THURLES (23 Feb 2006)

Yielding To Soft

4:15 Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Mares Beginners Chase (5yo+)

[off 4:15] £6,195.17, £1,443.45, £636.55, £367.59 3m

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Cheeky Lady C A Murphy 9 11-4 A J Donoghue(3) 14/1 13 116

2 6 Wont Leave An Oat William P Murphy 7 11-7 Mr Derek O´Connor 11/4F 8 110

3 7 Go On Eileen D Deacon 10 11-2 K T Coleman(5) 12/1 1 103

4 3 Gli Gli Noel Meade 10 11-7 P Carberry 5/1 — 100

5 3 Jay Lo James G Sheehan 8 11-7 t B M Cash 4/1 — 97

6 2 Tiffiny Gale V Clifford 7 11-7 p N P Madden 6/1 109 — 95

7 25 Celestial Light D T Hughes 9 11-4 b R Loughran(3) 14/1 89 — 70

8 2 Gleninagh Joseph Crowley 6 11-4 M Darcy(3) 16/1 — 68

9 7 Oscar Road Michael C Griffin 7 11-7 D J Condon 20/1 — 61

10 9 Kates Little Pearl Thomas Gerard O´Leary 6 11-7 P W Flood 25/1 — 52

11 25 Onecoolshuil Michael Cullen 6 11-4 R M Moran(3) 12/1 — 27

12 3½ Tempus Belle P C O´Connor 8 11-7 Mr J J Codd 25/1 — 24

13 3 Ballyfourlass James Cousins 6 11-7 Andrew J McNamara 20/1 — 21

PU Sharville Lady P J Rothwell 6 11-7 J M Allen 33/1 — —

PU Florida Belle P A Fahy 7 11-4 A P Lane(3) 33/1 — —

F Howboutno Mrs Dorothy Kinirons 6 11-0 Mr A E Kinirons(7) 33/1 — —

16 ran TIME 6m 41.20s (slow by 33.20s) TOTAL SP 138%

NON RUNNERS: Emily Abby ,Howrwedoin ,Shanann Lady

1st OWNER: B D B C Ltd BRED: Mrs F Harrington TRAINER: C A Murphy

2nd OWNER: Mysterious Men Syndicate

3rd OWNER: F Leavy

TOTE WIN £14.70 PL £2.80, £1.50, £1.50, £1.10; Ex £101.20; CSF £57.10

ANALYSIS: CHEEKY LADY produced a good effort on her first start since November 2003. Always jumping and travelling well, she went to the front at the fourth-last and stayed on well from the second-last to score. She can be expected to improve for this run and looks as though she could take plenty of beating in some of the better mares races this season.

Wont Leave An Oat came into this on the back of four consecutive victories in point-to-points. She appeared to be going as well as anything on the run to the straight but could not get to grips with the winner. This was a sound effort and she will be able to land a similar contest.

Go On Eileen was returning to fences following a spell over hurdles, which had yielded victory in a Gowran handicap in November. She stayed on steadily under pressure without threatening the leaders and a handicap chase success looks as though it will be within her grasp.

Gli Gli was having her first run since December 2004 and had shown some useful form over fences last season. She raced prominently from the outset but was unable to raise her effort from before the second-last. She can improve on this.

Jay Lo looked like getting into the reckoning after the third-last but was under pressure at this stage and could make no further inroads on the leaders. In two subsequent runs, she hasn't matched the form of her second to Carrigeen Kalmia at Navan last month.

Tiffiny Gale ran respectably but has yet to match the form of her second to Mossy Green here earlier in the season. Her rating of 109 looks a little on the high side.

Celestial Light's best chance of success over fences could lie in a handicap.

CORK (22 Jan 2006)

Heavy

3:00 Mitchelstown Handicap Hurdle (5yo+,74-116)

[off 3:02] £5,956.90, £1,387.93, £612.07, £353.45 3m

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Castle Hope Stephen Ryan 8 9-13 K T Coleman(5) 10/1 85 24 96

2 3½ Keepakicker E McNamara 10 10-11 B C Byrnes(5) 12/1 97 33 104

3 2 Sack The Auditor Donal Hassett 6 10-5 N P Madden 3/1F 86 20 91

4 2½ Go On Eileen D Deacon 10 10-3 R T Dunne(7) 16/1 91 22 94

5 3 Lady Kate Ellen Paul Nolan 7 10-12 R M Moran(3) 7/1 96 25 96+

6 4 Sixtino (GER) Gerard Cully 9 10-6 D J Condon 12/1 87 — 83

7 ¾ Ceart Go Leor Richard O´Gorman 9 10-7 J M Allen 14/1 88 — 83

8 shd Ballynashig Miss G Lee 9 9-7 W J Lee(3) 20/1 77 — 72

9 7 Jack The Hough Philip Walsh 9 11-4 Mr J J King(7) 8/1 106 — 94

10 5 Mans Man C F Swan 8 10-10 D J Casey 7/1 91 — 74

11 hd Trulli John J Walsh 8 10-5 b K Whelan 20/1 86 — 68

12 4 Lord Graney T J Kidd 10 10-4 b1 M Darcy(3) 14/1 88 — 66

13 13 Hits And Memories P C O´Connor 9 10-6 P A Gallagher(7) 16/1 94 — 59

14 25 Lisnagar Pet Denis Fitzgerald 6 9-9 K H Clarke(7) 20/1 83 — 23

15 dist Lucy Cooper Miss A M Lambert 7 9-11 A J Donoghue(3) 25/1 81 — —

16 2½ Eight Fifty Six Michael Hourigan 5 9-4 S J Hassett(7) 20/1 78 — —

17 dist Cratloe Castle Michael Hourigan 8 11-5 Andrew J McNamara 14/1 100 — —

18 20 Commanche Tryer C F Swan 8 9-12 D G Hogan(7) 16/1 86 — —

19 1½ Lady Pharly Thomas P O´Connor 5 9-5 2 P T Enright(7) 33/1 79 — —

F Precious Memories Patrick Carey 7 10-0 b D F Flannery(7) 14/1 88 — —

PU Move Over P R Lenihan 11 10-11 R J Kiely(7) 16/1 99 — —

21 ran TIME 6m 52.00s (slow by 75.00s) TOTAL SP 161%

NON RUNNER: Mr Blacktie

1st OWNER: Michael Martin BRED: Stephen Ryan TRAINER: Stephen Ryan

2nd OWNER: E McNamara

3rd OWNER: Herby's Syndicate

TOTE WIN £11.60 PL £1.80, £6.70, £1.90, £3.10; Ex £454.50; CSF £146.67; TRICAST £482.37