14:55 Limerick

Sunday 31 March 2019

All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Racing Again On April 27th Mares Hurdle

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 3m 47.8s

Settings

Selected odds by:

Bluegrass Princess^p²¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 108| D

16/1

Off the mark over hurdles at the eighth time of asking for connections when winning a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle over this trip beating Rock On Dandy 1L when last seen in August. Big ask given break.

Form: 56UP5-1

Champayne Lady^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A Fleming| OR: 126| D

5/1

Broke her maiden when winning a heavy ground 2m maiden contest at Fairyhouse in February 2018 before finishing third of 14 beaten 18L behind Laurina in the Mares' novices' at the festival. Missed 12 months before reappearing at Cheltenham this month

Form: 80213-F

Cut The Mustard^h¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 132

8/13

Only has a maiden hurdle success to her name but she's been running well in defeat on recent starts. 11th of 24 never really got going in the Grade 3 County hurdle at the festival finishing 12L adrift of Ch'tibello. Leading player.

Form: P0-7220

Emily Moon¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 138| D

11/4

Fifth to top novice Fakir D'Oudairies (fourth in the Supreme) on seasonal bow in January at Cork, she improved on third start to run out an easy winner of a maiden at Naas last month. Pulled up in the Grade 2 Mares' novices' at the festival.

Form: 17561P

Just Klass²¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D E Mullins| T: M L Fagan| D

20/1

Career-best when winning 24-runner novice hurdle at Cork over this trip before finishing last of five beaten 51L when last seen in August. Looks a tall order on return to action.

Form: 9-04515

Rathnaleen Tou²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: John F O'Neill

100/1

Shantou filly out of Flat and hurdles winner She's Supersonic. Beaten over 40L in each of his two hurdle starts to date and unlikely to play a part in the finish.

Form: 00

Rock On Bennie²⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett

100/1

By Beneficial out of a Deploy mare. Half-sister to 2m3f-3m2f smart hurdle winner Holywell. Well beaten and no impression in three career hurdles starts to date including a 51L defeat at Kilbeggan when last seen in September. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 560

Roxys Holly^h1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: S E Lewis⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett

100/1

Better effort on second start when midfield in Gowran Park bumper before being well held at Limerick earlier this month. First time hood unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here on hurdling debut.

Form: 077

Unlaoised²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: R A Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey

50/1

A €1,200 three-year-old, Millenary filly. She's closely related to smart hurdler/chaser Sharp Rise. No impression under 2f out weakening in the closing stages on debut in a Bellewstown bumper when last seen in August finishing seventh of 12.

Form: 7

Wetbehindtheears³⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J J Slevin| T: J G Bennett

25/1

By Flemensfirth out of an Old Vic mare. Winner of two of her six point-to-point starts but needs to raise overall profile to play a role on hurdling debut.

Form: 6F21P-1

Non-Runners

Black Tears¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Forecasts

Cut The Mustard (8/13), Black Tears (11/8), Emily Moon (11/4), Champayne Lady (5/1), Bluegrass Princess (16/1), Just Klass (20/1), Wetbehindtheears (25/1), Unlaoised (50/1), Roxys Holly (100/1), Rathnaleen Tou (100/1), Rock On Bennie (100/1)

A couple of Cheltenham festival runners take their chance here with the Gordon Elliott/Davy Russell combination on BLACK TEARS taken to follow up on her fourth of 22 beaten 2L in the Grade 2 Mares' Novices' hurdle, losing second in the final 75 yards. The five-year-old will have to see off the challenge of the Willie Mullins-trained Cut The Mustard, beaten 12L in the County Hurdle at Cheltenham and the Jessica Harrington-trained Emily Moon who should go well with a clear round.