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Friday 28 August 2020

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Play 1-2-Free At Ladbrokes.com Mares Flat Race

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 4m 6.10s

Brooks Falls⁷¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr F Maguire| T: J P Ryan

40/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle (16/1) at Listowel (24f, good) on hurdles bow, went wrong end of back straight. Off 23 months. Switches from hurdles to bumpers.

Form: 731P/

Fairytale Bliss³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: N Slevin| D

8/1

Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Won 11-runner bumper (8/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 34 days ago, holding on gamely.

Form: 3-91

Lady Heath¹⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr T J Love⁽⁷⁾| T: L Fowler| BF| CD

5/2

C&D winner on debut in January. Creditable fourth of 7 at Naas (15.8f, good to soft) in March. Should give another good account.

Form: 14-

Rambling Rose³⁷

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

3/1

Left last year's debut behind when winning 14-runner bumper at Ballinrobe (17.7f, soft) 37 days ago, travelling strongly and asserting close home.

Form: 7-1

Shoe String²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss Amy Corrado⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Barrett| D

11/2

28/1 winner on Kilbeggan debut (good to soft) 20 days ago. The form's nothing special but she did it easily so there was no fluke about it.

Form: 1

Class Bishop Lady

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: G Elliott

17/2

Stowaway mare. Dam, unraced, closely related to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Halsafari out of very smart 2m-2¾m hurdle winner Solerina. One of 2 runners for top stable. Market support significant.

Form:

Fanoir

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: G O'Loughlin

16/1

Arctic Cosmos mare. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful chaser (stayed 3m) Mr Chow and fairly useful hurdler (2½m/21f winner) Minella Special.

Form:

Moonlight Eclipse²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

22/1

Well held in 2 maiden hurdles but in to hands so no shock if she fares better now switching to a bumper.

Form: 70

Sheer Liss³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Cashman

8/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, third of 11 in bumper at Galway (16.5f, soft) on NH debut 30 days ago, needing stronger gallop.

Form: 5/F62F-3

Whatsawomantodo³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr N McParlan⁽³⁾| T: M Torrens

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Tailed-off twelfth of 14 to Rambling Rose in bumper (66/1) at Ballinrobe (17.7f, soft) on NH debut 37 days ago.

Form: 0

Whispering Gypsy³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J P O'Rourke⁽⁷⁾| T: P O'Rourke

22/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 11 in bumper (33/1) at Galway (16.5f, soft) on NH debut 30 days ago.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

Lady Vera

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D Queally J: Mr D L Queally

More Info³⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: Mr J Hogan

Greige

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: Paul Traynor J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Lady Heath (5/2), Rambling Rose (3/1), Shoe String (11/2), More Info (7/1), Sheer Liss (8/1), Fairytale Bliss (8/1), Class Bishop Lady (17/2), Lady Vera (12/1), Fanoir (16/1), Greige (20/1), Whispering Gypsy (22/1), Moonlight Eclipse (22/1), Brooks Falls (40/1), Whatsawomantodo (200/1)

RAMBLING ROSE's Ballinrobe race has already thrown up a winner so she may be capable of defying a penalty. Fellow winners Lady Heath and Shoe String should also go well, while newcomers Class Bishop Lady and Lady Vera need keeping a close eye on in the betting.