17:10 Limerick

Thursday 30 March 2023

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Storm The Stars At Coolagown Stud Irish EBF Mares Flat Race

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 5m 9.70s

Bioluminescence¹²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

5/4

€60,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser The Flame and bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Dollar Bae. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form: 1

Grace Faraday^h¹⁹

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

10/1

66/1, below form fourth of 11 in bumper at Gowran (18f, heavy) 19 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 690444

Impulse⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr F Maguire| T: Liam G O'brien

125/1

€9,500 3-y-o, Free Port Lux mare. Half-sister to fairly useful 17f chase winner in France Hades. Dam French 2¼m hurdle winner. Market can guide.

Form: 4P

Junta Marvel

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

85/40

Masked Marvel mare. Dam, placed over hurdles in France, sister to French hurdler (17f-2¼m winner) Juntico. Player on debut.

Form:

Katherine²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton

25/1

Fair hurdler. 18/1, first run since leaving James M. Barrett when creditable fifth of 10 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 24 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 398-825

Kathy Choice⁸²

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

33/1

Once-raced maiden. 16/1, fifth of 8 in bumper at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 82 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: 5

Little Bit Sassy^t1²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: James Jenkins

80/1

Doyen mare. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¼m) Martys Mission. Wears tongue strap. Others are preferred.

Form: P

Noriska De La Mare³⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

33/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 11 in bumper at this course (16f, good to soft, 16/1) on NH debut. Off 11 months.

Form: 5-

Shiroccosmagicgem³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J Reddington⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gallagher

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, creditable sixth of 12 in bumper at Warwick (16f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: 318876

Two Of Us Know Now

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche

11/1

Flemensfirth mare. Sister to 2 winners, including useful 2m hurdle winner Slip of The Tongue, stays 23f. Considered newcomer.

Form:

Wyoming Baby

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

100/1

Doyen mare. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/smart chaser around 2m Moon Over Germany. Betting can prove a good indicator.

Form:

Make Sunshine

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr D N Nevin⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

6/1

Make Believe filly. Dam little impact over hurdles. Not ruled out on her first run.

Form:

Young Lucy^t1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr B M Coonan⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft, 28/1) 26 days ago. Makes bumpers debut. Stable in good form. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 65

Non-Runners

Kilbarry Saint¹⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: C O'Keeffe J: Miss M O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Bioluminescence (5/4), Junta Marvel (85/40), Make Sunshine (6/1), Grace Faraday (10/1), Two Of Us Know Now (11/1), Katherine (25/1), Kilbarry Saint (25/1), Young Lucy (33/1), Kathy Choice (33/1), Noriska De La Mare (33/1), Shiroccosmagicgem (40/1), Little Bit Sassy (80/1), Wyoming Baby (100/1), Impulse (125/1)

The market will no doubt reveal plenty but Willie Mullins' newcomer JUNTA MARVEL catches the eye on paper and is taken to make a winning start. Fellow debutante Bioluminescence is another who could have a big say and is next on the list ahead of Katherine, who appeals as the pick of those with experience