Grabel Mares Hurdle title for Mae’s Choice
The line-up for the Grade 3 Grabel Mares Hurdle is highly versatile and strong. Each of the eight four-year-old and above contestant has put a decent profile through the recent races they had lined up for. Punchestown will host the race over two miles and two furlongs on Thursday, 18th October.
One of the brightest entries for the race is the six-year-old bay mare, Mae’s Choice. She has raced six times through the two seasons, the races equally divided among the two years.
The current season for the Gordon Elliott trained was incredible with two successes out of the three attempts.
The six-year-old took charge of the 2012 campaign by winning the Cosmic Case Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle on 25th January, 2012 at Musselburgh over two miles and four furlongs.
The favourite entry paired up with jockey, Jason Maguire, was the first one to jump over the 12 testing hurdles over the track distance. She defeated Glenora Gale, by the margin of nine lengths.
Her next outing of the season saw the wavering form that was reflective from the second position that she ended at.
The lack of fluency in the concluding stages of the betvictor.com Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle on 6th February, 2012 at Ayr over two miles cost the bay mare the race by 3 ¾ lengths.
Entered as the favourite candidate and paired up with the same jockey could not culminate into success over the nine hurdles.
Next time when she did swing back into form, it was nothing less than a pleasant surprise as Presenting’s daughter did not only win the race, she bagged the first graded success of the career.
The Cathy Sammon bred claimed the prize money of the Grade 3 Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association Fillies Scheme European Breeders Fund Mares Hurdle on 28th April, 2012 at Punchestown over two miles and two furlongs.
With P. Carberry serving as the pilot, the two dodged, Gorgeous Sixty, by ¾ of a length.
The first stall retains the jockey and the two are backed by 7 to 2 odds.
She will need to look out for the 8 to 11 shot for the race, Tarla, who has been up to filling her profile with successes lately with the exception of the last outing.
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