July 19 / 17.25 Killarney

17.25

Good

Christy Lucey Transport Mares (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

  • Prize money: £5900
  • 2m 1f 0y
  • 13 runners
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Christy Lucey Transport Mares (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

Runners: 13 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

6/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 21

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bumped into an experienced rival on debut at Downpatrick but she left that well behind when winning at Sligo by 12-lengths last month; likely tough to beat again for top yard.
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1st

1

19th Jul 2024

Good

2m 1f 0y

17:25 Killarney

Ellen Kelly

11st 11lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

made all, went clear over 1f out, soon ridden, unchallenged

6/4

1st

2

11th Jun 2024

Good

2m 2f 91y

20:15 Sligo

Ellen Kelly

11st 11lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

raced wide, prominent

6/4

2nd

2

10th May 2024

Good

2m 1f 160y

20:30 Downpatrick

Ellen Kelly

11st 11lb

J: Miss J Townend

T: W P Mullins

raced in third behind clear leaders, headway 5f out, went second 4f out, outpaced under 2f out, ran on final furlong, no match for winner

7/4

22/1

  • Place: £7.70

Form: 9

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Finished 18-lengths behind the reopposing Eaglewood on debut at Tipperary this month; related to some useful types and is with a shrewd yard so a better showing is very possible.
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1

26th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:56 Wexford

Amboyna

12st 0lb

J: Niall Moore

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Handicap debutante; first maiden hurdle run promising but recent showings well below that level and on the balance of her hurdles' form her opening mark doesn't look a gift.

12/1

1

9th Oct 2025

Soft

2m 4f 73y

15:15 Tramore

Amboyna

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Still involved when a late casualty on hurdle debut at Fairyhouse in November (2m4f, good) but well below that level in her subsequent races; unseated at the second at Roscommon latest when weakening; needs to come back to form.

7/1

1

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 53y

14:50 Roscommon

Amboyna

11st 7lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Still involved when a late casualty on hurdle debut at Fairyhouse in November but well below that level in her subsequent races, a bumper and two maidens; needs to get back on track.

14/1

33/1

  • Place: £10.20

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Unseated early in a point in February; non-runner twice in June, most recently due to a respiratory infection; impossible to recommend unless market speaks in her favour.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

9

31st Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 110y

13:02 Down Royal

Light Her Up

11st 5lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: Hugh Paul Finegan

Promise in bumpers hasn't been replicated in two starts over hurdles; hard to fancy.

100/1

Form:

Last run: 64 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Daughter of Dylan Thomas who was always in rear when tailed off over hurdles at Clonmel (2m, yielding) on debut in May; needs to leave that run well behind to figure.
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11th

16

8th Mar 2025

Soft

2m 0f 30y

15:15 Gowran Park

Vilja Song

10st 5lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Ray Hackett

Encouraging third in a 2m3f maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan last September; three handicap runs have been poor; hooded now.

20/1

6th

5

28th Jan 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

15:05 Limerick

Vilja Song

11st 5lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Ray Hackett

Encouraging third in a 2m3f maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan last September; three moderate runs since, including in handicaps at this venue and Gowran; needs to bounce back.

14/1

6th

5

28th Jan 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

15:05 Limerick

Vilja Song

11st 5lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Ray Hackett

Encouraging third in a 2m3f maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan last September; three moderate runs since, including in handicaps at this venue and Gowran; needs to bounce back.

14/1

Form: 12

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Toughed out a win at Tramore on debut under this rider but was no match for the reopposing Savante at Punchestown in June; 7lb pull in the weights with that rival unlikely to be enough.
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Verdict Starting price

1

5th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 110y

19:00 Bellewstown

Fillusin

11st 7lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Bumper winner at Tramore on debut last year; some good placed efforts in maiden hurdles over a range of distances; beaten favourite in a 2m4f mares' handicap at Thurles last November; well clear of the third when chasing home a Willie Mullins-trained odds-on shot over a staying trip at Punchestown last month.

3/1

5

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 5f 139y

15:10 Punchestown

Fillusin

11st 7lb

J: Jake Coen

T: Gordon Elliott

Bumper winner at Tramore on debut last year; some good placed efforts in maiden hurdles over a range of distances without looking like winning; well beaten favourite when last seen in a mares' handicap at Thurles last November (2m4f, good); chance.

9/2

6th

3

29th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 48y

14:45 Thurles

Fillusin

11st 4lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Bumper winner at Tramore in May; placed over a range of distances on her last four maiden hurdle starts, though soundly beaten each time; hard to be sure about her optimum trip, but may find her level in handicap company.

5/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; dam unraced half-sister to 2m5f hurdle winner Nifty At Fifty, out of half-sister to leading juvenile hurdler Tropical Lake and to the dam of useful jumpers Megans Joy and Robinshill; market will guide.
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9th

8

10th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 50y

14:40 Cork

Hillhead Runner

11st 7lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

Bumper winner for Peter Fahey and placed three times in summer maiden hurdles last year for Gavin Cromwell; has moved yards again and returns from layoff.

7/1

12

20th Sep 2025

Yielding

1m 7f 165y

13:25 Navan

Hillhead Runner

11st 5lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Winner of a Tipperary bumper by a nose last October; has made the frame in four of her five maiden hurdle starts and was in contention when falling at the last at Wexford; went close at Sligo last month, after making the running, headed last stride; solid chance.

5/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; half-sister to 2m-2m3f hurdle/chase winner Getaway Luv; dam bumper winner/maiden hurdler, half-sister to French 2m3f Grade 1 hurdle winner Great Love (stayed 3m1f), out of French 1m winner; market will guide.
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7th

6

19th Jul 2024

Good

2m 1f 0y

17:25 Killarney

Beckley Love

11st 4lb

J: Mr R W Barron

T: John G Hayes

Fifth foal; half-sister to 2m-2m3f hurdle/chase winner Getaway Luv; dam bumper winner/maiden hurdler, half-sister to French 2m3f Grade 1 hurdle winner Great Love (stayed 3m1f), out of French 1m winner; market will guide.

50/1

Form: 9

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Late-starter and wore a tongue-tie when tailed off behind Ellen Kelly at Sligo on debut; sent off a 6-1 chance on the day so better was expected but she has a lot to prove.
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6th

4

30th Aug 2024

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

17:40 Wexford

Barnahash Arch

10st 13lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Jonathan Sweeney

Well beaten in two bumpers and will have to improve plenty for the switch to hurdles.

25/1

8th

5

19th Jul 2024

Good

2m 1f 0y

17:25 Killarney

Barnahash Arch

11st 4lb

J: Mr A P Ryan

T: Jonathan Sweeney

Late-starter and wore a tongue-tie when tailed off behind Ellen Kelly at Sligo on debut; sent off a 6-1 chance on the day so better was expected but she has a lot to prove.

25/1

Form: 4/

Last run: 742 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Daughter of Presenting who finished fourth behind Encanto Bruno on debut at Cork; has been off the track for two years but Derek O'Connor is an eyecatching booking; market will guide.
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12

22nd Nov 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 110y

12:12 Tipperary

Light Of Life

11st 5lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Peter Fahey

Promise in a Cork bumper in 2022 but shown nothing since; unseated about halfway at Gowran two weeks ago.

16/1

11th

12

22nd Nov 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 110y

12:12 Tipperary

Light Of Life

11st 5lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Peter Fahey

Promise in a Cork bumper in 2022 but shown nothing since; unseated about halfway at Gowran two weeks ago.

16/1

15

9th Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:12 Gowran Park

Light Of Life

11st 5lb

J: Jake Coen

T: Peter Fahey

Promise in a Cork bumper in 2022 but shown nothing since and pulled up at Wexford last week.

50/1

50/1

Form: 7-

Last run: 148 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pour Moi mare who cost just 2,000euros as a foal and she was outpaced at Thurles in testing conditions on debut in February; tough ask and dfficult to recommend.
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9th

3

15th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 80y

18:45 Tramore

Eves Hope

11st 2lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: M O Quigley

Winner of a Clonmel maiden hurdle in December (16.5f, yielding); has been chasing recently with mixed success, well beaten in a Roscommon beginners' earlier this month; may bounce back on handicap hurdle debut.

17/2

4th

6

5th Aug 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 142y

18:55 Roscommon

Eves Hope

11st 5lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: M O Quigley

104-rated hurdler; far from disgraced in second start in this sphere at Clonmel (16.5f, gd-yld) in March when beaten just 5.25l into fourth but that form has taken a few knocks; might need this after 131 days off.

16/1

Form: 1 D

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Inexpensively bought mare but proved to be a bargain when bolting up at Punchestown on debut last month; reopposing Fillusin was well behind in second and there could be more to come.
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5th

12

6th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 120y

17:40 Fairyhouse

Savante

11st 1lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: C A Murphy

Touched off in a 3m Listed handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (heavy) in February off 121; made amends in a mares' handicap chase at Navan (20.5f, sft-hvy) later that month, winning readily by 9l; hiked up 10lb to 122 and steps back up in trip; could be more to come.

15/2

1st

2

28th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 90y

16:43 Navan

Savante

11st 11lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: C A Murphy

Middling runs in two beginners chases; moderate effort back over hurdles in December but ran a career best when beaten a head in a Listed handicap hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival last time (3m, heavy); wore first-time cheekpieces that day, which are now left off; runs off a 10lb lower mark for handicap chase debut; big contender.

7/4

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Seventh foal; sister to 3m/3m1f chase winner Lights Are Green; dam unraced sister to bumper winner Youwontcatchmenow, out of bumper/2m4f hurdle winner; best watched.
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4th

1

2nd May 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 118y

16:15 Punchestown

Ill Raise A Glass

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Martin Paul Fitzgerald

Bumper winner got off the mark at the third attempt over hurdles in 2m4f maiden here in January (soft-to-heavy); two runs since in much better company suggest she'll struggle again here.

100/1

5th

7

12th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 170y

13:00 Limerick

Ill Raise A Glass

10st 9lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Martin Paul Fitzgerald

Bumper winner got off the mark at the third attempt over hurdles in 2m4f Punchestown maiden (soft-to-heavy); subsequent Navan mares Listed third (beaten 11l) to Zanoosh was better form but hard to see her reversing that form on just 3lb better terms.

20/1

3rd

4

8th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

14:20 Navan

Ill Raise A Glass

10st 9lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Martin Paul Fitzgerald

Bumper winner got off the mark at the third attempt over hurdles in a mares' maiden at Punchestown (19.5f, sft-hvy) last month (Poetsia 5l behind in second); the runner up lacked a recent outing and did plenty wrong so may not be as much between them this time.

7/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sixth foal; dam point winner; has failed to complete in all four points; was due to run at Kilbeggan in June but was withdrawn as she was in season; opposable.
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13th

8

19th Jul 2024

Good

2m 1f 0y

17:25 Killarney

Highway Princess

11st 4lb

J: Mr A Burke-Ott

T: Miss J M Lee

Sixth foal; dam point winner; has failed to complete in all four points; was due to run at Kilbeggan in June but was withdrawn as she was in season; opposable.

50/1

Non-runners

Eaglewood, Shining Silver, Ida Picked Her, Parga Diamond

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Payout
Exacta €85.60
Straight Forecast €88.73
Trifecta €5530.90

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Savante

SPOTLIGHT:

Ellen Kelly

POSTDATA:

Fillusin

TOPSPEED:

Savante

The Irish Sun:

Savante