20:30 Tramore

Saturday 30 May 2026

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Mares) Flat Race

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 4m 1.50s

C'est Elle¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Joshua Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

9/1

Finished runner-up on second of 2 starts in points but has run to a barely modest level in a pair of bumpers 12 weeks apart, looking the type to be suited by longer trips in due course.

Form: P23/6

Cotswold Blue^h1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

15/8

Authorized mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler Rickety Bridge and French hurdle winner/chaser Raffles Capital. Dam half-sister to multiple Stayers' Hurdle winner Big Buck's and smart French hurdler (2¼m winner) Buck's Boum. Newcomer to take seriously. Hooded.

Form:

Gortnaclea Castle¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: M O Quigley

15/8

Showed plenty of ability having been backed at long odds when second of 13 in Down Royal bumper (17.5f) on debut in March and quickly returned to a similar level when filling same spot at Wexford (2m) 2 weeks ago. Sets the standard.

Form: 25/2

Isabella Johnson⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: Aidan Melia

11/2

Showed only modest form at best in bumpers in 2025 despite proving consistent but improved after 11 months off when third of 9 at Ballinrobe (2m) 4 days ago. Must enter the reckoning.

Form: 82236/3

Lavender Lady^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr B Finn⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe

33/1

Diamond Boy mare. Dam ran once over hurdles/once in bumper. Wears hood.

Form:

Riverwoods²⁶⁴

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

9/1

Showed the benefit of her initial outing when second of 13 in maiden (12/1) at Wexford (16.9f, good to soft) in August. Shaped better than the distance beaten suggests switched to a bumper at Galway the following month and return to less testing ground could trigger improvement.

Form: 726/

Bluebell Breeze

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: A D Leahy

16/1

Well Chosen filly. Dam (h91), lightly raced over hurdles, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stays 25f) Crebilly.

Form:

Gunner Girl^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr P A King⁽³⁾| T: S G Carey

25/1

Westerner filly. Dam (c122/h104) hurdle/chase winner around 2m. Yard has a fair record in bumpers, so a market check is advised on debut in a hood.

Form:

Ronnie Returns⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr P R O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Walsh

400/1

Not badly bred but has offered little in a brace of bumpers.

Form: 60/

Non-Runners

Arivabodiva

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: Jonathan Sweeney J: Mr M O'Flynn

Forecasts

Gortnaclea Castle (15/8), Cotswold Blue (15/8), Isabella Johnson (11/2), Arivabodiva (7/1), Riverwoods (9/1), C'est Elle (9/1), Bluebell Breeze (16/1), Gunner Girl (25/1), Lavender Lady (33/1), Ronnie Returns (400/1)

COTSWOLD BLUE ticks plenty of boxes on paper and is selected to provide her outstanding yard with another first-time-out winner in this sphere. Gortnaclea Castle has the best form on offer, while Arivabodiva is another newcomer to note for a stable that enjoys its fair share of bumper success.