17:35 Tramore

Sunday 14 April 2019

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

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 4m 26.9s

Blue Heather¹²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: C P McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

5/1

Showed promise in a couple of bumper starts so far including when 35L seventh of 15 at Fairyhouse (2m, good-to-yielding) in December. Likely more needed on return from a break.

Form: 67

Drumbaragh^t1⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: N Carolan

100/1

Fair effort when 20L last of seven in a 2m bumper at Fairyhouse (good) on debut in January but struggled there subsequently and others make more appeal.

Form: 87

Itsy

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr S Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lillian E A Doyle

50/1

Unraced daughter of Getaway bought for €2,000 as a three-year-old in 2017. Dam unraced and others hold stronger claims on debut.

Form:

Memory Of Youth

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: Mrs D Foster

20/1

Unraced daughter of Stowaway and a half-sister to placed bumper mare Rubbing Shoulders. Dam unraced and probaly best watched on debut.

Form:

Molly Wedger

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: Dermot P O'Brien

12/1

Unraced Doyen mare bought for €2,000 at the sales as a three-year-old. Full-sister to multiple winner Biddy The Boss and market support would be notable on debut.

Form:

Ri Rua

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T J Beattie⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey

40/1

Unraced daughter of Doyen bought for €800 at the sales in August last year. Stable are just 1/30 in bumpers in recent seasons.

Form:

That's My Dubai¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr M J Sweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Barry

10/1

Placed in two of her four bumper starts including when 8L second on good ground here last August. Best effort since came when 15L second at Thurles (good-to-firm) in November and she is a leading contender on return from a break.

Form: 5242

Come Home Katie

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

25/1

Unraced Califet filly and a half-sister to the useful Hitherjacques Lady. Represents a stable who are just 3/52 with their bumper horses in recent times.

Form:

Minx Tiara²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: D M O'Brien

14/1

Decent effort when finishing third over 3m in a point-to-point at Durrow (soft-to-heavy) on debut last month. Market support would be notable on Rules debut.

Form: 3

More Lies Ahead

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery

8/1

Unraced daughter of Intense Focus cost connections €10,000 as a yearling in 2016. Half-sister to a couple of useful performers on the Flat and interesting to see how she fares on debut.

Form:

Stops A Nation

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

4/7

Unraced Bated Breath filly and a half-sister to the yards classy dual purpose performer Wicklow Brave. Represents a top yard and is likely to play a leading role on racecourse debut.

Form:

Gragara Tara⁶⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: T N Brett| T: P Meany

100/1

Fair seventh in a 2m bumper on good ground here in June 2017. Absent since however and others hold stronger claims. Second reserve.

Form: 9/007-

Non-Runners

It Takes Time³⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: M J Smith J: Mr K M Smith

Stellador

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: M McCabe J: D P Holden

Still Haventaclue³⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: E Sheehy J: Mr S Fenelon

Belle Sassie

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: P Nolan J: K Brogan

Darrens Diamond¹²²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: R Murphy J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Stops A Nation (4/7), Blue Heather (5/1), Belle Sassie (7/1), More Lies Ahead (8/1), That's My Dubai (10/1), Molly Wedger (12/1), Minx Tiara (14/1), Stellador (16/1), Memory Of Youth (20/1), Come Home Katie (25/1), Still Haventaclue (25/1), Ri Rua (40/1), Itsy (50/1), It Takes Time (50/1), Darrens Diamond (50/1), Drumbaragh (100/1), Gragara Tara (100/1)

STOPS A NATION represents a top yard and she is taken to get off the mark at the first time of asking in the concluding bumper. That's My Dubai has placed here in the past and she can finish runner-up ahead of More Lies Ahead who is related to a couple of decent performers on the Flat.