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Wednesday 22 July 2020

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Monroe's Live Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 30.1s

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Selected odds by:

Hello Pilgrim³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J C Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 107| D

7/2

Better than ever when scoring at Limerick (2m6, good; 10-1) on seasonal return last month with three subsequent winners behind; claiming rider offsets much of the hike she received for that and should be in the thick of it again.

Form: 27213-1

Ballydunblaze¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: K Brogan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 103

40/1

Maiden hurdle winner at Limerick last summer but in and out form in handicaps since. Not fluent on chasing debut at Killarney earlier this month and requires a chunk of improvement to play a part here.

Form: FP338-0

Tina Marie²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: L P Cusack| OR: 102

25/1

Bumper winner in 2018; missed 628 days prior to hurdling bow at Roscommon (2m, good; 14-1) last month and entitled to be sharper now making handicap bow with that run behind.

Form: 81254/8

Treasure Mountain⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 102

66/1

Winner of a Cork 2m bumper in May 2017 before going missing for over three years; well held in three recent starts in maiden hurdles but middle run had some merit in it; h'cap bow and worth market check.

Form: 1/858

Birdie Blitz¹⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: S D Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: A A Howard| OR: 101

15/8

Opened her account in 2m4f heavy-ground Fairyhouse handicap in February under this rider, 6lb higher now but there should be more to come and worth considering.

Form: 767831-

Silver Planeur³¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 101

20/1

Wexford winner (3m, yielding to soft; 4-1f) back in October 2018 and went close over this C&D last August from mark 1lb lower than this. Excuses for Listowel flop in September; goes well fresh and no reason not to see a challenge here.

Form: S120/3P-

Sizing Malbay⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: S W Flanagan| T: S J Mahon| OR: 101| CD

9/1

Former C&D winner; consistent in three recent runs over 2m4f-3m and likely to give another solid account; place claims.

Form: 737-545

Gotthenod³⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 100

25/1

Kilbeggan maiden winner in May 2019 but unable to land any sort of blow in handicaps afterwards and pulled up here when last sighted in September. Handicapper has offered some hope for this return.

Form: 13P03P-

Kilganer Queen^t²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: T Cleary| OR: 99| C

18/1

First start for this trainer and returning from 493-day absence when outrunning odds of 66-1 to finish sixth of 15 at Tipperary (2m4f, yielding) this month; winner here in 2017 and fine record under the returning Rachel Blackmore.

Form: P7176/6

Silk Worm¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S F O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 99

9/1

Heavy-ground bumper winner at Tramore in October and has shown some promise since over timber; beaten just over 11L when third at Downpatrick (2m2½f, soft; 16-1) on h'cap bow in March off this mark and should be in shake-up again from same mark.

Form: 216253-

Mary Of De Sorrows^v1⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 95

10/1

Built on comeback run at Tipperary when runner-up at Downpatrick (2m6f, good; 4-1) last week; 1lb higher in first-time visor now and chance again having been caught late on last time.

Form: 0890-52

China Princess¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 92| C

11/1

Bumper winner has met some above average rivals in three hurdle races in late last year; made too many mistakes to make any impression on handicap debut last time at Bellewstown (2m½f, good; 9-2) a fortnight ago but may do better up in trip.

Form: 10008-8

Doonbeg Glory⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: P W Flynn| OR: 88

66/1

Yet to sustain a challenge in trio of maiden hurdles at 2m-2m4f since racing resumed; needs a chunk of improvement on handicap bow going up in distance.

Form: 7/0-576

Esthers Marvel⁴¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: D Budds| OR: 88

18/1

Beaten 26L in a maiden hurdle at Listowel in June 2019 and hasn't been seen since; lacked consistency in rules career so far and so watching brief on handicap bow after layoff.

Form: 633/226-

Non-Runners

Cornhill Lass³⁰

Weight: 10-5| Age: 6

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 1

Geoffrey's Girl³⁰

Weight: 9-13| Age: 7

T: S J Mahon J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Birdie Blitz (15/8), Hello Pilgrim (7/2), Silk Worm (9/1), Sizing Malbay (9/1), Mary Of De Sorrows (10/1), China Princess (11/1), Kilganer Queen (18/1), Esthers Marvel (18/1), Silver Planeur (20/1), Tina Marie (25/1), Gotthenod (25/1), Cornhill Lass (25/1), Ballydunblaze (40/1), Geoffrey's Girl (50/1), Treasure Mountain (66/1), Doonbeg Glory (66/1)

The form of HELLO PILGRIM's determined success at Limerick last month looks decent, with the third, fourth and seventh home all tasting success since (two over fences). That was just her fifth start under rules and with trainer Colin Bowe offsetting much of the ratings-hike by enlisting a useful claiming rider now; she may go in again. Birdie Blitz was a winner at Fairyhouse in February and is another with scope to be involved while the returning Silver Planeur, Silk Worm and handicap debutante Tina Marie are all worth some further investigation when betting opens.