17:45 Limerick

Thursday 10 April 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 4m 54.90s

Amina^t²⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr F R Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

4/1

Once-raced maiden. 22/1 and tongue strap on, third of 14 in bumper at Galway (16.6f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 8 months. Respected.

Form: 3

Betty Mo Chara

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: P M J Doyle

11/1

Mahler mare. Half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser Ready And Able and fair hurdler Usurp, stayed 2½m.

Form:

Butchers Daughter¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr P W Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: William P Murphy

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, first run since leaving P. A. Fahy when eighth of 15 in bumper at Clonmel (16f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 59/8

Champagne Melanie^p1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr L P Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Neilan

150/1

Arctic Cosmos mare. Half-sister to modest 2½m hurdle winner She's A Dancer. Dam (c103/h116) 2m-2½m hurdle/chase winner (stayed 3m). Wears cheekpieces.

Form:

Emily Love²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott

7/2

Winning pointer. Third of 12 in bumper at this course (16.2f, good to soft, 20/1) on NH debut 28 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 3-1333

Good Girl Kathleen^t1³⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽³⁾| T: E Mullins

9/2

Placed both completed starts in points, runner-up last time (Apr 2024). This well-bred mare is respected on her Rules debut.

Form: F32-

Hey Babbs²⁴

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

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in bumper (33/1) at Wexford (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 24 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7

Kaleo Ametsa^t¹⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Ms Aine Connolly⁽⁷⁾| T: J Halley

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 16 in bumper at Punchestown (18.4f, heavy, 150/1) 100 days ago.

Form: 649

Knockarina³⁶⁴

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

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Placed at in the mud at Cork and Fairyhouse last winter but absent since finishing a below-form sixth in this race 12 months ago. Would need considering if the betting vibes are strong on return.

Form: 0326-

Liss Eile¹⁴²

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

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 11 in bumper (11/4) at this course (16f, soft) 142 days ago. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving John & Thomas Kiely.

Form: 343

My Doyen²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr F Maguire| T: T G McCourt

33/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, fourth of 12 in bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, good) on NH debut 24 days ago.

Form: 4

Sophia Rose

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: G P Cromwell

10/3

Mount Nelson mare. Sister to dual bumper winner Captain Butler, and half-sister to 2 winners, including bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Little Nugget. Makes paper appeal for a good yard.

Form:

Tomorrow At Dawn^t1

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

22/1

Milan mare. Dam modest 2m hurdle winner. Stable having good spell. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Jessie Roe

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss L Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: B Mortell

100/1

Mahler filly. Dam, lightly raced over hurdles, half-sister to dual bumper winner/smart hurdler (2m winner) Soaring Glory.

Form:

Forecasts

Sophia Rose (10/3), Emily Love (7/2), Amina (4/1), Good Girl Kathleen (9/2), Knockarina (11/2), Betty Mo Chara (11/1), Liss Eile (20/1), Tomorrow At Dawn (22/1), My Doyen (33/1), Kaleo Ametsa (50/1), Hey Babbs (80/1), Butchers Daughter (100/1), Jessie Roe (100/1), Champagne Melanie (150/1)

Gavin Cromwell's SOPHIA ROSE makes paper appeal and might be worth chancing in a contest where those with bumper experience don't set the bar particularly high. Last month's 2m course third Emily Love and returning pair Knockarina and Amina bring the best bumper form, while Emmet Mullins point recruit Good Girl Kathleen needs monitoring closely in the betting.