17.30

J: Mr W T Cronin

9/1

Form: 153-6 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Bred for the Flat but won a good-ground bumper first time out at Limerick and has matched that form since in defeat; not at her best last time but should be in the thick of it; now tongue tied.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
9th 8	29th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 171y Class 4	14:20 Musselburgh Dark Image 10st 10lb J: G B Noonan T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy	towards rear, weakened after 3 out	9/1
9th 8	29th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 3f 171y Class 4	14:20 Musselburgh Dark Image 10st 10lb J: G B Noonan T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy	towards rear, weakened after 3 out	9/1
6th 8	28th Sep 2024 Soft 2m 2f 0y	15:55 Listowel Dark Image 11st 8lb J: Calum Hogan T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy	Third runner for yard; two-time winner but both victories came on good ground; form figures on ground with soft in the description read 6088; remains 4lb above last winning mark and passed over on this ground.	14/1

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

9th

8

29th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 171y

Class 4

14:20 Musselburgh

10st 10lb

J: G B Noonan

towards rear, weakened after 3 out

9/1

9th

8

29th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 171y

Class 4

14:20 Musselburgh

10st 10lb

J: G B Noonan

towards rear, weakened after 3 out

9/1

6th

8

28th Sep 2024

Soft

2m 2f 0y

15:55 Listowel

11st 8lb

J: Calum Hogan

Third runner for yard; two-time winner but both victories came on good ground; form figures on ground with soft in the description read 6088; remains 4lb above last winning mark and passed over on this ground.

14/1

5th

4

Avakate

J: Mr A P Ryan

T: Andrew Slattery

14/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Second foal; dam runner-up in first of two points; not that appealing on pedigree.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
8th 2	6th May 2024 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4	15:15 Warwick Avakate 11st 2lb J: Tom Cannon T: Alan King	Ex-Irish 6yo; won two of her four bumpers and the last success was in a mares' Listed race at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) on her penultimate run; could have a bright future over hurdles and she looks a strong contender on this switch to jumping.	4/6
8th 2	6th May 2024 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4	15:15 Warwick Avakate 11st 2lb J: Tom Cannon T: Alan King	Ex-Irish 6yo; won two of her four bumpers and the last success was in a mares' Listed race at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) on her penultimate run; could have a bright future over hurdles and she looks a strong contender on this switch to jumping.	4/6
5th 1	6th Feb 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 125y Class 1	16:05 Market Rasen Avakate 11st 11lb J: Daryl Jacob T: Alan King	held up in rear	11/4

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

8th

2

6th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

11st 2lb

Ex-Irish 6yo; won two of her four bumpers and the last success was in a mares' Listed race at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) on her penultimate run; could have a bright future over hurdles and she looks a strong contender on this switch to jumping.

4/6

8th

2

6th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

11st 2lb

Ex-Irish 6yo; won two of her four bumpers and the last success was in a mares' Listed race at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) on her penultimate run; could have a bright future over hurdles and she looks a strong contender on this switch to jumping.

4/6

5th

1

6th Feb 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 125y

Class 1

11st 11lb

held up in rear

11/4

6th

8

Lady Bluebird

J: Mr E Finegan

T: Hugh Paul Finegan

20/1

Form: 6

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Finished sixth of 18 at Limerick (good to yielding) was beaten about 17l; opposable.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 2	26th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 28y	20:00 Ballinrobe Lady Bluebird 11st 11lb J: Eoghan Finegan T: Hugh Paul Finegan	In fine form; won at Tramore (2m5f, gd-yld) in April; another good effort off 7lb higher mark at Cork (2m3f, good); step up in trip a plus; career-best needed off this mark; due to run here 5.35 Monday.	13/2
6th 16	25th May 2026 Good 2m 6f 100y	17:35 Ballinrobe Lady Bluebird 10st 2lb J: Shane O’Callaghan T: Hugh Paul Finegan	Made most to win decisively off 11lb lower at Tramore in April (2m5f, gd-yld); beaten 7l off revised mark at Cork 15 days ago (2m3f, good); step back up in trip a plus but this is a much deeper race; big career best needed.	15/2
2nd 4	10th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 50y	15:15 Cork Lady Bluebird 11st 8lb J: Eoghan Finegan T: Hugh Paul Finegan	Notched a second hurdles win at Tramore last time with a well-judged front-running ride from today's rider in first-time blinkers, winning easily by 13l; that success came against the tide of moderate form since her last win in 2024; likelihood is that she finds it hard to repeat the trick.	9/2

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

3rd

2

26th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 28y

11st 11lb

In fine form; won at Tramore (2m5f, gd-yld) in April; another good effort off 7lb higher mark at Cork (2m3f, good); step up in trip a plus; career-best needed off this mark; due to run here 5.35 Monday.

13/2

6th

16

25th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 100y

10st 2lb

Made most to win decisively off 11lb lower at Tramore in April (2m5f, gd-yld); beaten 7l off revised mark at Cork 15 days ago (2m3f, good); step back up in trip a plus but this is a much deeper race; big career best needed.

15/2

2nd

4

10th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 50y

11st 8lb

Notched a second hurdles win at Tramore last time with a well-judged front-running ride from today's rider in first-time blinkers, winning easily by 13l; that success came against the tide of moderate form since her last win in 2024; likelihood is that she finds it hard to repeat the trick.

9/2

7th

10

T: Ross O’Sullivan

25/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Mare

OR: —

Form & Verdict

Second foal; dam unraced sister to 2m2f-3m hurdle/smart chase winner Opening Batsman; some appeal on pedigree but watching brief is surely best.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
2nd 18	21st Dec 2024 Good 2m 0f 15y	13:20 Thurles Zoomtime 11st 5lb J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon T: C Byrnes	Runner-up in two maiden hurdles for this rider last year when trained by Ross O'Sullivan; beaten out of sight in a Cork handicap two weeks ago after more than a year off; hard to assess.	12/1
2nd 18	21st Dec 2024 Good 2m 0f 15y	13:20 Thurles Zoomtime 11st 5lb J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon T: C Byrnes	Runner-up in two maiden hurdles for this rider last year when trained by Ross O'Sullivan; beaten out of sight in a Cork handicap two weeks ago after more than a year off; hard to assess.	12/1
22th 2	8th Dec 2024 Soft 2m 4f 0y	15:25 Cork Zoomtime 12st 0lb J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon T: C Byrnes	soon led, mistake 3rd, mistake 6th	11/2

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

2nd

18

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

13:20 Thurles

11st 5lb

T: C Byrnes

Runner-up in two maiden hurdles for this rider last year when trained by Ross O'Sullivan; beaten out of sight in a Cork handicap two weeks ago after more than a year off; hard to assess.

12/1

2nd

18

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

13:20 Thurles

11st 5lb

T: C Byrnes

Runner-up in two maiden hurdles for this rider last year when trained by Ross O'Sullivan; beaten out of sight in a Cork handicap two weeks ago after more than a year off; hard to assess.

12/1

22th

2

8th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:25 Cork

12st 0lb