Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mucklemeg Mares Flat Race (Listed)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 4m 25.3s

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Brosna Queen¹¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: Stephen Gerard Carey

8/1

Appeals on pedigree and built on a promising debut when an impressive winner of a 13-runner bumper (3/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, good) in June, value for extra having idled in front. Has made a really positive start and should continue to progress.

Form: 5-1

Closutton⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: W P Mullins

12/1

Named as though she's well regarded and duly made a winning debut in a bumper (6/4) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to firm) in July, deserving extra credit coming from off the pace to collar the enterprisingly-ridden second. She looks sure to build on that success.

Form: 1

Liadawn¹¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

8/11

Jukebox Jury mare from a family packed with bumper winners and easily landed the odds (1/2) in a well-run 9-runner bumper on debut at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) in June. Open to plenty of improvement and significant that she's been given the vote of confidence by Patrick Mullins.

Form: 1

Some Pretender⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss J Townend| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Great Pretender mare clearly knew her job when making a winning start in a 15-runner bumper at Galway (16.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 62 days ago (Something Fabulous franking the form next time out). In excellent hands (1 of 3 runners for Willie Mullins) and surely better to come.

Form: 1

Courtmac Gesture²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: C Motherway

66/1

Plenty of quality in her pedigree and stepped up on previous bumper efforts (following 3 months off) when 13 lengths second of 17 to Maximillian Lady in bumper at Galway (16.7f, soft, 25/1) 25 days ago. Going the right way but is probably one for the longer-term.

Form: 3-52

Maximillian Lady²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr T A Halford| T: C W J Farrell

5/1

Pulled-up sole start in points but has proved different proposition under Rules. Second at Ballinrobe on debut and confirmed that promise in spades when forging clear to win a weak bumper at Galway (16.7f, soft) 25 days ago. Looked firmly at home on more testing ground and she should go well again.

Form: P-21

Muted Melody²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr F Maguire| T: A Mullins

100/1

Steadily progressive, best effort upped in trip when third of 12 in bumper at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good) 28 days ago. Likely to fall short in much deeper waters.

Form: 943

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Something Fabulous⁴⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Mr F R Buckley

Forecasts

Liadawn (8/11), Some Pretender (9/2), Maximillian Lady (5/1), Brosna Queen (8/1), Something Fabulous (8/1), Closutton (12/1), Courtmac Gesture (66/1), Muted Melody (100/1)

Much will depend on who copes best with the likely testing conditions but Willie Mullins has a typically strong hand, fielding a trio who all won on their respective bumper debuts. Well-bred LIADAWN is the choice of Patrick Mullins and she may prove too strong for stablemates Some Pretender and Closutton, while Brosna Queen has made a very positive start to her career and could progress again.