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Saturday 4 February 2017

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Coolmore Champs Elysees E.B.F. Mares Flat Race (Listed)

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 4m 9.9s

Dixie Lee⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr M J O'Hare| T: Ms Richert

16/1

Knows how to win in this sphere, two from eight so far, has been out of form lately though and first run for this yard.

Form: 431-174

The Birdie Crowe¹⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss K Harrington| T: Mrs J Harrington

12/1

Two from four in bumpers, scoring well at Galway in September when last seen. Yard in good form and has claims for this.

Form: 5-141

Fayonagh³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

7/1

Improved from debut to win Naas bumper in November at 33/1, since joined powerful yard and very much one to look out for.

Form: 8111

Lakemilan¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr J C Barry| T: T O'Brien

25/1

Won one of these at Listowel in September but found things much tougher later the same month at Gowran Park, off since and has minor appeal on return.

Form: 3F3010

Miss Sapphire⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

11/4

Justified short odds to score without any fuss on heavy ground at Limerick over Christmas, that was a promising start and should be more to come.

Form: 132-

Monastery^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: G Elliott

12/1

One from four in bumpers, reverts back to this sphere having run at this venue over hurdles on New Year's Day.

Form: 6021

One First Cut³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr F Maguire| T: Miss E Doyle

5/1

Easy winner at Thurles on debut in December, a lot to like about that effort and can build on it.

Form: 18

Gracemount¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr R James| T: S Doyle

20/1

Went close twice last month in this sphere, shapes nicely but probably going to settle for a minor role again.

Form: R/31420-

Sassy Diva^t⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr S Clements| T: S Crawley

4/1

Has twice run well in bumpers already, should give another decent account here in what looks a competitive heat.

Form: 9332

Allez Chic

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: R Deegan| T: J Barcoe

66/1

Makes her debut here and probably going to want a sterner test of stamina in time.

Form:

Classic Theatre⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr D Roche| T: H De Bromhead

12/1

Good second over C&D in December, form that should tie in well with some of these rivals and trainer could hardly be in better form.

Form:

Winged Empress

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr D J Benson| T: B P Galvin

33/1

Another newcomer and also likely to be more suited by a stamina test down the line.

Form:

Ratoute Yutty

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ms K Walsh| T: R P McNamara

10/1

Trainer has a promising record with bumper runners already and this newcomer is worth a look in the market with notable jockey booking.

Form: 623-

Non-Runners

Redhotfillypeppers⁷⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: W P Mullins J: Mr D H Dunsdon

Forecasts

Redhotfillypeppers (6/4), Miss Sapphire (11/4), Sassy Diva (4/1), One First Cut (5/1), Fayonagh (7/1), Ratoute Yutty (10/1), Classic Theatre (12/1), The Birdie Crowe (12/1), Monastery (12/1), Dixie Lee (16/1), Gracemount (20/1), Lakemilan (25/1), Winged Empress (33/1), Allez Chic (66/1)

There appears to be plenty depth to this finale, with no less than nine previous winners in the line-up. The champion trainer has two runners and both appear to hold strong claims. Miss Sapphire justified strong confidence to score on debut at Limerick and should have more to come but REDHOTFILLYPEPPERS was an expensive purchase and scored with consummate ease at Punchestown on New Year's Eve. He can continue the winning thread now. One First Cut left a good impression when scoring at Thurles on debut and can get involved in this while Fayonagh was a notable improver in winning at Naas last time and has subsequently joined a powerful trainer. The newcomers will need to be well above average to have a say, with Ratoute Yutty one to look out for the in betting. 1. Redhotfillypeppers 2. Miss Sapphire 3. One First Cut