Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 4m 0.60s

Courageous Cleo

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott

8/1

Mount Nelson mare. Dam unraced sister to high-class hurdler/smart chaser (winner around 2m) Grandouet and winning hurdler/chaser in France (stayed 3¼m) Beuvron. Likely type.

Form:

Gaelic Empress¹⁵

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

150/1

Mount Nelson mare. Dam 17f-2½m hurdle/chase winner (stayed 3m), also 1½m winner who stayed 2m on Flat. 50/1, eighth of 10 in bumper at Roscommon (15.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 15 days ago.

Form: 8

Gracie C^t⁴⁸

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

22/1

Sholokhov mare from the family of useful hurdler/chaser (stays 25f) Knock House and bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Slige Dala. Tongue strap on, eighth of 11 in bumper (15/2) at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) on NH debut 48 days ago.

Form: 8

La Rocca Lass⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J J Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: Dermot Day

150/1

Modest at best in bumpers and offered little in pair of hurdle outings.

Form: 068-00D

Prophetess Miriam¹⁸

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

10/3

Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Tight Call (2¼m-21f winner, by Mahler). Still every chance when fell last sole start in points (May 18). 20/1, second of 16 in bumper at Listowel (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: F2

Easter Bonnet

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

4/7

Doctor Dino filly. Half-sister to numerous winners, including useful hurdler Chart Topper, stays 23f, and fairly useful hurdler/chase winner Pink In The Park. Makes obvious appeal on paper.

Form:

Foxy Footprints

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: M F Morris

7/1

€33,000 3-y-o, Crystal Ocean filly. Half-sister to numerous winners on Flat, including 1¼m-1½m winner Tessy Lad. Dam 1¼m winner.

Form:

Forecasts

Easter Bonnet (4/7), Prophetess Miriam (10/3), Foxy Footprints (7/1), Courageous Cleo (8/1), Gracie C (22/1), La Rocca Lass (150/1), Gaelic Empress (150/1)

EASTER BONNET makes obvious appeal on paper for Willie Mullins. Courageous Cleo is another likely type, while Prophetess Miriam made a promising start to her career when second at Listowel.