15:57 Cork

Saturday 7 January 2023

All12:2713:0213:3714:1214:4715:2215:57

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

Off time: 15:57 | Winning time: 4m 18.0s

Ascending Lark

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E Lalor

14/1

Great Pretender mare. Dam (c121/h120), jumps winner in France, sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (2m-19f winner) Cap Soleil.

Form:

Double Dating

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

9/2

Doyen mare. Closely related to bumper winner Dramalarma Lucy. Dam unraced sister to smart bumper winner Lovethehigherlaw. Highly respected on debut.

Form:

Fancy Girl²⁹³

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

8/11

€48,000 3-y-o, £200,000 4-y-o, Champs Elysees mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler Gotthenod. Dam 19f-2¾m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stays 25f) Louis' Vac Pouch. Won sole start in points last March so makes obvious appeal.

Form: 1-

Kathleen Gold¹³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Ms N Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Burns

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. Still in need of the experience when eighth of 10 in bumper (50/1) at Bellewstown (16.4f, good to firm) back in August.

Form: 38

Kathy Choice

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

16/1

Getaway mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Deilginis. Dam (c124/h134) bumper/2½m-3m hurdle winner. Likely outsider.

Form:

Milanaway

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

14/1

Milan mare. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Minella Encore and fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Ozzie's Way. Market check advised.

Form:

No Fussing¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, shaped as if better for the run when tailed-off fifth of 10 in bumper at Naas (15.9f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 40-5

Tilloughna^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds

10/3

Thrice-raced maiden. 16/1, got back on the up when second of 13 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 17 days ago, closing all way to line. That effort sets the bar of those with racecourse experience.

Form: 5-42

Forecasts

Fancy Girl (8/11), Tilloughna (10/3), Double Dating (9/2), Ascending Lark (14/1), Milanaway (14/1), Kathy Choice (16/1), No Fussing (40/1), Kathleen Gold (80/1)

A few in with a squeak but FANCY GIRL won her sole outing in points last March and, representing leading connections, Willie Mullins' mare is selected to come out on top. Tilloughna's runner-up effort at Fairyhouse last month sets the standard of those with racecourse experience so she can chase the selection home, with Double Dating another fancied to be in the mix.