17:10 Leopardstown

Monday 6 March 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race

Off time: 17:13 | Winning time: 4m 2.6s

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Arctic Fly

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

4/6

Walk In The Park mare. Dam, maiden on Flat in Germany, sister to top-class hurdler (stayed 3m) Arctic Fire. Of obvious interest on debut for his top yard.

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Harvest Home⁷²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D H Dunsdon| T: G Elliott

15/2

Gemix mare. Half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler Daylight Katie and fairly useful hurdler Glorious Wings. It's likely this one will play a prominent role on debut.

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Holly Tree¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr L J Carberry⁽⁷⁾| T: William P Murphy

20/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 15 in bumper at Thurles (16.3f, good to soft, 100/1) on NH debut 11 days ago.

Form: 6

Katherine²⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton

18/1

Fair hurdler. Excellent second of 16 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft, 33/1). Off 9 months. Switches from hurdles to bumpers. First run for yard after leaving James M. Barrett.

Form: 4398-82

Petit Dejeuner³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: Mrs D Foster

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in bumper (100/1) at Naas (19f, soft) 36 days ago.

Form: 46

Slim Marvel²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

9/1

Masked Marvel mare. Dam 2¼m hurdle/chase winner in France. Unseated in a point last month. Stable has enjoyed some bumper success this season. Check betting.

Form: U

You Make Me Smile¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Ms C A Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 250/1, fifth of 9 in bumper at Gowran (17f, heavy) 16 days ago.

Form: 0055

A La Carte

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Liz Doyle

5/1

€18,500 3-y-o, Diamond Boy filly. Half-sister to 5 winners, including Djac de Larchamp and Crossword. Dam maiden on Flat (stayed 1½m). Clearly bred to have a future. One to note in the betting.

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Farmhand Lily

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

50/1

Famous Name filly. Dam little impact over hurdles.

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Sugar Cookie

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: Nina Walsh

11/1

Tin Horse filly. Half-sister to 4 winners, including bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Champoleon and 19f chase winner in France Gin To. Makes some paper appeal. Market should help guide to expectations.

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Forecasts

Arctic Fly (4/6), A La Carte (5/1), Harvest Home (15/2), Slim Marvel (9/1), Sugar Cookie (11/1), Katherine (18/1), Holly Tree (20/1), Petit Dejeuner (33/1), Farmhand Lily (50/1), You Make Me Smile (100/1)

Those with experience don't set the bar too high so it's perhaps best to narrow this down to ARCTIC FLY and Harvest Home, newcomers from the Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott yards. The former gets the nod but the betting will provide more clues. A La Carte, Sugar Cookie and Slim Marvel are other Rules debutantes who have quite interesting profiles for a race like this.