17:05 Downpatrick

Sunday 16 June 2019

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race

Off time: 17:04 | Winning time: 4m 8.40s

Arbor Vitae²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D A Love

33/1

Daughter of Arcadio out of an Oscar mare. Cost €5,000 as a three-year-old. Sister to the useful 2m - 2m4f hurdle winner I'm A Game Changer. Beaten 38L, soon weakened on debut at Ballinrobe last month.

Form: 8

Caer²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽³⁾| T: N Meade

4/1

Winged Love mare. Dam unraced. Ran well in defeat on debut in a Tipperary maiden hurdle last month and likely to appreciate bumper introduction for respected connections.

Form: 4

Canadian Honey¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr L J McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin

33/1

Daughter of Yeats. Yet to get within 20L of the winner in a couple of bumpers starts to date since making her debut in January. Others preferred.

Form: 78-

Keyholerate²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr N McParlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin

50/1

Watar mare who has failed to complete in two of her three point-to-point starts. Unlikely to be troubling the judge on debut under rules.

Form: P-5P

Keystone Rose

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Oliver

14/1

Daughter of Mahler out of a Zaffaran mare. Half-sister to 2m5f hurdle winner What A Jewel and point-to-point victor, Zaffaran Rain. Best watched on debut unless the market suggests otherwise.

Form:

Lady Breffni²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T Hamilton⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien

5/4

Daughter of Yeats bought for £50,000 after winning lone point-to-point start by 14L. Third of nine on encouraging debut at Tipperary last month and likely to improve on that effort.

Form: 1-3

Rubiana^h¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr F Maguire⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson

33/1

Point-to-point winner who has shown little in the way of ability in three bumper starts to date. Not in the form required to play a part here.

Form: 3P150-6

Dream Pioneer

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: G Elliott

7/1

Filly by Milan out of a Balleroy mare. Can emerge as a leading player here representing a yard with a 49% win and place strike rate at this meeting in the last four years.

Form:

Hollow Moon

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: B R Hamilton

5/1

Beat Hollow filly out of a winning hurdler. Half-sister to Emily Moon who won a bumper on debut for Jessica Harrington. Market likely to reveal expectations on debut.

Form:

Ruaille Buaille

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

7/2

Filly by Salutino out of a Stowaway mare. Dam unraced sister to winning hurdle/chaser Hidden Cyclone. Looks capable of a big entrance on bumper debut.

Form:

Forecasts

Lady Breffni (5/4), Ruaille Buaille (7/2), Caer (4/1), Hollow Moon (5/1), Dream Pioneer (7/1), Keystone Rose (14/1), Canadian Honey (33/1), Rubiana (33/1), Arbor Vitae (33/1), Keyholerate (50/1)

With all but Lady Breffini and Caer dismissed from those with experience it may pay to side with newcomers from leading yards in the shape of Milan filly and Gordon Elliott trained, Dream Power and RUAILLE BUAILLE from a family with plenty of Grade 1 progeny, who makes her debut here for leading trainer/jockey combination of Willie and Patrick Mullins.