August 23 / 17.45 Bellewstown

17.45

Good To Firm

Gerry Cromwell Memorial Mares Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5949.58
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 6 runners
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Gerry Cromwell Memorial Mares Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.40
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 321

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed at Killarney in May and Tramore in June on her first two starts over hurdles; looked like an improving mare when winning easily over 2m7f at Killarney last month; promising staying type, but hard to see her being a threat to the high-class Jeremys Flame.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

7

15th Sep 2023

Yielding

2m 5f 181y

16:50 Ballinrobe

Shannon Glory

11st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Paul Power

Dual hurdle winner ran well enough at Killarney last time and can be involved again.

9/1

3rd

9

26th Aug 2023

Good

2m 6f 80y

15:40 Killarney

Shannon Glory

10st 7lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Paul Power

midfield, headway 3 out, went third 2 out, no impression approaching last

14/1

OUR TIP

6/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 3272-8 D BF

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Won a mares' maiden hurdle over 2m3f at Fairyhouse last November; placed in four of her six races since then; chance ruined by a bad blunder two out at Downpatrick last time; seldom runs a bad race and should pick up a share of the money.
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Verdict Starting price

2

23rd Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 100y

19:25 Kilbeggan

Motown Maggie

11st 10lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

midfield, reminders and dropped to rear after 4th, detached when pulled up after 5 out

20/1

14

2nd Aug 2024

Good

2m 6f 111y

18:00 Galway

Motown Maggie

10st 13lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

towards rear, brought down 5 out

16/1

7th

3

9th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 20y

Class 3

15:07 Perth

Motown Maggie

12st 0lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

held up in rear, niggled along briefly after 10th, pushed along after 11th, struggling 4 out

5/1

Form: 213F-6

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 10lb

8 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Former talented novice hurdler, runner-up three times after winning a maiden at the 2019 Listowel festival; excellent effort behind Fiddlerontheroof in the Grade 1 Tolworth Hurdle; disappointed in her first season over fences, but much better last term; ran creditably off 140 in a Galway festival handicap on first run after a break; this should be straightforward
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4th

2

5th Jun 2023

Good

2m 3f 0y

16:20 Listowel

Jeremys Flame

11st 5lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Gained sixth win over fences when beating Hurricane Georgie by just over a length at Limerick and meets that rival on the same terms; won Naas Grade 3 and Listed contest for mares at Huntingdon last season and not disgraced, although outclassed, when sixth in the Mares Chase at Cheltenham; her new mark leaves her only 1lb wrong at these weights with Easy Game and she's in a good place at the moment.

9/4

1st

1

25th May 2023

Good

2m 3f 160y

18:00 Limerick

Jeremys Flame

11st 7lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

raced in third early, disputing second 3rd, went second after 5th, led 5 out, clear when not fluent 3 out, going best before 2 out, ridden briefly after last, pushed out and reduced lead towards finish, always doing enough

7/4

6th

6

17th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 4f 127y

Class 1

16:50 Cheltenham

Jeremys Flame

11st 2lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

A 9yo who is in her third season of chasing but has improved this winter and a clearcut win over Zambella at Huntingdon in January (2m4f, good to soft; also acts well on soft) showed her in a good light; the likely good pace will suit and she has a better chance than most.

6/1

Form: -61543

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Soundly beaten in three starts since maiden win over 2m1f at Tramore at the beginning of June; likely to find a few too good.
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1

13th Oct 2022

Yielding

2m 4f 73y

15:35 Tramore

Churchtown Ruby

11st 13lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Declan Queally

took keen hold, midfield, in touch with leaders 3rd, mistake 7th, pushed along when drifted left and bumped rivals before 2 out, soon weakened quickly, pulled up before last

9/1

11th

11

2nd Oct 2022

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:10 Tipperary

Churchtown Ruby

10st 7lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Declan Queally

midfield, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out

9/1

4th

2

23rd Aug 2022

Good To Firm

2m 4f 0y

17:45 Bellewstown

Churchtown Ruby

11st 6lb

J: Jack Foley

T: Declan Queally

held up in last but in touch with leaders, not fluent 3rd, not fluent 7th, mistake 4 out, soon headway and pressed leaders on outer, slow jump and pushed along 3 out, weakened before 2 out, became detached when ridden briefly and no extra after 2 out

16/1

Form: /0-251 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Outran 50-1 odds when second on stable debut at Downpatrick in June, subsequent fifth at the same venue was perfectly respectable; battled away well to win a weak maiden at Perth last month much more on her plate now.
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12

26th Jul 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 200y

17:45 Kilbeggan

Sula Warrior

11st 3lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: J G Cosgrave

Won in Britain (2m4f, good) in 2022; tailed off on sole 2023 run and well beaten in Downpatrick handicaps recently.

20/1

11th

6

15th Jun 2024

Good

2m 5f 180y

14:50 Downpatrick

Sula Warrior

11st 13lb

J: Mr D McGill

T: J G Cosgrave

Won in Britain in 2022; tailed off on sole 2023 run and same story back here last month; needs to leave those runs behind.

20/1

7th

13

24th May 2024

Good

2m 2f 185y

17:35 Downpatrick

Sula Warrior

10st 9lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: J G Cosgrave

Won a Perth maiden hurdle in 2022 but disappointing in only three runs since; best watched on return.

40/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 13lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dam won twice over hurdles; faces a stiff task in a race like this on debut.
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15th

17

26th Sep 2022

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:00 Roscommon

Elusive Nicole

10st 13lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: M C Grassick

always towards rear, jumped slightly right when not fluent 8th, soon pushed along, ridden but no impression from 5 out

6

23rd Aug 2022

Good To Firm

2m 4f 0y

17:45 Bellewstown

Elusive Nicole

10st 13lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: M C Grassick

Dam won twice over hurdles; faces a stiff task in a race like this on debut.

33/1

Non-runners

Elusive Nicole

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €10.30
Straight Forecast €21.26
Trifecta €26.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Jeremys Flame

The Irish Sun:

Shannon Glory

TOPSPEED:

Motown Maggie

RP Ratings (IRE):

Jeremys Flame

POSTDATA:

Jeremys Flame