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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 6m 2.4s

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Selected odds by:

Always Enchanting¹⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: M M McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 87

25/1

Possibly needed the run after 10 months off when tenth of 19 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Tipperary (16f, soft) back in April. Up in trip. Off another 6 months and best watched.

Form: 478/070-

Awesome Shirocco⁹⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: B Hayes| T: John E & Kiely| BF

12/1

2/1, failed to repeat previous effort when fifth of 14 in bumper at Cork (16f, soft). Off over 2½ years. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 945235/

Bellachamps³⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: D Ahern

66/1

Shaped as if in need of experience when eleventh of 17 in bumper at Tipperary (16f, good, 5/1) on debut 12 months ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott.

Form: 0-

Caughtinaspell¹⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Kennedy

40/1

Lightly raced in points. Eighth of 12 in bumper at Tipperary (18f, soft, 28/1) on NH debut 6 months ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 34F-8

Hill Rocket⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: C P Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins

40/1

Shaped as if she'll be better for the experience when eighth of 13 in maiden hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good to soft, 100/1) on debut a couple of months ago, going in snatches.

Form: 8

Ingenie¹⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: S W Flanagan| T: P Nolan

14/1

€25,000 3-y-o, £40,000 5-y-o, Coastal Path mare. Half-sister to 1½m winner Hyppie Sun. Dam, unraced, half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (winner around 2m) Avenir d'Une Vie. Off mark in points at third attempt (Apr 21).

Form: PP1-

Just Chelsea²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins

200/1

Unseated rider both starts in mares maiden hurdles (for S. Curling on first outing). Up in trip.

Form: UU

Lucky Viv¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin| T: Michael Barry| OR: 107

10/3

Fair hurdler. Wasn't seen to best effect when fourth of 14 in maiden hurdle (5/1) at Tramore (20.3f, heavy) 2 weeks ago, keeping on when untidy last having been set plenty to do.

Form: 674224

Michal^t1¹¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy

13/2

Fourth on sole outing in points. 9/1, sixth of 9 in maiden hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good) on NH debut 110 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Probably one for later on.

Form: 4/6

Mount Sinai³⁴

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

3/1

Ran to a similar level as on debut when third of 9 in bumper at Listowel (16f, soft, 5/2) 34 days ago. Makes hurdles debut and should have plenty to offer now upped in trip.

Form: 33

Roccos Inspiration^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: M Kennedy| OR: 108

13/8

9/2, looked rusty after 5 months off faced with an inadequate test when third of 11 in maiden hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, soft) 7 days ago, running on. Back up in trip.

Form: 2P2-243

Smile Again¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R A Doyle| T: M Fahey

100/1

Poor in bumpers and was well beaten on hurdling debut after 5 months off at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft, 80/1) recently. Up in trip.

Form: 9-60

Victorious Bay

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: A P Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey

40/1

Shirocco mare. Half-sister to 3 winners, including smart hurdler/chaser Ok Corral and untrustworthy but fairly useful hurdler/chaser Breaking Waves. Dam, winning pointer, sister to very smart hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 29f) Tidal Bay.

Form:

Aleish Lass⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: S Fitzgerald| T: M Winters

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, sixteenth of 17 in maiden hurdle at Cork (17f, good to soft) 80 days ago.

Form: 900

Pebble Bleu¹⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: P T Enright| T: C Motherway

66/1

Placed sole outing in points. 11/1, eleventh of 12 in bumper at Tipperary (18f, soft) on NH debut 6 months ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 3-0

Western Summer⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Rath

200/1

Pulled up on both starts in points. 40/1, looked a tricky ride when seventh of 8 in bumper at Kilbeggan (19f, good) on NH debut 48 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P-P7

Non-Runners

Instant Tendance³⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: J W Kennedy

Forecasts

Roccos Inspiration (13/8), Mount Sinai (3/1), Lucky Viv (10/3), Michal (13/2), Awesome Shirocco (12/1), Instant Tendance (12/1), Ingenie (14/1), Always Enchanting (25/1), Hill Rocket (40/1), Caughtinaspell (40/1), Victorious Bay (40/1), Pebble Bleu (66/1), Bellachamps (66/1), Smile Again (100/1), Aleish Lass (200/1), Just Chelsea (200/1), Western Summer (200/1)

A case of quantity over quality here and having finished third on both starts in bumpers recently, MOUNT SINAI is selected to make a winning hurdling debut stepped up in trip for Willie Mullins. Roccos Inspiration has had plenty of attempts to get off the mark, but she may emerge as the main threat with a recent outing under her belt, ahead of Lucky Viv and Instant Tendance.