debut.

Form:

Musical Ava¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: M P Burke⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke

100/1

Well held in a bumper on debut and brought down when making her hurdling debut at Gowran Park (good-to-firm) last night. Others are preferred here.

Form: 8B

Presenting Court⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: S J Mahon

50/1

Sent off big prices for all three rules starts and fell at the first when last in action at Ballinrobe in May.

Form: P-00F

The Four Deuces³⁰⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: F Costello

100/1

Beaten just one rival home in two bumper starts spread out over more than two years. Making her hurdling debut in this contest.

Form: 8/7-

Tizme

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Miss D O'Shea

25/1

Unraced daughter of Stowaway and a half-sister to bumper placed Hold Onto Your Hat. Market likely to prove the best guide as to expectations on debut.

Form:

Blondes No More⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: M A Enright| T: N Lee

100/1

Well held in two maiden hurdles at Punchestown. Beaten 94L on the most recent of those and others make more appeal in this.

Form: 00

Jeremys Hope^t1³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Rochelle Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

100/1

Well held in three maiden hurdles so far. Most recent of those came at Tramore (good) last month and likely best watched in a first time tongue tie.

Form: 07-0

Spirit Of The Rain⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: A Slattery

66/1

Signs of ability in maiden company on the Flat but well held in two starts over hurdles and likely to be of more interest once tackling handicaps.

Form: 50

Non-Runners

Royal Tipple²⁴

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: K F O'Donnell J: Reserve 1

Ballinlammy Gem⁶²²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: M Butler J: Reserve 2

Pennyroe¹⁷

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: W J Lanigan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Law Girl (11/10), High School Days (9/4), The Birdie Crowe (10/3), Ballinlammy Gem (16/1), Dingle Gin (20/1), Tizme (25/1), Pennyroe (25/1), Movingswiftlyalong (33/1), Cairnsforth (33/1), Royal Tipple (33/1), Presenting Court (50/1), Don't Let Go (66/1), Spirit Of The Rain (66/1), Blondes No More (100/1), Jeremys Hope (100/1), Musical Ava (100/1), Ballydarsi (100/1), Cielador (100/1), Destination Debbie (100/1), The Four Deuces (100/1), Miss Arctic Robin (100/1)

Dual bumper winner THE BIRDIE CROWE can get off the mark at the first time of asking by taking the opening race on the card a mares maiden hurdle. The selection registered two bumper wins last season and returns from a break here having been well beaten behind a classy individual at Fairyhouse in February. High School Days has run well in her two most recent hurdles starts and can claim second today ahead of Law Girl who was a disappointment on her debut for this yard at Listowel but who has some useful Flat form in France.