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Saturday 4 January 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race

5YO plus | 2m | Soft | 11 Runners | Turf

Bossing It³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: D M O'Brien

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in bumper at Tramore (16.2f, heavy, 12/1) on NH debut 39 days ago. Needs to improve.

Form: 6

Dancing Dame⁴⁸

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

32½ lengths last of 7 to Churchfield Sunset in listed bumper at Navan (16f, good to soft, 28/1) 48 days ago. Should bounce back in calmer waters.

Form: 3-04427

Dolly's Call²⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

Once-raced maiden. 20/1, ninth of 15 in bumper at Punchestown (16.6f, good) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Needs to do more.

Form: 9

Ellies Rock^h1²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss A S O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: Olivia Hegarty

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle (50/1) at this course (20f, soft) on NH debut 22 days ago. Makes bumpers debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 0

Gers Shadow

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

Vadamos mare. Half-sister to a point winner. Dam (b84), lightly raced in bumpers, sister to useful hurdler/fair chaser (stayed 2½m) Shadow Eile.

Form:

Introversio

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

€25,000 3-y-o, Vadamos mare. Half-sister to bumper winner/fair 2m hurdle winner Honky Tonk Highway and fair 2½m hurdle winner Moon Over Mexico. Clearly the one to beat on debut.

Form:

Kilbarry Ace^t1⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽³⁾| T: C O'Keeffe

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 7 in bumper (25/1) at Galway (16f, heavy) 69 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 64-85

Mighty Moments

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: W J McLernon

Lauro mare. Half-sister to modest hurdler Jack The Farmer, stays 3¼m. Likely to need more time and distance.

Form:

Penelope's Charm²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: D W O'Sullivan

Modest hurdler. 9/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (20f, soft) 22 days ago. Could get involved if returning to her best form in this sphere.

Form: 3933-5P

Queen's Meadow

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D L Queally| T: D Queally

Getaway mare. Sister to bumper winner Meadowsweet. Dam (h95), 2m/17f hurdle winner (stayed 2½m), half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser (stayed 2¾m) Emcon. Makes some appeal on paper.

Form:

Roxy Roulette⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Thomas Paul Smith Carberry⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 16 in bumper (200/1) at Punchestown (18.4f, heavy) 4 days ago.

Form: 70

Forecasts

Introversio (5/6), Penelope's Charm (4/1), Dancing Dame (8/1), Queen's Meadow (10/1), Bossing It (12/1), Gers Shadow (16/1), Kilbarry Ace (20/1), Mighty Moments (25/1), Dolly's Call (25/1), Ellies Rock (33/1), Roxy Roulette (50/1)

INTROVERSIO is with a top handler and is related to a bumper winner, so she's an obvious choice to make a successful start in what looks a thin mares' event on paper. Queen's Mead also makes some appeal on pedigree and Dancing Dame should give her running back down in grade.