May 11 / 16.15 Killarney

16.15

Good

Donie Sheahan Memorial Irish EBF Mares Beginners Chase

  • Prize money: £7314.05
  • 2m 4f 180y
  • 5 runners
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Donie Sheahan Memorial Irish EBF Mares Beginners Chase

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

OUR TIP

8/11 (Won)

  • Win: £2.00
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 3/459-

Last run: 94 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 132

Form & Verdict
Essentially disappointing in her three chases given the level she reached over hurdles, including a close third behind Golden Ace in a Grade 2 at the 2024 Cheltenham Festival; connections now send her beyond 2m1f for the first time and that shouldn't pose a problem on breeding.
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12

30th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 75y

16:50 Punchestown

Birdie Or Bust

11st 4lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Henry De Bromhead

Very useful hurdler, two wins and third in 2024 Cheltenham Mares' Novices Hurdle; took a while to find her form over fences but won at Killarney and Listowel last year; second in Grade 3 novice here in October; never counted at Fairyhouse after a break.

16/1

9th

4

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 140y

16:25 Fairyhouse

Birdie Or Bust

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Very useful hurdler, two wins and third in 2024 Cheltenham Mares' Novices Hurdle; took a while to find her form over fences but won at Killarney and Listowel last year, absent since decent second in Grade 3 Punchestown novice in October; has run well fresh so respected on return although trip on the short side.

8/1

2nd

5

15th Oct 2025

Good

2m 2f 75y

15:35 Punchestown

Birdie Or Bust

10st 12lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Henry De Bromhead

Very useful hurdler, two wins and a third in the 2024 Cheltenham Mares' Novices Hurdle; took a while to find her form over fences before winning readily at Killarney in May; well beaten in fourth Grade 3 novice chase at Galway; had an excuse at Killarney, restored to form at Listowel; mares' allowance gives her a fighting chance against King Of Kingsfield.

13/8

6/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form: 80443-

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Useful hurdler, though hardly prolific with a strike-rate of 2-19; has yet to reach the same heights in her four chases and was beaten a distance last time at Kilbeggan (2m4f).
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2nd

4

11th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 180y

16:15 Killarney

Media Naranja

11st 7lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Useful hurdler, though hardly prolific with a strike-rate of 2-19; has yet to reach the same heights in her four chases and was beaten a distance last time at Kilbeggan (2m4f).

6/1

4

11th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 180y

16:15 Killarney

Media Naranja

11st 7lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Useful hurdler, though hardly prolific with a strike-rate of 2-19; has yet to reach the same heights in her four chases and was beaten a distance last time at Kilbeggan (2m4f).

6/1

3rd

5

25th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 200y

18:25 Kilbeggan

Media Naranja

11st 7lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

midfield, headway from 3 out, went third after 2 out, no impression approaching last

6/1

Form: 14/48-

Last run: 284 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Only had seven races over hurdles and won three, two of them handicaps; wouldn't have the form that Birdie Or Bust can boast in that discipline but still early days and she's related to a winning chaser.
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1st

8

4th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 45y

14:40 Fairyhouse

Me Wee Bonnie Lass

10st 0lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Gavin Cromwell

3-7 over hurdles but not the same level a chaser after eight attempts, okay run in 2m5f Cheltenham mares handicap in December, most recently chased home a ready 9l winner in similar Navan contest in February; 3lb wrong here so improvement needed.

7/1

2nd

1

28th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 90y

16:43 Navan

Me Wee Bonnie Lass

11st 12lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Gavin Cromwell

3-7 over hurdles but not much to show for seven runs over fences; pulled up in a novice chase at Fairyhouse last time (2m5f, yielding); tongue tie is applied now but Sophia Rose looks like the stable's main hope.

9/1

Form: 768-

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced but has weak form claims in today's company on this switch to fences.
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6

9th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

15:35 Killarney

Justabitofyours

10st 11lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

Maiden in all spheres was pulled-up on last two chase starts and can't be fancied in this grade.

100/1

5

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 210y

19:29 Kilbeggan

Justabitofyours

11st 8lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Paul John Gilligan

Looks harshly treated; struggled in beginners' events; never in contention and pulled up at Fairyhouse on handicap debut.

25/1

Form: 5412P- BF

Last run: 42 days

W: 10st 6lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
It was a low-grade 1m4f handicap she won at Limerick 16 days ago and that was hard work; had made a good start to hurdling career until let down by her jumping when pulled up in a Downpatrick handicap; not bred for chasing but she's a 4yo filly receiving all the allowances.
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5

11th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 180y

16:15 Killarney

Out For A Stroll

10st 6lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

It was a low-grade 1m4f handicap she won at Limerick 16 days ago and that was hard work; had made a good start to hurdling career until let down by her jumping when pulled up in a Downpatrick handicap; not bred for chasing but she's a 4yo filly receiving all the allowances.

5/1

5

11th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 180y

16:15 Killarney

Out For A Stroll

10st 6lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

It was a low-grade 1m4f handicap she won at Limerick 16 days ago and that was hard work; had made a good start to hurdling career until let down by her jumping when pulled up in a Downpatrick handicap; not bred for chasing but she's a 4yo filly receiving all the allowances.

5/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €8.90
Straight Forecast €11.71
Trifecta €18.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Birdie Or Bust

TOPSPEED:

Media Naranja

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Birdie Or Bust

POSTDATA:

Birdie Or Bust

The Irish Sun:

Birdie Or Bust