Took runner-up spot at Kilbeggan on second hurdle start (2m1f, yielding) and caught the eye of the stewarsd at last year's festival here ; tailed off at Naas in November and pulled up at Cork (2m4f, soft to heavy) on handicap bow; this is weak, so she's in the mix, but others preferred.
Form last 625/6P-
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
82SR106RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 82 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Placed in two points and won a bumper in 2022; returned from almost three years off the track at Hexham when pulled up; just 7-1 that day, so perhaps she can come on for it.
Form last 6218/P-
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
79SR—RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 79 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
Some okay runs in bumpers last summer and ran her best race over hurdles back from a break at Clonmel (2m1f, good to yielding) last time when a 1.25l second of 18; big player if staying this new trip and finding improvement from that first run back.
Form last 62349-2
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
85SR112RPR103OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 85 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Veteran mare made the breakthrough on her seventh point-to-point start at Dromahane in April and backed that up with a third of 16 at Killarney (2m7f, good to yielding) on hurdles bow last time; place chance.
Form last 62341-3
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
81SR111RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 81 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Won over 1m4f in France; modest form in two bumper starts in Britain; didn't build on promising hurdling debut third at Gowran (2m, heavy) when tailed off at Navan in December (2m, soft to heavy).
Form last 670/38-
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
64SR93RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 64 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
Front-runner showed promise in a point and when runner-up in two bumpers; may improve on tailed-off finish at Killarney on hurdles bow when returning from a break; hood goes on.
Form last 6F224-8
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
67SR92RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 67 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at .
Debut Galway festival bumper winner last season before running solid races for third in three subsequent Listed bumpers without showing much progress; tailed off in a Grade 3 contest here at the festival most recently; makes hurdling debut in a weak grade and her win came on good ground; bred to appreciate this trip; shortlisted.
Form last 613338-
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
81SR—RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 81 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.
One of two for trainer; point winner in 2022 and subsequently bought for 330,000GBP; not seen again until November 2025 when beaten 47l in a 2m4f Cork maiden hurdle (yielding); a bit better later that month at Tramore; back from another break now with a bit to prove.
Form last 61/93-
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
79SR105RPR—OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 79 suggests ability but reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer),
Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync.
Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Some Pretender owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (45) and market confidence (94). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
6/5W P MullinsAnna McGuinness(7)
66%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Crossbar Getaway
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
9/2 · Gordon Elliott✓ Value Signal
Barstool Prophet
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
80/1 · Mrs John Harrington◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Crossbar Getaway (SR 85, Gordon Elliott) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a clear margin over the next cluster and holds the best recent form line — a 2nd last time out in a sequence reading 2349-2, showing consistent competitiveness at this sort of trip. Elliott's yard commands respect in these mares' maiden hurdles and the Good ground at 2m5f139y suits a horse with proven stamina. The SR 85 is a genuine advantage over the field, and the 2-star AI probability alongside the SR lead makes this the most multi-signal case in an otherwise moderate contest.
Each-way alternative: Some Pretender.
Main danger: Some Pretender — Some Pretender (SR 81, W P Mullins, form 13338-) has placed consistently at this class and Mullins' yard routinely targets these maiden hurdles with well-prepared improvers who peak on their second or third outing of the season.
ShortlistCrossbar Getaway, Some Pretender, Between Friends, Hello Below, Julie Liath