16:25 Killarney

Sunday 14 May 2023

All13:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:2516:5517:25

Donie Sheahan Memorial Irish EBF Mares Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 5m 15.90s

Chelseas Friend^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 95

100/1

Fair chaser. Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.1f, good to soft, 17/2) 12 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Twelve runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 3/P22P-4

Delante^t1⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Cooper

40/1

Fair hurdler. Below form twelfth of 22 in handicap hurdle (150/1) at Leopardstown (17.7f, good to soft) 98 days ago. Makes chase debut. Respected.

Form: P/4P700-

Eabha Grace³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C P McNamara| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in March. Pulled up at Fairyhouse last time but still not taken lightly now her chase debut.

Form: 32171P-

Happy D'ex²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| BF| D

7/1

Fairly useful chaser. 7/4, respectable second of 7 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good to soft) 23 days ago, no match for winner. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 112322-

Hauturiere³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

6/5

Useful hurdler. Two wins from 5 runs last season. Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in February. Interesting chasing newcomer for top yard.

Form: 5/21124-

Milfordfourthree⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: W J O'Doherty

150/1

Poor hurdler. 50/1 and blinkered for 1st time, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good to firm). Off 8 months. Makes chase debut and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 60970-5

Must Be Dreaming^p1²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: G Ahern

50/1

Fair winner at 17f over hurdles. Fifth of 14 in novice chase at Tramore (21.7f, good to soft, 13/2) on debut over fences 27 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time with more needed.

Form: 594755-

Quarry Lil¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 94| C

100/1

Modest chaser. 40/1, sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.1f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 60038-6

Roseys Hollow¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: Jonathan Sweeney| OR: 128

5/2

Useful hurdler/chaser. Off 5 months before fell 3rd in novice chase at Ballinrobe (17f, good to soft, 10/3) 12 days ago. Holds solid claims.

Form: 753/23-F

Shannon Glory³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Paul Power| C| D

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Two wins from 6 runs last season. 25/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24.5f, soft) 36 days ago. Makes chase debut and can't be dismissed.

Form: 321150-

Forecasts

Hauturiere (6/5), Roseys Hollow (5/2), Eabha Grace (9/2), Happy D'ex (7/1), Shannon Glory (12/1), Delante (40/1), Must Be Dreaming (50/1), Quarry Lil (100/1), Chelseas Friend (100/1), Milfordfourthree (150/1)

Willie Mullins looks to hold a strong hand and his useful hurdler HAUTURIERE is taken to go in at the first time of asking over fences and edge out stablemate Eabha Grace, who also starts out chasing with plenty to recommend her. Roseys Hollow and Happy d'Ex can fight it out for minor honours.