October 18 / 17.00 Limerick

17.00

Good

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

  • Prize money: £5851.24
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 7 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

Runners: 7 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.80
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 6-216 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made all to win a Listowel on third start in May but was well below that level back there after an absence three weeks ago; needs to return to that winning form under a 7lb penalty.
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1st

3

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 100y

16:35 Killarney

Samba Train

11st 7lb

J: Miss A B O’Connor

T: E Bolger

Dual bumper winner (on good and yielding) was fourth in Listed mares' novice over 2m on hurdling bow; pedigree suggests she's likely to stay.

2/1

1st

3

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:00 Limerick

Samba Train

11st 10lb

J: Miss A B O’Connor

T: E Bolger

Made all to win a Listowel on third start in May but was well below that level back there after an absence three weeks ago; needs to return to that winning form under a 7lb penalty.

4/1

6th

9

27th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

17:40 Listowel

Samba Train

11st 5lb

J: Miss A B O’Connor

T: E Bolger

Dominated from the front and did it easily on good ground at Listowel, posting a useful RPR of 116; major player on form.

3/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 32-

Last run: 191 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Solid efforts on both bumper starts 255 days apart; latest when second (beaten 4.75l) over 2m3f here in April to a subsequent maiden hurdle winner; should go well if repeating that after another break.
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2nd

4

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:00 Limerick

Amina

11st 4lb

J: Mr J L Gleeson

T: John C McConnell

Solid efforts on both bumper starts 255 days apart; latest when second (beaten 4.75l) over 2m3f here in April to a subsequent maiden hurdle winner; should go well if repeating that after another break.

5/1

2nd

1

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 60y

17:45 Limerick

Amina

11st 11lb

J: Mr Finn Buckley

T: John C McConnell

prominent, outpaced 2f out, soon edged right, rallied and kept on inside final furlong, went second inside final 110yds, no match for winner

9/2

2nd

1

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 60y

17:45 Limerick

Amina

11st 11lb

J: Mr Finn Buckley

T: John C McConnell

prominent, outpaced 2f out, soon edged right, rallied and kept on inside final furlong, went second inside final 110yds, no match for winner

9/2

Form: 4

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
By a top sire and hails from a quality damline; not much market confidence on debut at Listowel but ran an encouraging race when looked green; was just behind Voladora Nora then but could overturn that form with the run under her girth; possibilities.
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3rd

12

1st Jun 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

13:47 Listowel

Tumbling In

11st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: E McNamara

Sister to 134-rated hurdler Dream On Baby showed potential in two bumpers in early autumn; will come for this, but not ruled out.

11/2

3rd

6

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:00 Limerick

Tumbling In

11st 3lb

J: Mr H C Swan

T: E McNamara

By a top sire and hails from a quality damline; not much market confidence on debut at Listowel but ran an encouraging race when looked green; was just behind Voladora Nora then but could overturn that form with the run under her girth; possibilities.

7/2

4th

15

26th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:52 Listowel

Tumbling In

11st 9lb

J: Mr R W Barron

T: E McNamara

E55,000 Walk In The Park filly; sister to 2m7f hurdle winner Dream On Baby, half-sister to 2m4f hurdle winner I Am River; dam bumper/3m hurdle winner, closely related to smart 2m4f-3m jumper Wichita Lineman; interesting debutante worth a market check.

18/1

Form: 071- D

Last run: 212 days

W: 11st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed much-improved form to win a Cork bumper on third start in March; the form of that race is average and will have to improve further back after a break under a 7lb penalty.
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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: 43

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten 11l in bumpers at Ballinrobe and Listowel, finishing just in front of today's rival Tumbling In on latter occasion; might struggle to confirm the form with that rival and has others to worry about too.
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8th

7

4th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

17:35 Fairyhouse

Voladora Nora

11st 7lb

J: Mr J L Gleeson

T: John Andrew Kinsella

Pick of three bumper efforts when third at Listowel; back from winter break and needs to improve plenty to feature.

25/1

5th

7

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:00 Limerick

Voladora Nora

11st 3lb

J: Mr J C Barry

T: John Andrew Kinsella

Beaten 11l in bumpers at Ballinrobe and Listowel, finishing just in front of today's rival Tumbling In on latter occasion; might struggle to confirm the form with that rival and has others to worry about too.

6/1

3rd

16

26th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:52 Listowel

Voladora Nora

11st 9lb

J: Mr J C Barry

T: John Andrew Kinsella

Tongue-tied (retained) and 33-1 for debut at Ballinrobe two weeks ago but ran a pleasing race to finish an 11l fourth of 8; place chance if building on that effort.

16/1

Form: 950-21 D

Last run: 64 days

W: 11st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Narrowly got off the mark in a Tramore bumper in August over this trip on seventh start; the same rider today but has a 7lb penalty to carry so has to improve.
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10th

3

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 50y

19:00 Tramore

Alaskan View

11st 5lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: W J Martin

Managed to win only one of her eight bumpers and has been off since October; one to watch.

14/1

6th

1

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:00 Limerick

Alaskan View

11st 11lb

J: Mr Jamie Martin

T: W J Martin

Narrowly got off the mark in a Tramore bumper in August over this trip on seventh start; the same rider today but has a 7lb penalty to carry so has to improve.

4/1

1st

9

15th Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 80y

20:19 Tramore

Alaskan View

11st 7lb

J: Mr Jamie Martin

T: W J Martin

Runner up on debut in this race last year behind a Willie Mullins' hotpot; best run since a 3.5l second of 10 on latest at Wexford (16.5f, good) three weeks ago; should go well.

9/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam unraced half-sister to winners incl' Dont Kick Nor Bite (bumper and 2m3f-2m5f hurdle/chase) and Uptown Harry (2m4f-3m hurdle/chase); by a useful sire and from a decent damline but will have to be smart to win this on debut.
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7th

5

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:00 Limerick

Lily Marlene

11st 3lb

J: Mr W Verling

T: Paul Tobin

Second foal; dam unraced half-sister to winners incl' Dont Kick Nor Bite (bumper and 2m3f-2m5f hurdle/chase) and Uptown Harry (2m4f-3m hurdle/chase); by a useful sire and from a decent damline but will have to be smart to win this on debut.

28/1

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Payout
Exacta €6.30
Straight Forecast €5.40
Trifecta €16.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Tumbling In

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Samba Train

The Irish Sun:

Tumbling In

POSTDATA:

Samba Train