15:40 Thurles

Saturday 21 December 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 3m 49.40s

Arctic Flame

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr F Maguire| T: P T Foley

8/1

Walk In The Park filly. Sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chase winner Arctic Fly. Dam, maiden on Flat in Germany, sister to top-class hurdler (stayed 3m) Arctic Fire. Makes some appeal on paper.

Form:

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Ballymoreen

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽³⁾| T: T Cleary

50/1

Malinas filly. Dam, ran once in bumper, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (2m winner) What's Occurring.

Form:

Blue Velvet²³⁷

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

4/5

€35,000 3-y-o, €170,000 4-y-o, Blue Bresil filly. Half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler/fairly useful 2½m chase winner Stoner's Choice. Unseated rider last with race at her mercy sole start in points (Apr 28). Notable acquisition for top connections.

Form: U-

Derryville³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curling

4/1

Twice-raced maiden. 4/1, second of 11 in bumper at Limerick (16f, soft) 32 days ago. Needs to improve on what she's achieved so far.

Form: 22

Grainne A Chroi²⁵

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

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Third of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, heavy, 40/1) on hurdles bow 25 days ago. Switches from hurdles to bumpers. One to consider.

Form: 5132-63

Heather View^t1³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: D H Kelly

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. 15/2, seventh of 11 in bumper at Limerick (16f, soft) 32 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 9-7

Katie Daniels^h1³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr N McParlan| T: Gerald Quinn

25/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 13 in bumper (12/1) at Sligo (18.4f, soft) on NH debut 135 days ago. Hooded for 1st time. Should have more to offer.

Form: 45/24-51

Koolio Kate³⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr L J Carberry⁽⁷⁾| T: P T Foley

66/1

Once-raced maiden. 9/1, tenth of 16 in bumper at this course (15.9f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 12 months.

Form: 0-

La Conquiere

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J C Barry| T: D Leahy

80/1

Le Havre mare. Sister to fairly useful hurdler Montroty (17f winner). Dam, 17f hurdle winner in France, half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 21f) Desert Air.

Form:

Magical Lass⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D J Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: Brendan Walsh

300/1

Remains a maiden after 7 bumper runs. Fifth of 6 in bumper (200/1) at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 63 days ago.

Form: 00098-5

Menas Miracle^t1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr B T Stone⁽⁷⁾| T: Brendan Walsh

25/1

Jet Away mare. Half-sister to 2 point winners. Dam unraced. Cosily won sole start in points (Dec 1). Wears tongue strap. Not discounted on Rules bow.

Form: 1

Music Of Life¹²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. 18/1, third of 13 in bumper at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft) 125 days ago. More needed.

Form: 73

Palpatate³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr S Tobin⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, fifth of 11 in bumper at Limerick (16f, soft) on NH debut 32 days ago.

Form: 5

Rose Mountain

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hassett

40/1

Affinisea filly. Dam, poor 2½m chase winner, half-sister to fairly useful chaser who became unreliable (stayed 21f) Launde. Likely to need time.

Form:

Shiroccoblue

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr H C Swan| T: M K Flannery

80/1

Shirocco mare. Half-sister to 4 winners, including smart hurdler/fairly useful chaser Sleeping Blue and fair French hurdler Nasmona. Makes some appeal on paper but likely to need the experience.

Form:

Taktique Gagnante²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr T Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: A Donoghue

100/1

Walzertakt mare. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/very smart hurdler (stayed 25f) Medinas. Unseated rider first sole start in points (Dec 1).

Form: U

Tenacious Spirit

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr L Hackett⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett

80/1

Jet Away filly. Sister to a point winner and fair 2½m chase winner Jet Setting Johnny.

Form:

Walk On Annilog

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Brian Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: R Dunne

66/1

Walk In The Park mare. Sister to fair hurdler Macanogue. Others more persuasive.

Form:

Non-Runners

Treenbeg⁴¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Reserve 1

Wildfield Sky

Weight: 11-11| Age: 4

T: P J F Murphy J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Blue Velvet (4/5), Derryville (4/1), Grainne A Chroi (6/1), Arctic Flame (8/1), Music Of Life (14/1), Katie Daniels (25/1), Menas Miracle (25/1), Wildfield Sky (25/1), Heather View (40/1), Rose Mountain (40/1), Ballymoreen (50/1), Treenbeg (50/1), Walk On Annilog (66/1), Koolio Kate (66/1), La Conquiere (80/1), Tenacious Spirit (80/1), Shiroccoblue (80/1), Taktique Gagnante (100/1), Palpatate (100/1), Magical Lass (300/1)

BLUE VELVET was picked up for six figures after shaping best (unseated late) in a point and, having joined a top yard, she's likely to make a successful Rules debut in a race that lacks depth. Grainne A Chroi is the likeliest to capitalise if the selection doesn't come up to expectations and Arctic Flame is an interesting newcomer on pedigree.