17:05 Gowran Park

Saturday 17 February 2024

All13:4214:1714:5215:2716:0216:3517:05

Ronan Lawlor Memorial Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 5m 23.8s

Ballymores Dream⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Beamish

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, sixth of 8 in bumper at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 42 days ago.

Form: 6

Cathedral Rocks⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: G P Cromwell

18/1

Once-raced maiden. Third of 8 in bumper at Cork (16f, heavy, 9/2) on NH debut 42 days ago. Yard in good form.

Form: 3

Flashaway

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

2/5

€85,000 3-y-o, Mount Nelson mare. Half-sister to useful hurdler Dark Spark. Dam (h159) bumper/2m-3m hurdle winner. Can make a successful start here.

Form:

Instant Tendance^t⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| BF

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Good second of 18 in bumper (10/3) at Punchestown (18.4f, heavy) 48 days ago.

Form: 7/632

Kate Knows Best

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

14/1

Mount Nelson mare. Half-sister to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler On The Record and fairly useful hurdler Imperial Elysian.

Form:

Lothbeg²⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

13/2

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 19 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft, 50/1). Off 9 months. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 5-4

Luna Ventura

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: Louise G Lyons

33/1

Kingston Hill mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Lady Rita. Dam (h105) 2½m hurdle winner.

Form:

Sadies Diamond^h1¹⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. 14/1, first run since leaving R. P. Rath when tenth of 12 in bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 169 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 20

Forecasts

Flashaway (2/5), Instant Tendance (7/2), Lothbeg (13/2), Kate Knows Best (14/1), Cathedral Rocks (18/1), Sadies Diamond (25/1), Luna Ventura (33/1), Ballymores Dream (100/1)

FLASHAWAY represents a top yard and is out of a bumper winner, so she's an obvious choice to make a successful start in what looks a thin race on paper. Instant Tendance is a threat following a good second at Punchestown and Cathedral Rocks can't be ruled out.