Colonia Victoria caught the eye staying on nicely in a stronger Leopardstown mares' maiden last month and the former French flat winner can be expected to play a big role here. However, it could pay to take a chance on the reappearing DIVABORIVA, absent since making a winning debut in a Wexford bumper last May on soft, beating a decent sort. Time In A Bottle comes into the equation if the ground doesn't soften too much, while Nytol has solid place claims. [Alan Hewison]
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Encouraging hurdles debut when remote third in 2m1f mares maiden here last August but well below that form both starts afterwards on softer ground, trained then by Ray Hackett; reappears from seven months absence for new yard.
Former German-trained mare; 1m2f winner in France; unplaced all eight runs in stakes races; encouraging hurdles debut when staying on fourth in decent 2m4f Leopardstown mares maiden last month (yielding); probably won't need to improve too much to play a leading role here.
Half-sister to winners Looksnowtlikebrian (useful 2m3f-3m2f hurdle/chase) and Rivabodiva (2m7f/3m hurdle); dam 2m3f-3m hurdle/chase winner; justified good market support on debut in 2m Wexford mares bumper (soft) 11 months ago, despite trouble in running; second has done her bit for the form and interesting now switched to hurdles (clearly runs well fresh); longer trip to suit.
Solid efforts in bumpers and came on nicely from hurdles debut effort to chase home a clear winner over 2m2f at Clonmel last month (good); seems to like a sound surface so won't want too much rain.
Anodin mare is first foal of a maiden half-sister to French winners Miss Crissy (Group-placed 1m4f) and Eldacar (1m4f/1m7f); newcomer probably best watched unless market suggests otherwise.
Half-sister to 2m4f hurdle winner Find A Fortune; dam 2m hurdle/chase winner; modest in point-to-points and needs to improve markedly on both previous hurdles attempts to feature here.
Placed in 2m5f Wexford mares maiden for Sam Curling two seasons back and having returned from best part of two year's absence, good effort on second run back when chasing home an all-the-way winner over 3m at Limerick last month; not quite at that level when fourth in similar contest since but place claims here.
Imperial Monarch mare is second foal of a once-raced pointer, herself a sister to bumper/2m1f-2m4f hurdle winner Rossdara, and half-sister to several jumps winners; likely best watched on debut.
Creditable efforts all five bumper starts, sandwiched between a couple of decent types when runner-up at Down Royal last season the pick of the efforts; not without support but tailed off on hurdles debut last month after nearly a year's absence.
Nice bit of improvement to chase home a clear all-the-way winner in 2m5f Limerick claiming hurdle in January (heavy) on final start for Sean Allen; ran no sort of race, however, on yard debut in recent Wexford mares maiden on better ground.
Closely related to point winner Cresthill and a half-sister to 2m3f/2m7f hurdle winner Corinto; dam unraced sister to useful 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Bedlam Boy; tailed off (having forced pace) on only start for Nicky Henderson in Warwick bumper in February; first start for new yard.
Some decent runs in bumpers, including second at Killarney last summer (good) and when last seen at Galway in October on similar ground; withdrawn once on soft ground so ground doesn't look ideal.
Jet Away 4yo cost 3,500Euros as a 3yo; half-sister to winners Native Speaker (2m4f chase/3m1f hurdle), Madera Mist (2m4f-3m4f chase) and Donny's Fortune (point); dam useful 2m-2m1f hurdle/chase winner; hooded for debut and market likely best guide.
Homebred Walk In The Park filly is half-sister to winners Marshalled (useful 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase) and Hands On (2m hurdle); dam maiden hurdler 2m-3m, closely related to winning hurdlers Off The Mark and The Living Beauty; favourite, no match for 9l winner on sole point-to-point at Ballycahane last month (4-finishers) for Derek O'Connor; worth a market check now switched to hurdles.
1/5 Odds Place 1,2,3
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