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

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 16.00s

Shoe String^p1³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: N Dooly| D

80/1

Lightly-raced winner in bumpers. First run since leaving James M. Barrett when tailed-off tenth of 11 to Troubled Times in listed bumper at Gowran (16f, soft, 150/1) 37 days ago.

Form: 170/0

Stormalong^t¹⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds| CD

11/2

Tongue strap on, won 17-runner bumper at this C&D (good to soft, 33/1) on NH debut, shaken up to assert. Off 6 months. That form looks solid, so she should play a hand if fully tuned up.

Form: 1

Dirha Lady^t1¹¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: T P O'Connor

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 12 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good, 200/1) 114 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 00

Grace Shelby⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr W T Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: William Cronin

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable third of 11 in bumper at Wexford (16f, heavy, 15/2) 7 days ago. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 364-3

Mollys Mango²⁶

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

5/2

Third of 14 in bumper (3/1) at Punchestown (16.3f, good) on NH debut 26 days ago. Likely to improve, and boasts solid claims.

Form: 3

Mote Park

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

5/4

Doyen mare. Closely related to fair hurdler Bistouri d'Honore, and half-sister to bumper winner Calva d'Honore. Likely to make a winning start faced with what appears to be a good opportunity.

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Youre A Derry Girl

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: S G Walsh

33/1

Leading Light mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler Charlie Siringo. Hard to make a case for.

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Forecasts

Mote Park (5/4), Mollys Mango (5/2), Grace Shelby (4/1), Stormalong (11/2), Youre A Derry Girl (33/1), Shoe String (80/1), Dirha Lady (250/1)

Those with experience don't set the bar very high, so it's best to take a chance on MOTE PARK first time out. She represents a stable that is peerless in this division and she could get the better of Mollys Mango, who made a solid start when third at Punchestown first time out.