15.25
YieldingBBA Ireland Limited Opera Hat Mares Chase (Listed Race)
- Prize money: £13053.1
- 2m 0f 0y
- 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
5/2 (Won)
- Win: £2.70
- Place: £1.40
Form: 381-22 D
Last run: 70 days
W: 10st 11lb
7 yo Mare
OR: 145
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
25th Apr 2023 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
took keen hold, led, clear from 1st, reduced lead 4th, headed before 3 out, soon dropped to rear and detached |
25/1 |
|
6 |
10th Apr 2023 Soft 2m 3f 200y |
10st 11lb |
|
7/1 |
|
7 |
17th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 4f 127y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Free-going front-runner who eventually shook off a useful one at Naas last month (2m, yielding; has won on heavy) but her finishing can't be depended on beyond that trip, let alone on a stiff finish like today's; she may also have to share the early lead and looks an unlikely winner. |
11/1 |
11/10
- Place: £1.10
Form: 944-12 D BF
Last run: 62 days
W: 10st 7lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 |
1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 4f 55y |
11st 3lb |
High-class mare has won eleven of her 20 starts over fences, including this race last year; as good as ever this season and won the Mares' Chase at Cheltenham on latest (Only By Night runner-up, Spindleberry fourth); top-rated here and best treated by race conditions; the one to beat. |
8/11 |
|
1st 2 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 2m 4f 127y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Runner-up in this race in 2024 (soft) and went one better last year (good to soft); made mistakes when beaten on return to action at Navan in November and has since posted easy wins at Fairyhouse (Grade 3) and Naas (Listed) when heavily odds-on each time; she's the one to beat. |
2/1 |
|
1st 2 |
7th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
High-class mare is 9-18 chasing, including this race last year and Grade 2 Liberthine Mares' Chase at Cheltenham; beaten favourite on seasonal return in Fortria at Navan in November but back on track in landing long odds with ease in 3-runner Grade 3 at Fairyhouse on New Year's Day, her first attempt at 2m6f; versatile mare, back in trip and remains very much the one to beat. |
1/4 |
14/1
Form: 1P-467
Last run: 69 days
W: 10st 11lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 130
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 1 |
31st Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 110y |
11st 12lb |
soon led |
16/1 |
|
3rd 8 |
4th Jul 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
10st 8lb |
In-foal mare; won Killarney mares' Listed contest in May, relegating Shecouldbeanything to third; backed that up by beating Senecia at Listowel; can be fancied to uphold form with those two rivals on these terms and could go close. |
4/1 |
|
1st 6 |
3rd Jun 2024 Good 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
made all, 4 lengths ahead after 3 out, reduced lead 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in |
13/2 |
2/1
Form: 2112-4 CD
Last run: 86 days
W: 11st 5lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 148
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
28th Apr 2023 Yielding 2m 5f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Runner-up in this last year when bidding for a hat-trick following on from her Mares' Chase success at Cheltenham; doesn't arrive in the same form this time and well held at Cheltenham last month. |
14/1 |
|
5th 2 |
17th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 4f 127y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Close second in this race two years ago and won it from Pink Legend in 2022 (good to soft; acts well on soft/heavy); hasn't run up to that level in her two outings this winter and, although she should do better back here, this will take more winning than 12 months ago; first-time blinkers replace cheekpieces. |
22/1 |
|
4th 1 |
11th Feb 2023 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Very short-priced winner of a weak edition of this race 12 months ago before landing Grade 2 mares' contest at Cheltenham last March; unable to confirm Cheltenham form with Scarlet And Dove in Grade 2 at Punchestown festival event; faded into fourth behind stablemate Dolcita on seasonal debut at Clonmel in November. |
2/1 |
100/1
Form: 131429 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 10st 7lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 4 |
26th Jul 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 2f 200y |
11st 9lb |
Won twice in 2022 but not since; Ballinrobe comeback run in May was promising but hasn't built on that; mark remains on the high side. |
10/1 |
|
10th 6 |
13th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 195y |
11st 10lb |
Won twice in 2022; has come down the handicap in the last year; decent third at Ballinrobe but a lesser Tramore run since and has to do better. |
12/1 |
33/1
Form: 94-23P D
Last run: 14 days
W: 10st 7lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 2 |
30th May 2023 Good 2m 0f 40y |
11st 9lb |
Bumper and hurdle winner lost her form over fences earlier this year but there was some encouragement from her hurdle run here last time; has to do more, though. |
16/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
14th Apr 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 1f 98y |
11st 6lb |
Bumper and maiden hurdle winner in 2020 has been chasing in the last year without success; has dropped down the handicap returned to hurdles but others still preferred. |
20/1 |
|
1 |
20th Mar 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 1f 0y |
12st 2lb |
Is 0-9 over fences and failed to complete in her last two starts, albeit very much up against it at Listed level last time; doesn't look well treated on any of her chase form to date. |
7/1 |
66/1
Form: 166-3P
Last run: 90 days
W: 10st 7lb
10 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 12 |
18th Apr 2023 Soft 2m 1f 105y |
11st 5lb |
midfield, not fluent 3rd |
7/1 |
|
3rd 8 |
18th Mar 2023 Soft 2m 2f 0y |
11st 7lb |
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 |
10st 7lb |
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 |
Non-runners
Red As Rust
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €5.20 |
| Straight Forecast | €4.67 |
| Trifecta | €23.80 |
Selections
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