15:45 Thurles

Sunday 17 December 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 2.20s

Amanha^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

16/1

Once-raced maiden. 25/1 and tongue strap on, third of 19 in bumper at Naas (16f, soft) on NH debut 35 days ago, running on.

Form: 3

Celestrial Diamond¹¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Lanigan

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 12 in bumper (66/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 119 days ago.

Form: 0

Doyen Lady⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Rath

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. 16/1, seventh of 9 in bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy) 57 days ago.

Form: 47

Dundara Lady¹⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Joshua Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: G B Caldwell

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in bumper (28/1) at Ballinrobe (15.5f, good) on NH debut 145 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Ian Patrick Donoghue.

Form: 7

Femme Magnifique^t1³³⁶

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

11/8

€58,000 3-y-o, £95,000 5-y-o, Champs Elysees mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler Lady Chuffnell, stays 2½m. Runner-up sole start in points (Jan 15). Likely to make a successful Rules debut.

Form: 2-

Heidi's Frontiere²⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: M Kennedy

50/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, seventh of 18 in bumper at Limerick (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 6 months.

Form: R-7

Ixigreczed³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr P Lake⁽⁷⁾| T: E Seymour

40/1

€3,000 3-y-o, Bathyrhon mare. Half-sister to 3 winners, including fair French hurdler/chase winner Hoola Hoop. Dam 11f-15f bumper winner in France. Runner-up on second of 3 starts in points, fourth last time (Nov 12).

Form: F24

Koolio Kate

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: P T Foley

9/1

Soldier of Fortune filly. Half-sister to fairly useful 19f hurdle winner Ravensdale.

Form:

Lady Bluebird³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: H P Finegan

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, good second of 19 in bumper at Naas (16f, soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 6662

Mountrivers Lass

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr H Hunt⁽⁷⁾| T: R Murphy

100/1

€13,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park filly. Half-sister to unreliable but fairly useful hurdler/chaser Newsworthy, stays 3m.

Form:

Noriska De La Mare¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 8 in bumper at Tramore (16.2f, soft, 14/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 5/0-943

Pitwood Road²²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien

4/1

Once-raced maiden. Second of 12 in bumper at Tipperary (18f, soft, 11/1) on NH debut, no match for winner. Off 7 months.

Form: 1-2

Stagecoach Mary^h1⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Finn Brickley⁽⁷⁾| T: G B Caldwell

9/1

Twice-raced maiden. 28/1, 16 lengths fifth of 9 to Aurora Vega in listed bumper at Gowran (16f, heavy) 79 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Ian Patrick Donoghue. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 25

Sweet Walk Millie²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Ms S C McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (23f, soft, 200/1) on NH debut 24 days ago. Makes bumpers debut. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 0

Thats All^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle

50/1

Remains a maiden after 7 bumper runs. 22/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable third of 8 in bumper at Punchestown (16.9f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 0/79-473

Whatsupnellie²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Ms H Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: Eric Larkin

14/1

Once-raced maiden. 25/1 and hooded, third of 8 in bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 26 days ago.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Eve's Hope³⁰¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: M O Quigley J: Reserve 1

Mayos Vendangeur

Weight: 11-11| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Ravenpoint

Weight: 11-11| Age: 4

T: Liz Doyle J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Femme Magnifique (11/8), Lady Bluebird (10/3), Pitwood Road (4/1), Stagecoach Mary (9/1), Koolio Kate (9/1), Whatsupnellie (14/1), Amanha (16/1), Noriska De La Mare (28/1), Doyen Lady (40/1), Ixigreczed (40/1), Thats All (50/1), Heidi's Frontiere (50/1), Mountrivers Lass (100/1), Celestrial Diamond (150/1), Dundara Lady (150/1), Sweet Walk Millie (200/1)

FEMME MAGNIFIQUE has already shown plenty in points and represents top connections, so she's a confident choice to make a successful Rules debut. Pitwood Road is the best of those with bumper form and Whatsupnell can't be ruled out.