20:50 Sligo

Thursday 9 August 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 20:51 | Winning time: 4m 19.50s

Betsy Boots²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr F Maguire⁽³⁾| T: A Mulholland

4/1

Placed four times from eight starts in bumpers most recently when finishing 6L second at Kilbeggan (2m4f) last month. Interesting runner in this contest.

Form: 639-902

Bridgets Cross³²

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

33/1

Improved on previous efforts when beaten 7L in a 2m4f bumper at Limerick (good) a month ago. Likely more needed if she's to break her maiden on this occasion however.

Form: PP-078

Brooks Falls²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

12/1

Stepped up on debut effort when finishing 1¼L third in a good ground bumper over C&D last month. Similar conditions forecast and of interest once more.

Form: 73

Champagne Nova^t³²

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

50/1

Held on all four starts in bumpers including over 2m4f at Limerick (good) last month. Others hold stronger claims in this event.

Form: 90-00

Drumconnor Girl¹⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr C Abernethy⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe

25/1

Broke her maiden at the 11th time of asking in point-to-points when winning on yielding-to-soft ground in April. Probably best watched on debut under Rules.

Form: 22B621-

Its Only Me^h³⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr H D Dunne⁽⁵⁾| T: Michael C Griffin

16/1

Fair seventh in a maiden hurdle at Cork (2m, yielding) 12 months ago. Absent since unseating at Tramore later that month and interesting to see how she fares on her return.

Form: 6/7U-

Kerry Star^h1

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

1/1

Unraced daughter of Oscar out of an unraced half-sister to multiple winner Loose Preformer. Represents a top stable and wears a hood on debut.

Form:

Mahler Mai¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Jodie Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: T Townend

8/1

Fair form in two bumpers to date. Most recent of those came at Wexford (yielding-to-soft) last month and promising amateur takes the ride once more.

Form: PF-65

Remember Jack¹⁴

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

50/1

Finished fifth of eight when making her Rules debut in a Limerick (good-to-yielding) bumper recently. More needed if she's to take this contest.

Form: P5

That's My Dubai

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Barry

20/1

Unraced home-bred mare by Dubai Destination and a full-sister to winner Chestnut Brave among others. Interesting to see how she fares on debut.

Form:

Zara's Pride⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: Christian Delcros

100/1

Pulled up when making her debut in a bumper run over an extended 2m1f at Downpatrick (good) in June. Others make more appeal.

Form: P

Coosan Bluebell

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins

20/1

Unraced daughter of Stowaway out of a winning hurdler. Yard are 5/61 in bumpers in recent seasons and market support would be interesting on debut.

Form:

My Friend Aoife²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽³⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

8/1

Not beaten far when finishing seventh at Limerick (2m, good) on debut last month. Likely to have improved for that experience and one to note in this contest.

Form: 7

Non-Runners

Henry's Dream⁷³⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: F Feeney J: Mr A M King

Dona Katharina³⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Ms L O'Neill

Forecasts

Kerry Star (1/1), Betsy Boots (4/1), Dona Katharina (6/1), My Friend Aoife (8/1), Mahler Mai (8/1), Brooks Falls (12/1), Its Only Me (16/1), That's My Dubai (20/1), Coosan Bluebell (20/1), Drumconnor Girl (25/1), Bridgets Cross (33/1), Champagne Nova (50/1), Remember Jack (50/1), Henry's Dream (66/1), Zara's Pride (100/1)

Debutant KERRY STAR represents a leading stable and she can make a winning debut in the concluding race on the card. Betsy Boots has plenty of experience and can register her fifth placed effort by claiming second ahead of My Friend Aoife who can improve on her debut effort by finishing third.