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14:15 Cork

Saturday 4 January 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle

4YO plus | 2m 4f | Soft | 8 Runners | Turf

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Finest Evermore⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: P Hennessy| OR: 132| C| D

10/1

66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (23.4f, good) 7 days ago. Retains little of her old ability.

Form: 4P1/0P-P

Roxhill Roise²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: S W Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 113

4/1

Respectable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 13/2) 20 days ago, left poorly placed. Not dismissed.

Form: 2P1-518

Ad Caelum⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR: 110| D

2/1

Resumed winning ways in 8-runner novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) 6 days ago. Likely to remain competitive back in handicap company.

Form: 443151

Deons Diamond³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Mr B J Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 108

8/1

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap chase (11/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, good) 34 days ago. Entitled to come for that run now returning to hurdles.

Form: 8141P-4

Folly Beach¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: M A Molloy| OR: 108

11/2

Fair maiden hurdler. 40/1, bit below form 18½ lengths sixth of 11 in listed hurdle at Thurles (16.1f, good) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Has good chance on pick of form back in handicap company.

Form: 424406

Thisistheway^h1⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: C M Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: Yvonne Latta| OR: 104| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner in October but found life tougher switched to a handicap when seventh of 11 at Wexford (16.4f, heavy, 7/2) 68 days ago. Back up in trip. Hood on for 1st time.

Form: 196-517

Brianna Lily⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 103

14/1

25/1, followed a good run with a below-par one when eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, soft) 9 days ago. Bounce back required.

Form: P8-7538

Lucky Viv⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: M P O'Connor| T: Michael Barry| OR: 101

25/1

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in August. 66/1, respectable seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 1P9007

Forecasts

Ad Caelum (2/1), Thisistheway (7/2), Roxhill Roise (4/1), Folly Beach (11/2), Deons Diamond (8/1), Finest Evermore (10/1), Brianna Lily (14/1), Lucky Viv (25/1)

FOLLY BEACH has good claims returning to handicap company on the pick of her form, so she's put forward as the answer. Deons Diamond is entitled to come on for her reappearance and merits respect back over hurdles, with last-time-out scorer Ad Caelum also feared.