17:35 Gowran Park

Friday 29 September 2023

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mucklemeg Mares Flat Race (Listed)

Off time: 17:36 | Winning time: 4m 7.5s

Abi's Champ⁷⁰

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

5/2

Thrice-raced winner in bumpers. 2 wins from 2 runs this season. Won 12-runner bumper at Killarney (17f, good, 4/6) 70 days ago, easily. Player once more for top yard.

Form: 2-11

Aurora Vega³⁴

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

8/13

Promising type who went 2-2 in 6-runner bumper at Killarney (16.4f, good to soft, 1/7) 34 days ago. Scored with plenty in hand there and holds strong claims for leading connections.

Form: 11

Grannys Yaris^t⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr H C Swan| T: N Slevin| D

50/1

Lightly-raced winner in bumpers. 7/1, career best when winning 12-runner bumper at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 40 days ago, always holding on. This demands more though.

Form: 0-831

Mill House Creek³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: Stephen Gerard Carey| D

25/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. 9/4, won 8-runner bumper at Stratford (16.3f, good) 36 days ago. Uphill task in this grade, however.

Form: 41

Caman Eileen⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr C Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

14/1

Promising sort. 8/11, impressively won 8-runner bumper at Tramore (16f, heavy) on NH debut 42 days ago. One of three for her yard and she can make her presence felt again.

Form: 1

Sharp Object¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Alex Harvey| T: J C McConnell| D

25/1

1 win from 1 run this season. Won 8-runner bumper at Ballinrobe (16f, good to soft, 10/3) on NH debut 14 days ago. Needs to build on it now.

Form: 2-1

Thisistheway⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: Yvonne Latta

20/1

1 win from 1 run this season. Won 10-runner bumper at Wexford (16.7f, heavy, 9/1) on NH debut 49 days ago, well ridden. This is tougher but she's not dismissed.

Form: 1

Ma Bess⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J C Barry| T: T O'Brien

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. 5/1, second of 13 in bumper at Wexford (20.7f, good to soft) 84 days ago. Back down in trip but no forlorn hope.

Form: 1-22

Stagecoach Mary⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: Ian Donoghue

28/1

Once-raced maiden. Second of 8 in bumper (18/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) on NH debut 47 days ago. Not ruled out if, as expected, building on it.

Form: 2

Non-Runners

Cast A Spell³⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: T Hogan J: Mr F Maguire

Forecasts

Aurora Vega (8/13), Abi's Champ (5/2), Ma Bess (14/1), Caman Eileen (14/1), Thisistheway (20/1), Sharp Object (25/1), Mill House Creek (25/1), Stagecoach Mary (28/1), Cast A Spell (33/1), Grannys Yaris (50/1)

Willie Mullins looks to hold a very strong hand in this mares' listed event and his highly promising AURORA VEGA is fancied to make it 3-3 and edge out stablemate Caman Eileen, who also looks to have better days ahead of her. Abi's Champ can make it a 1-2-3 for the Closutton handler in an intriguing contest.