14:40 Gowran Park

Saturday 8 March 2025

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Lord Bagenal Hotel Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 4m 34.2s

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Selected odds by:

Blue Pearl Bay³¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: W J McLernon

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 25/1 and hooded, eleventh of 12 in bumper at Tipperary (20f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 10 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-

Ellies Rock^h⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: Olivia Hegarty

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, last of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy) 9 days ago, racing off the pace and never a threat. Can only be watched.

Form: 000

Fly Argaric

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin| T: Donncha Duggan

150/1

Idaho mare. Dam unraced. Likely outsider on racecourse bow.

Form:

Hurricane Bailey³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr L T Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

50/1

Fair form when placed on first of 2 hurdle starts last winter. Off 11 months, stopped alarmingly quickly when fifth in 12-runner bumper at Limerick (2m, soft) 72 days ago and percentage call to look elsewhere.

Form: 37-5

Inches Away²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D King| T: D Murphy

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventeenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.1f, soft, 250/1) 23 days ago. Low-grade staying handicaps will be more her thing

Form: 36000

Innatendue²³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 111

3/1

Fair hurdler. 11/4, respectable third of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving John McConnell and she's entitled to be thereabouts.

Form: 403-323

Long Gone^h²⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D L Queally| T: D Queally| D

4/1

Promising individual. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Winner in bumper at Limerick in May. 10/3, fourth of 13 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good). Off 8 months. Should progress.

Form: 3-14

Mahler's Best

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

14/1

Mahler mare. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdle winner/high-class chaser (stayed 3m) Chris's Dream (by Mahler). Newcomer to note representing powerful stable.

Form:

Menas Miracle⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C Stone-Walsh⁽³⁾| T: Brendan Walsh

100/1

Cosily won sole start in points (Dec 1) but went with little promise equipped with a tongue strap when fifteenth of 18 in bumper (25/1) at Thurles (16.1f, good) on NH debut 77 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 10

Miss Corby¹¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr H C Swan| T: M F Morris

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Showed more than she had in a couple of bumpers when seventh of 17 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft, 14/1) on hurdles bow 119 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 6-97

Neon Diamond²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott

10/3

Fair winner at 19f in bumpers and promise in trio of hurdle runs, third of 18 in novice hurdle (8/1) at Clonmel (19f, soft) 23 days ago, hampered 2 out and keeping on without being unduly punished. Drop in trip not sure to suit here.

Form: 210-473

Nutbush City⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: A Lee

150/1

Little solid form on Flat and no encouragement when ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) on NH debut 72 days ago.

Form: 9

She's Got Gears²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: C M Quirke⁽³⁾| T: M Magnussen

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 18 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Clonmel (19f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: F489

Spread Your Wings^h¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D P White⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Hooded for 1st time, ninth of 11 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy) 12 days ago, never threatening. Type to do better in handicaps.

Form: U459

Tiffiny's Girl²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D Meyler| T: W J Burke

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 14/1, fourth of 14 in bumper at this course (17f, heavy) on bumper debut 21 days ago. Passed over on return to hurdles.

Form: 7F4

Whimsy¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 117| BF

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Remains a maiden after 10 hurdle runs. 5/4, good second of 12 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy) 12 days ago. Highly likely she'll be in the thick of things again.

Form: 22-2332

Kentucky Bluebird

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: S J Fitzsimons⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

16/1

Capri filly. Dam ran once in bumper.

Form:

Wilsons Prom

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: B Hayes| T: D G Murphy

40/1

Shirocco filly. Sister to fair hurdler Ava Rose, and closely related to smart 19f hurdle winner/very smart 3m chase winner Feronily.

Form:

Non-Runners

Get Your Coat

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: E J O'Grady J: M M McDonagh

Forecasts

Whimsy (9/4), Innatendue (3/1), Neon Diamond (10/3), Long Gone (4/1), Miss Corby (14/1), Mahler's Best (14/1), Get Your Coat (14/1), Kentucky Bluebird (16/1), Wilsons Prom (40/1), Tiffiny's Girl (50/1), Hurricane Bailey (50/1), Spread Your Wings (80/1), Menas Miracle (100/1), Inches Away (125/1), She's Got Gears (150/1), Ellies Rock (150/1), Fly Argaric (150/1), Nutbush City (150/1), Blue Pearl Bay (150/1)

WHIMSY rather agonisingly found only a less exposed sort from the Mullins' yard too strong in a maiden at Punchestown 12 days ago. Miles clear of the remainder that day, she holds obvious claims again and shades the vote to belatedly open her account in this sphere. Innatendue and Long Gone may emerge as the chief dangers.