Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle
Course: Ballinrobe
Date: 11th Sep 2026
Distance: 2m6f (2m6f5y)
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Yielding
Class:
Prize: €15,601
Runners: 11
Going Detail: GOOD TO YIELDING
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Theflyingbee
9yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Eoghan Finegan(5)
Trainer: F G Hand
Navan, Co Meath
Owner: Mrs F Hand
Breeding
Sire: Morozov (USA)
Dam: Aske View (IRE)
Damsire: Beneficial (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Theflyingbee has been remarkably consistent, finishing second twice and third twice in her last four starts, and our rating of 124 marks her out as a serious threat here; the main concern is that she remains yet to win in recent starts.
Race History for Theflyingbee
Camlin Park
6yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Calum Hogan(5)
Trainer: John C McConnell
Stamullen, Co Meath
Owner: Dividebyfive Syndicate
Breeding
Sire: Affinisea (IRE)
Dam: Ismane (FR)
Damsire: Layman (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in her last five starts, Camlin Park nonetheless catches the eye on going and distance experience, and our rating of 116 suggests she is better than her official mark of 109; the chief concern is a recent string of disappointing efforts, including two pull-ups.
Previous Owners
- John C Mcconnell Niamh Harvey (until 2025-08-25)
- Niamh Harvey (until 2025-08-05)
Race History for Camlin Park
Cobra Queen
7yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Alan O'Sullivan(5)
Trainer: Henry De Bromhead
Knockeen, Co Waterford
Owner: Matt Fitzgerald
Breeding
Sire: Milan (GB)
Dam: Maxford Lady (IRE)
Damsire: Presenting (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Cobra Queen arrives here in solid heart after back-to-back thirds, and with experience of today's trip and going she appeals as the one to beat off 166 lb, though she remains winless in recent starts.
Race History for Cobra Queen
Nothing Hectic
7yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Ricky Doyle
Trainer: Miss Hilary McLoughlin
Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Owner: Timothy Kelly
Breeding
Sire: Mizzou (IRE)
Dam: Snow Keeper (GB)
Damsire: Rocamadour (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Nothing Hectic won last time out and also took a win five starts back, but the two seventh-place finishes and a pulled up in between temper expectations; she has run over today's trip and going, and 152 lb is a stern test of whether she can sustain that recent upturn.
Race History for Nothing Hectic
She'll Be Kept
6yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Mr E M Nugent(7)
Trainer: Brian M McMahon
Scarriff, Co Galway
Owner: Mrs Anne Mcmahon
Breeding
Sire: Order Of St George (IRE)
Dam: Be My Westerner (IRE)
Damsire: Westerner (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
She'll Be Kept arrives on the back of back-to-back wins and has run over today's trip and going, so conditions hold no fears; the main question is whether 160 lb blunts her momentum after 38 days off.
Previous Trainers
- Cian Collins (until 2025-07-11)
- Sean Joseph Allen (until 2025-01-28)
- Desmond Kenneally (until 2024-05-11)
Previous Owners
- Ms Bridget Eileen Omahony (until 2025-07-11)
- Sean Joseph Allen (until 2025-01-28)
Race History for She'll Be Kept
You Make Me Smile
8yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Sean Cleary-Farrell(7)
Trainer: P A Fahy
Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow
Owner: T R Hennessy A Fahy Partnership
Breeding
Sire: Elusive Pimpernel (USA)
Dam: Just One Smile (IRE)
Damsire: Desert Prince (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Consistently placed in her last four starts — third last time out, and a winner five starts back — You Make Me Smile arrives on familiar going after a 36-day break, though 146 lb is a stern burden and an eighth-of-eleven ranking suggests she faces stiffer opposition here.
Previous Owners
- Happy Landing Syndicatetrevor Hennessyryan Hennessy (until 2024-07-07)
- Happy Landing Syndicate (until 2024-01-30)
- Mrs N Fahy (until 2023-07-24)
Race History for You Make Me Smile
Walkingmayotomilan
5yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Shane Markey(7)
Trainer: Ross O'Sullivan
Kilcullen, Co Kildare
Owner: Alberta Capital Ltd
Breeding
Sire: Walk In The Park (IRE)
Dam: Milan Dee (IRE)
Damsire: Milan (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Walkingmayotomilan won last time out but that single success punctuates a largely disappointing recent record of unplaced runs and a pull-up, and our rating has her a clear last of eleven in this field; she has run over today's distance and going, and the 32-day break at least means she arrives fresh.
Race History for Walkingmayotomilan
Run For The Border
6yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Peter Smithers(5)
Trainer: John Patrick Ryan
Templemore, Co Tipperary
Owner: Declan Donohoe
Breeding
Sire: Ruler Of The World (IRE)
Dam: Dynaperformer (IRE)
Damsire: Dynaformer ()
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in her last five starts and ranked ninth of eleven on our figures, Run For The Border makes it hard to build a case; that said, she returns quickly on 11 days' rest, has run over today's trip and going before, and her third two starts back shows she can hit the frame.
Race History for Run For The Border
Bossy Bird
6yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Harry Sexton(7)
Trainer: Thomas Gibney
Trim, Co. Meath
Owner: Stackallen Jumpers Partnership
Breeding
Sire: Lauro (GER)
Dam: Nowheretoexit (GB)
Damsire: Exit To Nowhere (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Bossy Bird shaped with promise when second three starts back, but she has drifted out of the frame in both outings since and remains winless in her last five starts; the 150 lb burden is a further ask, even if she has experience over today's trip and going.
Previous Owners
- Michael Farrelly (until 2025-04-22)
Race History for Bossy Bird
Sound Judgement
6yo ch Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Kevin Sexton
Trainer: Gordon Elliott
Longwood, Co Meath
Owner: Aidan J Ryan
Breeding
Sire: Doyen (IRE)
Dam: Pros 'N' Cons (IRE)
Damsire: Presenting (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Sound Judgement won two starts back and was third three starts back, showing she can mix it at this level, but a sixth last time out after 38 days off raises a fitness query; the 153 lb burden is a stiff ask as she drops back into midfield contention.
Race History for Sound Judgement
St Anthonys Corner
6yo br Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Shane O'Callaghan(3)
Trainer: Norman Lee
Gort, Co. Galway
Owner: Thomas Odonnell
Breeding
Sire: Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
Dam: Mexican Sky (IRE)
Damsire: Yeats (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in her last four starts and absent for nearly a year, St Anthonys Corner faces a stiff ask here, ranked 10 of 11 on our figures despite carrying 140 lb; experience over today's trip and going offers slim encouragement.
Race History for St Anthonys Corner
