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Friday 21 September 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 4m 9.7s

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Dont Hesitate⁵³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

2/11

Mare was last spotted winning a Group 3 on the Flat in France in March 2017, could not be in better hands for a jumps career and very much one to pay attention to here.

Form: 216681/

Randall's Alannah¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: S Fahey

50/1

Without a win in a couple of career hurdle starts and one from 17 on the Flat. Tailed off this month on the level at Listowel (6½f, yielding) and looks an unlikely player back over jumps.

Form: 00/

Champagne Nova¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: Donncha Duggan

50/1

Nothing of note in a number of dismal displays in a trio of bumpers since May. 100/1 chance and pulled up on hurdles bow over 3m at Wexford thus month, comes right down in trip now.

Form: 90-009P

Follow The Storm^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

33/1

Rajj mare whose dam ran once in bumper. Wears hood on debut in a weakish contest and market may reveal more on chances.

Form:

Inner Knowing³⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: B J Geraghty| T: V T O'Brien

12/1

Fair maiden on the Flat in Britain for Karl Burke, poor in one AW start at Dundalk for this yard 364 days ago, possible she can do better over jumps and Barry Geraghty a positive booking.

Form:

Its Only Me²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: Michael C Griffin| OR: 87

16/1

Not much to shout about in two hurdles runs last year and well held on return in a bumper at Sligo before a 77L defeat in a Tramore maiden hurdle and 22L defeat over 2m here last month. Plenty of improvement needed.

Form: 6/7U-008

Light Of My Life^h³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Mark Walsh| T: E J O'Grady

4/1

Some promise in four bumpers runs and was moving to challenge (sixth) on hurdles bow at Tramore (2m, good) last month when slipped-up on the bend. Could have eyes on place money here.

Form: 7348S

Lucky Phil^t⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper

9/1

Well down the field on both career starts to date in a couple of recent bumpers, which doesn't inspire too much hope for the mares' hurdling introduction.

Form: 40

Rathnaleen Swift¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: John J Fitzpatrick⁽⁷⁾| T: P Byrne

25/1

Daughter of Oscar who cost €2,500 as a 4yo. Not the most eye-catching pedigree, beaten wide-margins both starts in maiden hurdles at Kilbeggan so far and looks one to avoid for now.

Form: 0-9

Forecasts

Dont Hesitate (2/11), Light Of My Life (4/1), Lucky Phil (9/1), Inner Knowing (12/1), Its Only Me (16/1), Rathnaleen Swift (25/1), Follow The Storm (33/1), Randall's Alannah (50/1), Champagne Nova (50/1)

Having landed a Group 3 race on the Flat in France before departing for Willie Mullins' team, DON'T HESITATE needs major respect on her hurdling introduction here. She has been off 539 days but, coming from Closutton, that isn't a major worry and a winning start seems entirely plausible. Light Of My Life was showing some promise at Tramore last month before an untimely slip and could take place money here while newcomers Follow The Storm and Inner Knowing wouldn't have to be stars in the making to carry similar aspirations.