13:50 Listowel

Monday 3 June 2019

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Choose Your Horse With BetVictor's Betfinder Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 3m 55.3s

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Ballydunblaze¹⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| D

3/1

Winner on debut of a Navan bumper in September but did not come up to expectations in a Listed contest at the same venue in November. Expected to be well schooled for hurdling debut representing leading trainer/jockey combination.

Form: 19-

Bridgets Cross¹⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: J Neilan

100/1

Running well in defeat in an extensive number of bumper starts without success. Never travelling on hurdling debut at Tramore when last seen in December, tailed off when eventually pulled up. Unlikely to be involved in the finish.

Form: 07866P-

Clancypantz²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hourigan

66/1

Fame And Glory filly is a half-sister to multiple winners, including smart hurdler/useful chaser River Liane. Well beaten and no impression in a couple of career starts to date and vast improvement needed.

Form: 7-8

Esthers Marvel¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: D Budds

25/1

Appears to be a solid individual in the point-to-point ranks but form has left a little to be desired in a number of hurdle starts to date. Last seen under rules in August and possibly best watched here.

Form: U6/33-22

Gameasapebble¹⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: F Costello

100/1

Four-race maiden hurdler, well beaten at odds ranging between 50/1 and 100/1 on each start and impossible to fancy here.

Form: 65/7070-

Goodnightmare⁷¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: A J McNamara

100/1

Daughter of Fruits Of Love out of a Moscow Society mare. Pulled up on each of three sporadic point-to-point starts since 2017. Best watched on hurdling debut.

Form: PP/P-

Hey Alexa

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: L Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

66/1

By Pelder out of a Welsh Term mare. Dam unraced. Closely related to 2m handicap hurdle winner Sweetheart Susan and Jumby Bay hurdle winner over 2m1f. Possibly best watched on debut unless the market has other ideas.

Form:

Lunastar⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P Merrigan| T: P W Flynn

50/1

Lowly 45-rated handicapper on the Flat, without success in seven starts on turf. Finished a moderate sixth of 14 beaten 26L in a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle on debut last month. Improvement would not come as any surprise.

Form: 6

Nisi Niche

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R P Treacy⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh

66/1

Daughter of Kalanisi out of an Old Vic mare. Dam unraced. Closely related to Fag An Bealach, winner of a 2m½f bumper. Yard have been known to ready one on debut.

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Penny Out¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: J E Kiely

16/1

Highly tried four-race maiden, well held on each of her bumper starts since making her debut in February. Market likely to reveal expectations on hurdling debut.

Form: 34-08

Sabre Mist^h³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D E Mullins| T: R A Foley

100/1

Has only returned to the fray with a couple of below-par efforts since April. Sent off at odds of 100/1 on latest start at Tramore and unlikely to be troubling the judge at the business end of proceedings.

Form: 3/U9P0-0

Scaglietti²²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| CD

8/13

Bumper winner at this venue got off the mark at the first attempt on the Flat at Navan when last seen in October. Looks to be head and shoulders ahead of many of these.

Form: 10-

Shuil Le Cheile²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: E M O'Sullivan

100/1

Poor and below-par in the point-to-point ranks. Never on terms on hurdling debut at Cork last month making little impression over 2m. Will need to raise overall profile to lay a role here.

Form: F8P-0

Aprils Joy¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: A J Martin

33/1

In and out of form in four point-to-point starts following a couple of pitiful maiden efforts on the Flat last summer. Market likely to be the best guide on hurdling debut.

Form: PP-42

City Ballerina^h1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington

7/1

Modest 10-race maiden on the Flat achieving a rating of 78 following her second of six at the Curragh 12 months ago. Not disgraced in a number of middle-distance starts and could be of interest on hurdling debut.

Form:

Dandjira¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

10/1

Boasts a fine pedigree, but looked pretty moderate in France for Alain du Royer-Dupre before a couple of moderate performance on the Flat since April. Worth a check in the market on hurdling introduction.

Form:

Fake Media¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: K J Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

100/1

Bated Breath filly out of a Sadler's Wells related to Flat winners Beckford and Ekhtiyaar. Four-race maiden on the Flat and nothing of note in a couple of initial efforts over hurdles. Appears to need more time.

Form: 00

Forecasts

Scaglietti (8/13), Ballydunblaze (3/1), City Ballerina (7/1), Dandjira (10/1), Penny Out (16/1), Esthers Marvel (25/1), Aprils Joy (33/1), Lunastar (50/1), Clancypantz (66/1), Hey Alexa (66/1), Nisi Niche (66/1), Shuil Le Cheile (100/1), Gameasapebble (100/1), Goodnightmare (100/1), Bridgets Cross (100/1), Sabre Mist (100/1), Fake Media (100/1)

The leading trainer and jockey combination of Willie Mullins and Paul Townend can start the day in winning fashion by landing the opener on SCAGLIETTI. The winner of a bumper at this track in September can see off the attentions of the Gordon Elliott-trained Ballydunblaze and couple of interesting runners from Jessica Harrington who saddles City Ballerina and Dandjira.