October 27 / 15.25 Wexford

15.25

Good To Yielding

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6669.57
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 5 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

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12/1 (Won)

  • Win: £12.80
  • Place: £2.80

Form: /02P8- CD

Last run: 245 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Off the track for a year after winning a maiden hurdle at this venue in 2022; went close in 2m6f handicap hurdle at Navan on the second of four starts last season; 'scoped dirty at Limerick in December; well beaten at Naas in February; 116-rated mare has joined Finbarr Hand who also runs the long-absent We Got This.
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3rd

13

9th Mar 2025

Soft

2m 3f 109y

15:40 Naas

Ms Agartha Yeats

10st 9lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: F G Hand

Winning start for this yard in a mares' hurdle at Wexford in October but tailed off twice since, including here latest; questions to answer and probably on a stiff enough mark regradless.

33/1

17th

11

23rd Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 7f 20y

15:50 Naas

Ms Agartha Yeats

10st 11lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: F G Hand

Won a maiden hurdle on debut in October 2022 at Wexford (20.5f, heavy) and added a mares' hurdle over the same C&D on first start for this yard in October; struggled on latest in a hot handicap at Leopardstown when behind a few of these; others appeal more.

28/1

16th

23

29th Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:05 Leopardstown

Ms Agartha Yeats

10st 0lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: F G Hand

towards rear throughout, reminders after 3 out

22/1

33/1

  • Place: £15.20

Form: 6-26

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 8lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Stepped up from her Tipperary debut when runner-up in a C&D bumper in May; remote sixth on hurdling debut at Gowran.
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2nd

1

(3)

4th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 47y

Class 5

20:09 Carlisle

Laravie

10st 9lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: James Owen

Four-time hurdle scorer and has collected three Flat wins this spring (1m6f-2m1f); turned over at very short odds at Yarmouth (1m6f, good to firm) 16 days ago but the emphasis in that three-runner race was more on speed than ideal for a mare who has won over just short of 3m over timber; can show she's still on a good mark back at 2m+.

11/10

2nd

1

(2)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 17y

Class 5

13:30 Yarmouth

Laravie

9st 13lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: James Owen

Unexposed on the Flat and she made it 3-3 in turf handicaps with an easy Pontefract (2m1f, good) win ten days ago; a slow start there meant she couldn't dominate as she had at Salisbury and Catterick beforehand; 4lb well in under a penalty; obvious chance.

1/3

Form: 4168-7

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Fairyhouse maiden hurdle for Barry Fitzgerald in January; struggled when raised in class; dropped away tamely on stable/handicap debut at Punchestown 12 day ago; hood used then is discarded now.
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3rd

4

27th Oct 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:25 Wexford

Saddle Her Up

11st 1lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: Declan Queally

Fairyhouse maiden hurdle for Barry Fitzgerald in January; struggled when raised in class; dropped away tamely on stable/handicap debut at Punchestown 12 day ago; hood used then is discarded now.

10/1

7th

2

16th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 59y

14:20 Punchestown

Saddle Her Up

11st 7lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Declan Queally

Fairyhouse maiden winner last term, struggled when raised in class; fair handicap prospect for her new trainer who fits her with a hood.

8/1

8th

7

10th Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 6f 60y

14:35 Limerick

Saddle Her Up

10st 9lb

J: Sean Cleary-Farrell

T: Barry J Fitzgerald

in rear throughout

16/1

Form: 1/3-

Last run: 476 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Looked potentially very useful when springing a 100-1 shock on debut in a 2m maiden hurdle at Navan in March 2023; satisfactory run when third of eight in a handicap at Sligo early last season; 111-rated mare should be suited by this trip but is entitled to need the run.
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4th

2

27th Oct 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:25 Wexford

We Got This

11st 5lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: F G Hand

Looked potentially very useful when springing a 100-1 shock on debut in a 2m maiden hurdle at Navan in March 2023; satisfactory run when third of eight in a handicap at Sligo early last season; 111-rated mare should be suited by this trip but is entitled to need the run.

14/1

3rd

2

9th Jul 2023

Good

2m 0f 194y

15:10 Sligo

We Got This

11st 10lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: F G Hand

in touch with leaders, pushed along and went third on inner after 2 out, ridden and kept on run-in, no match for first two

8/1

8

14th May 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

14:55 Killarney

We Got This

11st 0lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: F G Hand

Looked potentially very useful when making a winning debut at Navan in March; 100-1 then, but no sign that it was a fluke; form has been strongly advertised by the second Broomfield Bijou who has won a Ballinrobe maiden and a Punchestown festival handicap.

16/1

Form: 1143-1

Last run: 83 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal out of the brilliant Quevega; sister to Facile Vega; won three of five starts in bumpers, including a Listed event at Gowran; raced a bit too freely when raised in class but still showed considerable ability in races at Leopardstown and Punchestown; still looked raw when an easy winner of a maiden hurdle at Cork in August; this should be straightforward
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1st

2

20th Apr 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

16:10 Fairyhouse

Aurora Vega

11st 5lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Daughter of multiple Cheltenham Festival winner Quevega, sister to the top-class Facile Vega; three-time bumper winner; 3-5 over hurdles this season, most significant success when beating Dream On Baby over 2m2f here in January; plenty to prove after mid-field finish behind Air Of Entitlement at Cheltenham.

13/2

1st

2

20th Apr 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

16:10 Fairyhouse

Aurora Vega

11st 5lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Daughter of multiple Cheltenham Festival winner Quevega, sister to the top-class Facile Vega; three-time bumper winner; 3-5 over hurdles this season, most significant success when beating Dream On Baby over 2m2f here in January; plenty to prove after mid-field finish behind Air Of Entitlement at Cheltenham.

13/2

11th

2

13th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Aurora Vega

11st 4lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

It's in her blood to win at Cheltenham, as a daughter of multiple Festival winner Quevega and a sister to Facile Vega who won the Champion Bumper and finished second in a Supreme; she's not yet in their league and not by a long chalk, but she is 6-9 under rules after bagging a Grade 3 at Fairyhouse in January (2m2f, soft; has won on good); that was more workmanlike than super-stylish but she's very much in the reckoning with Paul Townend up top.

15/2

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Payout
Exacta €107.40
Straight Forecast €120.69
Trifecta €261.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Aurora Vega

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Aurora Vega

TOPSPEED:

Aurora Vega

POSTDATA:

Aurora Vega

The Irish Sun:

Aurora Vega