October 20 / 14.00 Thurles

14.00

Good

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase

  • Prize money: £6941.18
  • 2m 4f 151y
  • 10 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

10/11 (Won)

  • Win: £1.40
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 37-32

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed promise over hurdles without winning but put up an even better effort on chasing debut at Fairyhouse after a break, just beaten by a stablemate; leading chance of going one better if this doesn't come too soon; seems yard first-string.
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4th

11

4th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 45y

14:40 Fairyhouse

Secret She Keeps

10st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Timothy Doyle

Won 2m5f Thurles mares' beginners' chase in 2022 for Henry de Bromhead; only six runs since then, including fourth behind Kiltealy Park in this race last year, absent since pulled up behind several of these here in November; hard to fancy on return, especially given she's 6lb wrong here.

25/1

4th

13

22nd Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

14:50 Fairyhouse

Secret She Keeps

10st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Timothy Doyle

towards rear, not fluent 3rd

25/1

4th

13

22nd Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

14:50 Fairyhouse

Secret She Keeps

10st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Timothy Doyle

towards rear, not fluent 3rd

25/1

20/1

  • Place: £6.20

Form: 353F59

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a Kilbeggan maiden hurdle on debut for this yard in April and some decent runs in defeat since; some promise on chasing debut before falling next time; will have to improve.
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3rd

5

12th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:35 Naas

Hope Des Blins

10st 4lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: John Patrick Ryan

led, soon clear, much reduced lead halfway, headed before 4 out, left in third 2 out, soon no extra

66/1

5th

7

22nd Oct 2023

Heavy

2m 3f 0y

16:50 Limerick

Hope Des Blins

11st 1lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: John Patrick Ryan

Took her a long time to win a beginners' chase which she finally managed to do on easy ground at Sligo last month; jumped well then having had a few issues in that department in the past; much stiffer task here on second handicap start.

9/1

1st

2

27th Sep 2023

Yielding

2m 1f 120y

14:10 Sligo

Hope Des Blins

11st 7lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: John Patrick Ryan

made all, not fluent 3rd

5/1

16/1

  • Place: £3.90

Form: P4166-

Last run: 200 days

W: 11st 7lb

9 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Smart mare over hurdles last season, winning a Fairyhouse maiden; however, was found to have blood at her nostrils when disappointing twice after and has questions to answer on chasing debut after a break.
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4th

12

18th Apr 2023

Soft

2m 1f 105y

15:50 Tipperary

Red As Rust

11st 5lb

J: Conor Orr

T: Nigel Thomas Slevin

midfield, not fluent 3rd

7/1

3rd

8

18th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 2f 0y

13:55 Thurles

Red As Rust

11st 7lb

J: Conor Orr

T: Nigel Thomas Slevin

prominent, led after 1st, headed 3rd, led again before 3 out, joined after 2 out, not fluent last, ridden and weakened run-in

9/2

6

11th Feb 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

15:25 Naas

Red As Rust

10st 7lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Nigel Thomas Slevin

Point winner in 2018; maiden hurdle win at Fairyhouse 13 months ago seems to have been a flash in the pan, although she ran creditably at Thurles in October on her chasing debut; pulled up when set a stiff task at Cheltenham in November.

66/1

Form: 1U2B0- D

Last run: 175 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Smart hurdler for Gordon Elliott, winning four times; was unlucky at times last season and has the quality to run a big race on yard/chasing debut; market may guide as to readiness.
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13th

4

20th Nov 2022

Yielding

2m 7f 190y

15:15 Punchestown

Sassy Yet Classy

11st 3lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Cian Michael Collins

towards rear

7/1

4th

8

20th Oct 2022

Good

2m 4f 151y

14:00 Thurles

Sassy Yet Classy

11st 7lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Cian Michael Collins

towards rear of midfield, good headway and prominent halfway, slow jump and lost ground 2 out, no impression approaching last, kept on and went modest fourth run-in

2/1

OUR TIP

Form: 27044- D

Last run: 239 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo

OR:

Form & Verdict
Record of 1-10 over hurdles and rated 115; well beaten on sole chase start at Cork last year and has a bit to find on seasonal debut against some of these.
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No Results Found

Form: 34-079

Last run: 132 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Four-time hurdle winner ran well over fences at Clonmel in April but has been poor since and others are preferred.
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1

3rd Jun 2023

Good

2m 5f 50y

18:00 Tramore

Quarry Lil

12st 0lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Paul O’Flynn

0-10 over fences and tailed off at Killarney last month; return to handicap company should help her get competitive and she's versatile with regards to both trip and ground; non-runner here on Friday.

13/2

17

2nd Jun 2023

Good

2m 5f 0y

17:20 Tramore

Quarry Lil

11st 5lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Paul O’Flynn

Reserve; four wins over hurdles; 0-10 as a chaser; outclassed last time and has been placed.

8th

8

14th May 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

16:25 Killarney

Quarry Lil

11st 7lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Paul O’Flynn

Fifteen runs since last win back in 2021 over hurdles; below form sixth at Ballinrobe over hurdles last time out, beaten 38l; rated 94 over fences and will find life difficult here.

66/1

Form: 087-5

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Soundly beaten on all starts, including over fences and very unlikely to be involved.
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9th

10

30th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

18:30 Tramore

Barely Made It

10st 6lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Colin Bowe

Well out of the weights last time so that's forgiven but was tailed off the run before; there's no substance to her chance.

25/1

5th

11

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 1f 100y

16:55 Wexford

Barely Made It

10st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Colin Bowe

Lightly-raced maiden was beaten a long way here last time and is 9lb out of the handicap so makes no appeal; cheekpieces.

28/1

8th

14

10th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

19:08 Wexford

Barely Made It

10st 3lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Colin Bowe

Lightly raced mare a maiden in both point-to-points and under rules for James Grace; yard debut and market may guide.

16/1

Form: 647099

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Three-time point' winner has been mostly modest under rules and others are preferred.
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5th

7

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

16:33 Kelso

So Ladylike

10st 2lb

J: Miss Natasha Cookson

T: N W Alexander

Departed early here 18 days ago; has become hard to predict and would prefer further ideally; there's also the major hindrance of being 10lb out of the weights.

20/1

5th

7

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

16:33 Kelso

So Ladylike

10st 2lb

J: Miss Natasha Cookson

T: N W Alexander

Departed early here 18 days ago; has become hard to predict and would prefer further ideally; there's also the major hindrance of being 10lb out of the weights.

20/1

6

7th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

14:25 Kelso

So Ladylike

10st 3lb

J: Miss Natasha Cookson

T: N W Alexander

Won a 2m7f handicap hurdle at Hexham off a pound lower last June (soft); mixed form since, but fair sixth in a mares' novice handicap here last time (2m5f, good; Our Girl Sal fifth).

10/1

Form: 51515- D BF

Last run: 221 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Smart mare won a Tramore maiden hurdle and Navan Listed novice event last season before disappointing on final start at Limerick; seems yard second-string on chasing debut but is good enough to run well.
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No Results Found

Form: 512333

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner has run well on all four starts over hurdles without winning but will have to raise her game a couple of notches to beat some of these on chasing debut.
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14

2nd Jul 2024

Good To Firm

2m 3f 100y

16:35 Tipperary

Howaya C D And E

11st 5lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Gerard Keane

Bumper winner and runner-up three times over hurdles and also second in a Tramore mares' beginners' chase last August; has blotted her record twice by refusing to start; risky.

5/1

0

11

6th Oct 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 55y

16:45 Downpatrick

Howaya C D And E

11st 5lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gerard Keane

Bumper winner here and runner-up in a couple of maiden hurdles; below best in 2m6f novice here last month, having previously finished second in Tramore beginners chase; blinkers replace cheekpieces worn the last twice and big chance on that Tramore form.

4/1

6th

6

15th Sep 2023

Good

2m 5f 110y

16:00 Downpatrick

Howaya C D And E

11st 6lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gerard Keane

Bumper winner here and C&D maiden second in July probably her best effort so far over hurdles; runner-up recently over fences; refused to race here on penultimate start but otherwise solid.

7/1

Non-runners

Brampton Belle

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €17.30
Straight Forecast €26.98
Trifecta €176.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Secret She Keeps

TOPSPEED:

Secret She Keeps

POSTDATA:

Secret She Keeps

The Irish Sun:

Secret She Keeps