17:15 Gowran Park

Saturday 19 February 2022

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Ronan Lawlor Memorial Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 4m 40.6s

Bluebell Diva^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr F Maguire| T: M F Morris

22/1

Walk In The Park mare. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart hurdler (stayed 3m) Celestial Wave. Wears hood.

Form:

Bombay Sapphire^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds

28/1

Shirocco mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler Romella and point/bumper winner Milans Edge. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Covermeinsunshine¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D N Nevin⁽⁷⁾| T: Mark J Scallan

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 66/1, seventh of 11 in bumper at Limerick (16f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 57

Dame Prestige

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

7/2

€32,000 3-y-o, Kapgarde mare. Sister to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser Lord Prestige and useful chaser Mon Prestige, both in France. Trainer going well. Notable newcomer.

Form:

Iron Woman⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss A Hourigan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Mullins

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 6/1, respectable third of 9 in bumper at Cork (16f, heavy) 42 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 83-593

Jenny Flex³¹⁵

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

11/2

Second of 6 in bumper (2/1) at Punchestown (17.7f, heavy) on NH debut. Point winner following month. One to consider for new yard after 11 months off.

Form: 21-

Midnight Gold¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: J Dullea

66/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 100/1) on NH debut 18 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 8

Quaylago^h⁹

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

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1 and hooded for 1st time, very good sixth of 15 in bumper at Thurles (15.7f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Needs further improvement.

Form: F7-376

Saratoga Lass^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J Reddington⁽⁷⁾| T: M Brassil

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, good fourth of 11 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 33 days ago.

Form: 19-4654

Secret Bella

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: M McCabe

66/1

Dylan Thomas mare. Dam (c127/h112), 2½m-3m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser General Principle (2m-29f winner, including Irish Grand National).

Form:

Walk In The Brise

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

10/11

Walk In The Park mare. Dam (h109), maiden hurdler, half-sister to very smart hurdler/unbeaten chaser (stayed 3m) Vroum Vroum Mag. Stable’s first-timers usually supported and obvious claims on paper.

Form:

Premier Gale

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs

20/1

Shirocco filly. Half-sister to bumper winners Darling Daughter and Premier Queen. Makes some appeal on paper.

Form:

Whose A Diva²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Ms V Korrell⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss D O'Shea

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 150/1, unseated rider in juvenile hurdle at Naas (15.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 20 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: U

Non-Runners

Denver City⁹³

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: M P Fitzgerald J: Mr D M Fitzgerald

Jakes Dream³³

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: M Winters J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon

Forecasts

Walk In The Brise (10/11), Dame Prestige (7/2), Jenny Flex (11/2), Iron Woman (10/1), Saratoga Lass (16/1), Premier Gale (20/1), Bluebell Diva (22/1), Denver City (25/1), Bombay Sapphire (28/1), Quaylago (33/1), Midnight Gold (66/1), Secret Bella (66/1), Jakes Dream (66/1), Covermeinsunshine (100/1), Whose A Diva (200/1)

WALK IN THE BRISE is from a good family and may well become the latest Willie Mullins-trained successful debutant in a race where the bar isn't set very high. Fellow newcomer Dame Prestige is a threat and Jenny Flex is the pick of those with experience.