19:12 Limerick

Tuesday 31 March 2026

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race

Off time: 19:13 | Winning time: 5m 11.60s

Araminta²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: G P Cromwell| BF

15/8

Has shown plenty on all 3 starts, including when second of 8 in bumper at Leopardstown 28 days ago. Will be suited by this step up in trip and sets a fairly useful standard.

Form: 242

Ash Hobbs¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: H De Bromhead

7/1

Clear-cut winner sole start between the flags last March and bought for £170,000 after. Uneasy in the betting and shaped as if needing the run when a well-held fifth of 17 at Fairyhouse on bumper debut in December. Sure to do better.

Form: 1-5

Dream Frequency

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr M J Love⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

80/1

Casamento mare. Half-sister to 4 winners, including French hurdle winner around 2m Dancing Roque and French hurdler Fleur de La Roque.

Form:

Even Tho¹¹⁵

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

8/11

€40,000 3-y-o, Crystal Ocean mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chase winner The Enabler. Clear and going well when fell last sole start in points (Dec 2025). Of obvious interest on Rules debut.

Form: F

Lady Du Plessis

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr L Hackett⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett

66/1

Cokoriko mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Kamikaz du Plessis. Dam 15f bumper winner in France. Can't be dismissed on paper.

Form:

Nells Princess⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: G J Power

22/1

Successful on sole outing in points and showed a bit of promise amidst inexperience when fifth of 13 in bumper at Punchestown on debut in December. Entitled to progress.

Form: 15

Pets Georgina

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

40/1

Order of St George mare. Dam bumper/2½m hurdle winner (stayed 2¾m), half-sister to fairly useful hurdle winner/smart chaser (2¾m-3m winner) A Genie In Abottle. Makes some appeal on paper, so worth a precautionary check in the betting.

Form:

Royal Tiara

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds

28/1

Getaway mare. Half-sister to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler Rioga Choice, stays 21f, and fair staying chase winner Special John.

Form:

Shadonagh²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

22/1

Poet's Word mare who shaped like the stayer she's bred to be when fourth in 8-runner bumper at Leopardstown on her recent debut. Open to improvement stepping up in trip.

Form: 4

Ronnie Returns²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr P R O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Walsh

300/1

Not badly bred but went with no encouragement when a well-beaten sixth of 9 in bumper (66/1) at Gowran on debut earlier in the month.

Form: 6

Sapphire Jewel

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr P W Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: C Motherway

50/1

Walk In The Park filly. Sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Frankie John, and half-sister to 2 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Shearer. Plenty to like on paper.

Form:

Non-Runners

Madam Jess⁹⁰

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: D Queally J: Mr D L Queally

Thelittleballerina¹⁴

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: Ian Donoghue J: Mr J Dunne

Forecasts

Even Tho (8/11), Araminta (15/8), Thelittleballerina (11/2), Ash Hobbs (7/1), Shadonagh (22/1), Nells Princess (22/1), Madam Jess (25/1), Royal Tiara (28/1), Pets Georgina (40/1), Sapphire Jewel (50/1), Lady Du Plessis (66/1), Dream Frequency (80/1), Ronnie Returns (300/1)

ARAMINTA sets a reasonable standard and with the longer trip sure to suit, she's fancied to open her account. Even Tho was clear and going well when falling at the last on her sole start in points so is of obvious interest on her Rules debut for Willie Mullins. Thelittleballerina showed promise at Down Royal and merits consideration, too.