February 17 / 17.05 Gowran Park

17.05

Heavy

Ronan Lawlor Memorial Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

  • Prize money: £5643.48
  • 2m 1f 0y
  • 8 runners
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Ronan Lawlor Memorial Irish EBF Mares (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

Runners: 8 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

10/11 (Won)

  • Win: £1.10
  • Place: £1.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 85,000euros at 2022 Derby Sale; fifth foal; half-sister to bumper/Flat/hurdle winner Dark Spark; dam Voler La Vedette won two bumpers and 11 races over hurdles, including the Hatton's Grace, also second to Big Buck's in the 2012 Stayers' Hurdle; champion trainer has not won this race since 2015 but this one could make a bold bid to change that trend.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

7

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

13:40 Cork

Flashaway

11st 7lb

J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon

T: C Byrnes

Heavy ground bumper winner for Willie Mullins on debut in February 2024; beaten 25l on debut for this yard in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (2m, heavy) in February and not seen since; worth a market check.

14/1

4th

7

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

13:40 Cork

Flashaway

11st 7lb

J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon

T: C Byrnes

Heavy ground bumper winner for Willie Mullins on debut in February 2024; beaten 25l on debut for this yard in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (2m, heavy) in February and not seen since; worth a market check.

14/1

4th

7

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

13:40 Cork

Flashaway

11st 7lb

J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon

T: C Byrnes

Heavy ground bumper winner for Willie Mullins on debut in February 2024; beaten 25l on debut for this yard in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (2m, heavy) in February and not seen since; worth a market check.

14/1

20/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Eighth foal; half-sister to hurdle winners On The Record (2m3f-3m), Imperial Elysian (2m3f-2m5f) and Have A Few (2m); dam unraced half-sister to Midlands National winner Goonyella; no shortage of stamina in the pedigree.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

12

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:05 Kilbeggan

Kate Knows Best

11st 5lb

J: Kevin Healy

T: John Patrick Ryan

Sligo maiden hurdle winner last year (2m2f, good); fine effort when beaten 9.5l into third by the smart I'll Sort That at Galway after; didn't make it past the first on chase debut at Clonmel 164 days ago; each-way chance.

18/1

6

26th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 156y

15:05 Galway

Kate Knows Best

11st 3lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: John Patrick Ryan

Back from a break to make all in a 2m2f maiden for mares at Sligo (good) in May and that was after a break of 260 days, so clearly able when fresh; this is a lot tougher, though.

33/1

1st

5

13th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 180y

18:00 Sligo

Kate Knows Best

10st 13lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

made all, jumped left 3 out, faced challenge approaching last, ridden clear run-in, readily

9/2

2/1

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 7/632 BF

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made debut in a bumper; promise in maiden hurdles before given another shot at a bumper, finishing runner-up under a positive ride over an extended 2m2f at Punchestown on New Year's Eve; stable has won three of the last four stagings of this event.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

3

11th Aug 2024

Good

2m 1f 165y

14:48 Downpatrick

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11st 4lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

Below her best in a Galway Listed novice but came into that race in consistent form; should be thereabouts if returning to that level.

5/1

7th

7

30th Jul 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 110y

16:50 Galway

Instant Tendance

11st 2lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Useful form in bumpers; has picked up plenty of hurdling experience, notching wins at Navan in March and last month when readily landing odds in poorly-contested 2m2f Kilbeggan mares' event; only caught late in Sligo mares' handicap over same trip; soundly beaten in four-runner mares' event at Killarney; officially rated on a par with Gale Mahler.

9/2

2nd

1

18th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

2m 4f 85y

17:32 Killarney

Instant Tendance

11st 1lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

led, headed and raced in second before 2nd, not fluent and lost second 4th, went second again before 3 out, no chance with winner approaching last, kept on

11/2

Form: 20

Last run: 169 days

W: 11st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Promising debut for Richie Rath when second at 66-1 in a good-ground bumper at Wexford last June; ran too freely on stable debut at Down Royal in September; hood may help her to settle better.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

12

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Worcester

Sadies Diamond

10st 12lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

0-17 but she's on a dangerous mark and was a strong-finishing second behind a clearcut winner at Stratford (2m, good) in May; should get a good tow into this race and has each-way claims again.

12/1

5

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

19:00 Stratford

Sadies Diamond

11st 7lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

Placed off higher marks over fences for Shark Hanlon last year but did not get competitive when back over hurdles for stable debut in March and overall strike-rate is now 0-16.

10/1

5

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

19:00 Stratford

Sadies Diamond

11st 7lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

Placed off higher marks over fences for Shark Hanlon last year but did not get competitive when back over hurdles for stable debut in March and overall strike-rate is now 0-16.

10/1

Form: 5-4

Last run: 292 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well held on Wexford debut last March; showed definite promise when a staying-on fourth at 50-1 on hurdling debut at Down Royal last May.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11

11th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 50y

15:25 Cork

Lothbeg

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: S R B Crawford

Only 6l away when third at Down Royal (2m4f, yielding) and a formline through the winner gives her every chance against Lazy Bones; considered each-way.

8/1

13th

11

11th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 50y

15:25 Cork

Lothbeg

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: S R B Crawford

prominent, led narrowly after 5th, headed but prominent halfway

8/1

3rd

7

14th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 3f 170y

13:55 Down Royal

Lothbeg

10st 13lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: S R B Crawford

Promising run here in 2m1f maiden hurdle last May (yielding) but both recent bumper runs not so good, too keen on latest in first-time tongue tie; may want better ground.

7/1

Form: 6

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Outsider of eight when soundly beaten in sixth on debut at Cork six weeks ago; held by third-placed Cathedral Rocks; unlikely to feature.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

15th

9

17th Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

20:15 Kilbeggan

Ballymores Dream

11st 7lb

J: John Shinnick

T: J Beamish

Ran in pair of testing-ground bumpers early in the year; Cork debut behind talented winnner was respectable and maybe better ground will help.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 3

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fastnet Rock mare out of an unraced sister to Irish Derby winner Trading Leather; failed to raise her effort in the final furlong when third behind the two market leaders on debut at Cork six weeks ago; should improve
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

11th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 50y

15:25 Cork

Cathedral Rocks

11st 7lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Gavin Cromwell

Third to Punchestown winner Familiar Dreams in a bumper here in January but was pulled up next time and then fell early at Downpatrick when 16-1 for a maiden.

20/1

15th

3

11th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 50y

15:25 Cork

Cathedral Rocks

11st 7lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Gavin Cromwell

towards rear, not fluent 1st, detached 3rd

20/1

12

26th Apr 2024

Yielding

2m 1f 165y

16:20 Downpatrick

Cathedral Rocks

10st 11lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

midfield, fell 1st

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; half-sister to 2m6f/2m7f hurdle winner Lady Rita; dam 2m4f hurdle winner, is from a strong Flat family, granddaughter of 1m2f Group 2 winner Talented (dam of 1m2f Group 2 winner Carlton House).
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7

17th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 1f 0y

17:05 Gowran Park

Luna Ventura

11st 11lb

J: Mr T Hamilton

T: Louise G Lyons

in touch with leaders, dropped to rear after 5f

25/1

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Payout
Exacta €9.30
Straight Forecast €10.39
Trifecta €20.70

Selections

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The Irish Sun:

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POSTDATA:

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