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Thursday 23 March 2023

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Buy Tickets For The Easter Festival Online Now Mares (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 4m 21.8s

Armed And Fabulous⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss A Hourigan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Mullins

8/1

€7,000 3-y-o, Affinisea filly. 3/1, third of 11 in bumper at Punchestown (18f, heavy) on debut 82 days ago, needing stiffer test. Entitled to be suited by further in due course but certainly feasible to think she can build on that initial effort here.

Form: 3

Florance³⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: A McCann

16/1

Once-raced maiden. 13/2, hinted at ability when seventh of 12 in bumper at Ballinrobe (15.6f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 11 months.

Form: 7-

Getaway Rua⁶⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss O M Queally⁽⁷⁾| T: J Queally

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. Built on debut form when fifth of 18 in bumper at Galway (16.5f, good to soft, 12/1) in July 2021. Absent since however, so interesting what the market makes of her here.

Form: 65-

Holly Tree^h1¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss M M McElligott⁽⁷⁾| T: William P Murphy

66/1

Not without promise when sixth in 15-runner Thurles bumper (16.3f) on debut last month but not in same form having made fast-forward move when last of 10 at Leopardstown (2m) subsequently. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 60

Penny Glory³³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: J E Kiely

9/4

Once-raced maiden. 6/1, fourth of 11 in bumper at this C&D (heavy) on NH debut. Off 11 months. First run for yard after leaving Miss M. Harding.

Form: 224-

Perfectway

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Ms N M Bradley⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin

100/1

Soldier of Fortune mare. Dam (h95), maiden hurdler (stayed 3m), closely related to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3m) Rocklander out of 17f-2¾m hurdle winner (probably stayed 3m) Rua Lass.

Form:

Princess Of Paris

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters

66/1

Champs Elysees mare. Dam showed nothing in 2 starts over hurdles. Likely best watched.

Form:

Pure Notions

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

10/11

Authorized half-sister to 3 winners, including useful hurdler La Prima Donna (2½m winner) and fairly useful French hurdler Felicie (17f winner, both by Saint des Saints): dam (c151) French chase winner up to 29f, including Grand Steeple-chase de Paris. One to take seriously on debut.

Form:

Shoshone Girl

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Ms C A Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

100/1

Notnowcato mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Big Chief Benny. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stays 2¾m) Sword of Fate. Makes appeal on paper so she's another who is worth monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Step It Out Goldie¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss E Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss M M Gannon

28/1

€8,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune mare. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 21f) Emily Gray. Failed to complete all 3 starts in points, unseated rider latest (Mar 12). Others preferred.

Form: PFU

Pointe A Pitre

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Ms K Hynes⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan

16/1

Kapgarde filly. Dam made frame sole start over hurdles in France. 4-y-o in receipt of weight-all-round on bumper debut and worth a precautionary market check for positive vibes.

Form:

Non-Runners

Phils Choice⁸¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Miss P Elvin

So Far Away

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: J M Burke J: Sarah Kavanagh

Forecasts

Pure Notions (10/11), Penny Glory (9/4), Armed And Fabulous (8/1), Phils Choice (14/1), Pointe A Pitre (16/1), Florance (16/1), Getaway Rua (22/1), Step It Out Goldie (28/1), So Far Away (33/1), Holly Tree (66/1), Princess Of Paris (66/1), Perfectway (100/1), Shoshone Girl (100/1)

PURE NOTIONS makes plenty of appeal on paper and she looks the way to go representing her all-conquering stable. Phils Choice boasts the greatest experience of these and is feared most returned to bumpers ahead of Armed and Fabulous. Shoshone Girl is another newcomer worth a check in the betting.