14:32 Thurles

Thursday 1 December 2022

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Racing Again December 18th Irish EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 4m 1.0s

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A Law Of Her Own⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| CD

12/1

Career best when winning 15-runner bumper at this course (15.7f, good to soft, 3/1) 6 weeks ago, leading under pressure final 1f. Makes hurdles debut. One to consider.

Form: 104321

Cash The Cheque^h⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: A McCann| BF

28/1

Has improved with each run to date and deservedly got off the mark in 14-runner bumper (7/2) at Sligo (18f, good) in August. Similar form when runner-up at Down Royal next time and now makes her hurdling debut after 3 months off.

Form: 5212

Chautuaqua¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D Meyler| T: D Hogan| D

18/1

Made a winning debut at Clonmel in March. Improved when 11¾ lengths sixth of 16 to Queens Gamble in listed bumper at Cheltenham (16.4f, good, 100/1) 19 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 18-6

Liberty Dance²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

5/6

Dual bumper winner who showed plenty to work on when 8¾ lengths sixth of 10 to Magical Zoe in Grade 3 hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) on hurdles bow 27 days ago. Will surely improve and should have a major say in this.

Form: 131-6

Mollys Glory²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D E Mullins| T: M C Grassick| BF| CD

6/1

Fair hurdler. 10/11, went down narrowly on return from 9 months off when nose-second of 16 in maiden hurdle at this course (15.8f, good to soft) 4 weeks ago. Should be in the mix again.

Form: 27335-2

Moon Rise Beauty^t³⁹

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

13/2

Fair form when off the mark at third attempt in bumpers at Downpatrick (18.7f) in August. Left hurdling debut form behind when second of 16 in maiden hurdle (11/2) at Limerick (16f, soft) 39 days ago and makes plenty of appeal given connections.

Form: 4-61P2

Cathys Quest¹³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: P T Enright| T: T O'Brien

300/1

No impact in maiden hurdles so easy to look elsewhere returning from 5 months off the track.

Form: 000-P

Costaweefortune⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: G B Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian O'Connor

300/1

No show in bumper/maiden hurdles so she's impossible to fancy on previous exploits.

Form: 4064

Foxy Girl⁵⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

10/3

Fairly useful form when runner-up to Matilda Du Berlais (winner again since) in listed newcomers race at Auteuil (14.9f, soft) 19 months ago. Left David Cottin and she makes plenty of appeal on yard debut/reappearance.

Form: 2-

Glenvara Lady¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Commins

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, again finished well held when tenth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Clonmel (19.3f, heavy) 14 days ago.

Form: 0970

Hamartia⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

33/1

Shaped with some promise when fourth of 12 in maiden hurdle (14/1) at Ballinrobe (17.7f, good) on debut 3 months ago. Open to progress.

Form: 4

Knockane Lady^h1³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett

300/1

Showed no sign of ability in a bumper and shaped similarly sent hurdling after 6 months off at Galway recently. Hood applied today.

Form: 00

Lovely Reaction¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: B J Cooper| T: T Mullins

100/1

40/1, ninth of 22 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 12 days ago. Looks one for the longer term.

Form: 9

Pana To Milan¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: S D Torrens| T: M Winters

250/1

Well held in pair of maiden hurdles 7 months apart so can only be watched.

Form: 0-9

Special Protector³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: C M Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle

150/1

Poor maiden on the Flat. Seventh of 15 in handicap at Gowran (8.3f, heavy) 44 days ago. Tough to see her featuring on hurdling debut.

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Non-Runners

Emily's Fortune¹⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Phils Choice⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Darkest Dawn¹⁴⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: J F O'Shea J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Liberty Dance (5/6), Foxy Girl (10/3), Mollys Glory (6/1), Moon Rise Beauty (13/2), A Law Of Her Own (12/1), Darkest Dawn (16/1), Chautuaqua (18/1), Emily's Fortune (20/1), Cash The Cheque (28/1), Hamartia (33/1), Phils Choice (50/1), Lovely Reaction (100/1), Special Protector (150/1), Pana To Milan (250/1), Cathys Quest (300/1), Glenvara Lady (300/1), Costaweefortune (300/1), Knockane Lady (300/1)

Cases can be made for a few of these but FOXY GIRL ran to a fairly useful level when runner-up in a listed newcomers event at Auteuil on debut 19 months ago and having joined a top yard, she gets the verdict to go a place better today. Dual bumper winner Liberty Dance showed plenty to work on sent hurdling last month so she heads up the dangers, with A Law Of Her Own and Moon Rise Beauty another couple fancied to feature.