Racecards
14:55 Fairyhouse (IRE)
150th Irish Grand National 2020 Mares Maiden Hurdle
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Surface: Turf
- €11,000 added
- Winner: €6,600
- 2nd: €2,200
- 3rd: €1,100
- 4th: €551
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
CONCERTISTA, a winner on the Flat in France, was a 66/1 chance when making her hurdles debut in the Grade 2 Mares' Hurdle at Cheltenham but was only beaten a short-head by stable companion Eglantine Du Seuil. She looks to have a bright future on that evidence and can concede weight all round. Rhythm Divine has much more experience having finished runner-up in a Punchestown Listed contest on her fifth start over timber while Domitian won a point and a bumper and will have come on for her opening run over hurdles at Wexford last month. The two four-year-olds at the bottom of the weights, Telmesomethinggirl and Tucanae, were both winners between the flags though the latter was awarded the race by the stewards and it's the former, a £150,000 purchase at the sales, who looks the more likely to make her presence felt.
Formwatch
Concertista (FR) 66-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, mistake 3rd, headway on outside approaching 2 out, not much room and switched left before last, led, went left and not fluent last, stayed on, headed post, 2nd of 22, shd behind Eglantine Du Seuil (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (1) gs in Mar.
Breezy Bell (GER) (9-8) 5th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Dhangadhi (9-5) at Nantes 1m 4f hcp hvy in Apr.
Domitian (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Prominent, not fluent 3rd, 4th from 8th, a little slow at 9th, closed up from 3 out, one pace next, 4th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Our Friend (11-2) at Wexford 2m 4f mdn hvy in Oct.
Miss Cognac (IRE) 11-4 (11-0) Tracked leaders, slight mistakes 3rd and 5th, ridden in 2nd entering straight, 3rd and mistake 2 out, no impression, 4th of 14, 7l behind Soviet Pimpernel (11-7) at Gowran Park 2m 2f mdn Good - Yielding in Oct.
Dont Say A Thing (IRE) 4-1 (12-2) Ld, 1l adv 1/2way, jnd when fell 9th, at Durrow 3m sft in Mar.
Gerilee (IRE) 66-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, never a factor, 11th of 13, dist behind Borderline Chatho (11-12) at Naas 2m 3f mdn Good - Yielding in Nov.
Golden Chance (IRE) 50-1 (10-13) Soon tracked leaders, 4th approaching halfway, not fluent 8th, lost place after 10th, weakened and pulled up before 2 out, at Wexford 2m 4f mdn Yielding in Apr.
Lunch In Adare (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Soon led, headed 4f out, soon ridden, 4th entering straight, no impression, 4th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Larquebuse (11-9) at Punchestown 2m Good - Yielding in Oct.
Rhythm Divine (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Soon raced in 2nd, on terms approaching 3 out, headed into straight, soon no impression, one pace, 2nd of 7, 10l behind Elfile (11-4) at Punchestown 2m lst (1) Good - Yielding in May.
Telmesomethinggirl (IRE) Evens (11-6) Alw pr, cl 4th 1/2way, gd prog to brfly jn ldr 4out, cl 2nd when left clr ld 2out, in command sn aftr, eased flat, won at Ballinaboola 2m mdn gd in Feb beating Zero To Hero (11-1) by 3l, 7 ran.
Tucanae (IRE) 7-1 (11-11) Trkd ldr in 2nd/3rd until cl 2nd frm 4out, ld 3out, hdd bef last, ev ch flat, no ex late:finished 2nd, promoted to 1st at a stewards enquiry, won at Dromahane 3m mdn gd in Apr beating Noreen Bawn (11-11) by nk, 13 ran.