15:58 Cork

Saturday 8 January 2022

All12:3013:0313:3814:1314:4815:2315:58

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

Off time: 15:59 | Winning time: 4m 15.70s

Ambersky⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J L Scallan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

80/1

Arcadio mare. Dam placed in points/ran once in bumper. Makes little appeal.

Form: FP-8P

Croi Corcra³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: C Bowe

11/4

Soldier of Fortune mare. Half-sister to fair 2m hurdle winner Howth Summit, stayed 3m. Dam, point winner. Won 3 of 5 starts in points, including last 2 (latest Dec 4). Leading claims on Rules debut.

Form: 31211

Fons Vivus²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: Padraig Butler

9/1

Once-raced maiden. 14/1, fifth of 11 in bumper at Wexford (20f, soft) on NH debut. Off 9 months. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 54-31

Grey Heather

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss Y Turmel⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Rath

50/1

Getaway mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Florrie Knox, stays 23f and fair hurdler Forest Silver, stayed 3m. Likely to need more time.

Form:

Henning

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

17/2

Rock of Gibraltar mare. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Moyhenna, stays 3½m, and half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Moskovite. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Iron Woman²¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Mullins

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in bumper (17/2) at Tramore (16.8f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Claims on her best form, but returns with something to prove.

Form: 83-59

Quaylago¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr W J Burke⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Third of 14 in bumper (66/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 13 days ago. Improvement needed.

Form: F7-3

Sarah Runsfor Jack⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: P A Fahy

7/2

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 21 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Punchestown (19.6f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 56 days ago. Switches from hurdles to bumpers.

Form: 69

Scarlet Witch^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott| C

11/4

Thrice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 10 in bumper at Thurles (16f, good to soft, 6/1) 20 days ago. Bold bid expected.

Form: F1-632

Forecasts

Scarlet Witch (11/4), Croi Corcra (11/4), Sarah Runsfor Jack (7/2), Iron Woman (6/1), Henning (17/2), Fons Vivus (9/1), Quaylago (16/1), Grey Heather (50/1), Ambersky (80/1)

CROI CORCRA has already tasted success three times in points, including last month, and she's fancied to add to that starting out under Rules. Scarlet Witch, who has placed the last twice, looks the pick of the opposition, although Henning's pedigree catches the eye, so she's worthy of interest if the market speaks in her favour