Irish Stallion Farms EBF Pat Walsh Memorial Mares Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 4m 3.1s

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Magical Zoe¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: A P Heskin| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 136| D

8/11

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Latest win in hurdle at Down Royal in November. Down in trip in trip back from a break here and she remains open to improvement.

Form: 1/1125-

Anna Bunina^t¹³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 142| D

5/1

Useful hurdler. 24¼ lengths sixth of 7 to Shecouldbeanything in listed mares event (3/1) at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 138 days ago. The one to beat.

Form: 42932-6

Hidden Land^h²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: S W Flanagan| T: A Kinirons| OR: 123

25/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Won 13-runner handicap (11/1) at Down Royal (12.8f, good to firm) 21 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Needs to raise her game.

Form: 3420F7-

Lady Of The Vale³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: A Slattery| OR: 114| D

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Didn't need to improve to win 10-runner minor event hurdle (13/2) at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 30 days ago, travelling strongly. This is more demanding.

Form: 252P41

Natural Look²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: S Fitzgerald| T: D Queally| OR: 114| C

11/1

Fairly useful chaser. Course winner. Latest win in hurdle at Cork in July. 4/1, respectable second of 6 in novice chase at Sligo (17.6f, good to soft) 2 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0123F2

Say Goodbye^t⁴⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 125

17/2

Useful chaser. Useful winner at 20f in chases. 5/2, career best when winning 5-runner minor event chase at Limerick (19.7f, good). Off 16 months back hurdling here but she's a player all the same.

Form: 232P/11-

Air Drop²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: J C Gainford| T: G Elliott

9/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Career best when winning 17-runner novice hurdle (4/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Yard saddles a more appealing candidate in Say Goodbye.

Form: P-42521

Forecasts

Magical Zoe (8/11), Anna Bunina (5/1), Say Goodbye (17/2), Lady Of The Vale (9/1), Air Drop (9/1), Natural Look (11/1), Hidden Land (25/1)

MAGICAL ZOE didn't appear to get home upped to 20.4f in a Fairyhouse Grade 1 when last seen during the spring and she looked progressive prior to that, notably finishing second in the Dawn Run at the Cheltenham Festival in March. On the face of it, conceding weight to Anna Bunina and Say Goodbye will be no easy task, but she remains unexposed and may well find the necessary improvement.