16:25 Cork

Sunday 4 November 2018

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Christmas Party Packages December 9th Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 3m 50.00s

Northern Belle³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr W J Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins

5/1

Winner on debut of a Clonmel bumper last month for leading trainer but winning jockey deserts the Getaway mare here.

Form: 1

Owenacurra Lass⁷

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

10/3

Got off the mark at the eighth time of asking for connections winning a Wexford bumper last month on soft ground. May have to settle for a place.

Form: 240-621

Royal Illusion¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

4/6

King's Theatre mare out of a winning hurdler. Ready winner on debut in a Punchestown bumper on good ground last month. Likely to take all the beating here.

Form: 1

Lady Mccabe¹⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: C J Orr| T: M P Fitzgerald

33/1

Kept on well on debut in a Wexford bumper in May to finish sixth of 12. Capable of improving here but up against it overall.

Form: 6

Mama Tried¹⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: G P Brouder| T: Charlie Keegan

66/1

Nothing of note in a couple of bumpers before being firmly put in her place in two maiden hurdles in the spring. Hard to fancy.

Form: 075-P

Mitridante⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss G Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

100/1

Daughter of Amadeus Wolf out of a High Chaparral mare. Ninth of 10 beaten 45L on debut at Clonmel in September. Others make more appeal.

Form: 9

Annie Odds¹⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: James King

25/1

Pulled up on her only appearance in a April point-to-point. Yard without a winner in 11 starts this season and nought from three in bumpers.

Form: P-

Brazen Bay²⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J O Clifford

50/1

Daughter of Stowaway out of a Gulland mare. Tailed off 51L finishing seventh of eight in a Naas bumper in February. Tough task ahead.

Form: 7-

Ghurba^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽³⁾| T: N Meade

8/1

Never on terms on debut in a Punchestown bumper behind Royal Illusion. Likely to improve on that run here and could hit the frame.

Form: 4

Saudade³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara

66/1

Filly by Salutino out of a Naheez mare. Tailed off 52L on Roscommon debut last month. Hard to construct much of a case for the filly here.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Royal Illusion (4/6), Owenacurra Lass (10/3), Northern Belle (5/1), Ghurba (8/1), Annie Odds (25/1), Lady Mccabe (33/1), Brazen Bay (50/1), Saudade (66/1), Mama Tried (66/1), Mitridante (100/1)

Hard to see past the Willie Mullins-trained ROYAL ILLUSION being the choice of Patrick Mullins who deserts Clonmel winner Northern Belle who may have to settle for a minor honour here along with the Noel Meade-trained Ghurba in the closer.