20:05 Sligo

Thursday 7 August 2025

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

Off time: 20:05 | Winning time: 4m 30.50s

Aboras Mahler

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey

25/1

Mahler mare. Sister to fair hurdler Glendars Mahler. Dam, ran once over hurdles, 1m-1½m winner on Flat. This looks a tough ask on debut.

Form:

Barra Rua³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: E Mullins| BF

5/2

Encouraging effort when runner-up on debut at Limerick but wasn't seen to best effect when fourth of 9 in bumper (10/3) at Roscommon (15.9f, good) 31 days ago. Worth another chance to build on debut promise.

Form: 24

Georgie's Pearl^h⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann

14/1

Hasn't progressed in bumpers, latest fifth of 8 in bumper at Tipperary (16.9f, good to soft, 25/1) 85 days ago, for all she was unsuited by way race developed. Has been given a break but could be vulnerable to more progressive types.

Form: 085-5

Katdezire

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curling

13/2

€17,000 3-y-o, Authorized mare. Closely related to useful French hurdler Katribu, and half-sister to 2 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Katpoli. Makes some pedigree appeal and is worth a market check on debut.

Form:

Loughdoo

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar

25/1

Conduit mare. Dam, ran once over hurdles, sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2¾m) Charlie's Vic and fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Adreamstillalive. Makes debut for yard who have a modest strike-rate in bumpers.

Form:

Noble Name^h,t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Connell

6/1

Shaped with encouragement when third on debut at Tipperary, but slipped in a race at Downpatrick prior to finishing fifth of 14 in bumper at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 33 days ago. Still early days and may get back on track.

Form: P31-3S5

Rosie Brown²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P Maher

40/1

Still in need of experience on second start when third of 7 in bumper at this course (18.3f, good) 25 days ago, hung left early final circuit and ran green over 2f. May prove one for the longer term.

Form: 03

Run For Mahler^t³¹

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

9/4

Easy to back making debut with tongue strap on, fifth of 9 in bumper (20/1) at Roscommon (15.9f, good) 31 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Offered something to work with that day and is entitled to improve.

Form: 5

Run For The Border⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

9/2

Ruler of The World mare attracted support at long odds but ran to only a modest level when sixth of 15 in bumper (20/1) at Galway (16.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 5 days ago. Claims if she can build on that.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

Expresso Tini³⁴

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: M A Molloy J: Mr A P Ryan

Shadows Of My Mind³⁰⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: W P Mullins J: Mr P W Mullins

Pointwelltaken¹⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 4

T: E Sheehy J: Mr B M Coonan

Forecasts

Shadows Of My Mind (7/4), Run For Mahler (9/4), Barra Rua (5/2), Expresso Tini (4/1), Run For The Border (9/2), Noble Name (6/1), Katdezire (13/2), Pointwelltaken (12/1), Georgie's Pearl (14/1), Loughdoo (25/1), Aboras Mahler (25/1), Rosie Brown (40/1)

SHADOWS OF MY MIND made a promising debut when narrowly failing to peg back a well-ridden rival at Tipperary in October and she's taken to go one better on first start for Willie Mullins. Barra Rua is worth another chance to build on the promise of her bumper debut, having not been seen to best effect last time, while Expresso Tini travelled strongly when second at Wexford last month and is going the right way.