17:15 Limerick

Sunday 8 July 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 4m 38.40s

Balstar³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss L A Hourigan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Braddish

50/1

Daughter of Flemensfirth out of a an Oscar mare related to Tidal Bay and Waiting Patiently. Showed very little on two starts so far and passed over.

Form: 90

Bridgets Cross³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: J Neilan

33/1

Poor efforts in point-to-points and then well beaten in two bumpers so far. Readily opposed here once again with much improvement needed.

Form: PP-07

Dorans Sunset

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T Hamilton⁽⁵⁾| T: S J Mahon

25/1

Westerner mare. Half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Dorans River. Dam was a winner over hurdles and market will be a good guide on debut.

Form:

Elsa Of Arendelle⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr A J Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Fitzgerald

100/1

Daughter of Irish Derby winner Frozen Fire. Pulled up on bumper debut when not looking fluent and needs to do much better to be involved.

Form: P

Golily³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr K Corrigan⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown

66/1

Second foal, dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Boleyknowsbest. Makes rules debut and market will be best guide on debut.

Form:

Isabel's Gold³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr R O Harding⁽³⁾| T: J Queally

25/1

Daughter of Gold Well out of a Flemensfirth mare who won a point-to-point in May. Well backed bu only beat one rival home on debut and goes up in trip here.

Form: 10

Lady Loretto¹⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| BF

11/8

Unseated the rider when sent off a short-priced favourite for her only point-to-point. Nice pedigree and sent off favourite on bumper debut at Punchestown before finishing a close third. Type to do better and obvious claims.

Form: U3-

Melior²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

10/3

Improved for the switch to this yard and did well to finish second of 11 at Downpatrick last month. Still beaten 10L there so needs to do more for win purposes.

Form: 50-62

Monatierna

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Ryan

25/1

First foal; dam unplaced 2m-3m hurdles, half-sister to point winner Patricia's Girl out of point winner. Market will be best guide on rules debut.

Form:

Money For Honey¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr H D Dunne⁽⁵⁾| T: B Jordan

40/1

Inexpensive €4,000 purchase daughter of Kalanisi out of a Luso mare related to Katchit and Brain Power. Beaten a long way on both starts so far and best watched.

Form: 70

Our Madgie^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: S Spillane

16/1

Pulled-up and unseated rider on two starts so far in points. Dam only raced once over hurdles. Market useful on rules debut.

Form:

Papal Valley²⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: A Leahy

50/1

Well beaten in all starts so far in bumpers and over hurdles. Needs a leap of faith to say she's be up to winning this.

Form: 2606-

Presentingprincess^h,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr C J Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D A Love

5/1

Multiple point-to-point winner, sported a hood (retained) when making hurdles bow at Downpatrick. Showed much improved form when finishing second last time and will be a player if able to translate that form back to a bumper.

Form: 1UF-582

Shelcomeonfordrun^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: T E Hyde

10/1

Fair in a number of point-to-point starts recently and has Imperial Commander and Waiting Patiently as relatives. Shaped ok on debut at Gowran Park and likely more to come.

Form: 5P2-36

Shirleys Gold Well^t1⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Ms L O'Neill⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

20/1

A winner of her only start in a point-to-point and has since joined this top trainer. Beaten a long way in her two starts so far so plenty of improvement needed on the back of a short break.

Form: 180-

Stowaway Sarah³¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy

33/1

Daughter of Stowaway, who was high-class middle distance horse at 3-4. Good sire of NH winners including Champagne Fever, Hidden Cyclone and Outlander. Well beaten on debut almost a year ago and much more needed.

Form: 9-

Golden Glen

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr W T Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Walsh

33/1

Gold Well Filly. Dam was an average hurdler who failed to win. Market likely to be best guide on rules debut today.

Form:

Champagne Nova^t⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Duggan

50/1

First reserve; Beaten a long way on all three starts so far and would need major improvement to be involved here.

Form: 90-0

Non-Runners

Kilbeg Bernie

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: T Cummins J: Mr M J O'Connor

Forecasts

Lady Loretto (11/8), Melior (10/3), Presentingprincess (5/1), Shelcomeonfordrun (10/1), Our Madgie (16/1), Kilbeg Bernie (16/1), Shirleys Gold Well (20/1), Isabel's Gold (25/1), Monatierna (25/1), Dorans Sunset (25/1), Golden Glen (33/1), Stowaway Sarah (33/1), Bridgets Cross (33/1), Money For Honey (40/1), Champagne Nova (50/1), Balstar (50/1), Papal Valley (50/1), Golily (66/1), Elsa Of Arendelle (100/1)

Both Shelcomeonfordrun and Presentingprincess have shaped like they could improve and are respected here. LADY LORETTO has the potential to do much better than she showed on her rules debut though and is selected to strike at the second time of asking.