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Sunday 31 March 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Honeysuckle Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f  |   Heavy  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:35  |   Winning time: 5m 20.0s
1st
Horse silk
7
7/4f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, progress travelling well before 2 out, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, stayed on into 2nd last, led run-in, kept on well to assert closing stages tchd 15/8
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
15
25/1
T: W P MullinsJ: M J M O'Sullivan
Settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, closer in 3rd 3 out, challenged entering straight, disputed approaching 2 out, ridden to lead before last, headed run-in, no extra in 2nd closing stages
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
8
611-5
11/4
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: J W Kennedy
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 2nd 3 out, improved to dispute entering straight, narrow lead before 2 out, joined approaching 2 out, ridden 2 out, headed before last, no extra in 3rd run-in, kept on same pace op 10/3
4th
Horse silk
15
1
66/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Slozil
Held up towards rear, progress 4 out, ridden in 6th entering straight, no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace from before last op 50/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
10
33/1
T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th entering straight, no extra before 2 out op 40/1 tchd 28/1 and tchd 50/1
6th
Horse silk
5
5
9/2
T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins
Led, joined entering straight, headed before 2 out, soon no extra op 7/2
7th
Horse silk
2 ¾
11
25/1
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Mid-division, progress into 4th entering straight, ridden and no extra before 2 out
8th
Horse silk
22
14
28/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Towards rear for most, ridden and no impression 3 out, weakened tchd 25/1 and tchd 33/1
9th
Horse silk
26
16
16/1
T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace
Prominent and mistake 1st, tracked leader, slight mistake 4th, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off op 11/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
13/2
T: G P CromwellJ: M P Walsh
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along 4 out, ridden before 3 out, no extra before straight, weakened and pulled up before 2 out op 15/2 tchd 6/1
PU
Horse silk
3
16/1
T: W P MullinsJ: B Hayes
Always towards rear, ridden and no impression 3 out, soon no extra, pulled up before 2 out op 14/1
PU
Horse silk
4
611-5
28/1
T: W P MullinsJ: R Deegan
Always towards rear, ridden and no extra 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 33/1 tchd 40/1
PU
Horse silk
6
80/1
T: W P MullinsJ: J S McGarvey
Held up, rear of mid-division best, ridden in rear before 4 out, weakened and pulled up before 3 out op 50/1
PU
Horse silk
9
80/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P T Enright
Always towards rear, ridden and no extra 3 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 100/1
PU
Horse silk
12
511-5
100/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D Meyler
Mid-division for most, ridden and no extra 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 66/1 tchd 125/1
PU
Horse silk
17
511-5
80/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Sam Ewing
Held up, rear of mid-division best, ridden and no extra before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 100/1
PU
Horse silk
18
33/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Always rear, ridden and no impression after 3 out, pulled up before last op 22/1

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13
Horse silk
Pastorale49
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 5
T: H De Bromhead  J: A P Heskin
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.75Pl:€1.10, €8.20, €1.50EX:€53.40Trifecta:€317.20Tricast:€135.83SF:€57.58

Forecasts

Jade De Grugy (7/4), Jetara (11/4), Fun Fun Fun (9/2), Bioluminescence (13/2), Springtime Promise (16/1), Cuta Des As (16/1), Spindleberry (25/1), Only By Night (25/1), Pastorale (25/1), Pink In The Park (28/1), Friends (28/1), Look To The West (33/1), Theatre Native (33/1), A Penny A Hundred (66/1), Tareze (80/1), Iris Emery (80/1), Judicieuse Allen (80/1), Paggane (100/1)

Verdict

Ten of the 18 set to go to post represent the Willie Mullins yard and CUTA DES AS could be the pick of them, for all that she's not the pick of Paul Townend. Cuta Des As achieved a pretty strong level of form in bumpers last season and her hurdles debut success at Punchestown was pretty much faultless. Townend opts to ride Jade de Grugy, who landed a Grade 3 here in January before running well at the Cheltenham Festival. Jetara and Fun Fun Fun are others to consider.

  1. CUTA DES AS (FR)
  2. JADE DE GRUGY (FR)
  3. JETARA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Ashroe Diamond
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 6
2/1

Prize Money

1st: €60,000.002nd: €20,000.003rd: €10,000.004th: €5,000.005th: €3,000.006th: €2,000.00

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