Donie Sheahan Memorial Irish EBF Mares Beginners Chase.
Killarney · Saturday, 9 May · 18:10
· 2m 4f 180y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:10
Off time
10
Runners
Good to Yielding (Good in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
BILLIE FRECHETTE (IRE
🥈 Second
GAOTH CHUIL (IRE
🥉 Third
MISS DOYENNE (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.75
7/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
4
3/1
04 · —
5
4/1
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
13
12/1
08 · —
17
16/1
09 · —
34
33/1
10 · —
41
40/1
11 · —
51
50/1
12 · —
301
300/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Affinity Rock (M)
Lightly-raced hurdler who won a 9-runner mares’ maiden hurdle at Killarney (22.4f, good to soft) in 2025/26. Well held on handicap debut next time, but both her background as a winning pointer and her size suggest she could come into her o…
|
Danny Gilligan | C Collins | 6 | 73 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 7th | 2 | — |
Beauforts Storm (M)
Fairly useful hurdler that looks to be being brought along gradually as a chaser, fifth of 9 to Royal Hollow in maiden at Clonmel last time.
|
Cian Quirke | T Doyle | 7 | 73 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 4th | 3 | — |
Billie Frechette (M)
[T]
Successful twice on the level prior to landing a maiden hurdle at Cork in 2025/26 and shaped well despite being left with too much to do when 17 lengths second of 12 to Supersundae in maiden at Kilbeggan last month. She's entitled to impro…
|
Donagh Meyler | N Meade | 5 | 73 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 5th | 4 | — |
Crescent Moon (M)
[T]
Fairly useful hurdler who shaped with promise on the switch to chasing last season, but finished the campaign badly out of sorts, including back over hurdles. Plenty to prove at present.
|
Keith Donoghue | G P Cromwell | 6 | 73 kg |
17
16/1
|
| — | 5 | — |
Emily Love (M)
Prolific novice hurdler last season, winning 5 times, including a minor event at Far Hills in the USA in October. Absent since, but a winning point background suggests she may prove just as effective sent chasing.
|
Sam Ewing | G Elliott | 7 | 73 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 8th | 6 | — |
Fortunate Lighting (M)
Won handicap hurdle at Sligo in 2025/26 and posted best effort since when fifth of 10 to Fiver Friday in mares event at Bellewstown last month, though she'll need to improve significantly if she's to make a successful chasing debut.
|
Eoghan Finegan | Thomas Coyle | 8 | 73 kg |
41
40/1
|
| — | 7 | — |
Gaoth Chuil (M)
Useful hurdler who hasn't quite gone on as expected over fences but has shaped well on each of her last 2 starts, firstly when 4 lengths second of 6 to Kilbarry Saint in mares maiden at Clonmel and then when a place behind Billie Frechette…
|
Shane O'Callaghan | T M Walsh | 8 | 73 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 3rd | 8 | — |
La Note Verte (M)
FAV
Created a good impression when winning first 2 starts over hurdles, namely mares maiden at Listowel and novice at Roscommon. Has failed to see her race out both outings since, however and has questions to answer now significantly upped in …
|
Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 6 | 73 kg |
2.75
7/4
|
| 1st | 9 | — |
Miss Doyenne (M)
Point and bumper winner that belatedly confirmed the promise of hurdling debut when winning mares maiden at Down Royal last month by 7½ lengths from Forever And A Day. Interesting chasing recruit.
|
Mike O'Connor | H De Bromhead | 6 | 73 kg |
4
3/1
|
| — | 10 | — |
My Mary Ellen (M)
[P1]
Third foal, dam fairly useful hurdle winner around 2m (stayed 19f)). Last of 6 finishers completed start in points, pulled up last time (Mar 29). Wears cheekpieces.
|
Kevin Healy | A Murray | 5 | 73 kg |
301
300/1
|
| — | 11 | — |
Seventy Eight Team (M)
Maiden pointer who has yet to get her head in front over hurdles or fences, her best effort in the latter sphere coming when chasing home Hit The Frame in a handicap at Wexford last season. Ran poorly over hurdles when last seen, however.
|
Jack Gilligan | P J Gilligan | 8 | 73 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 6th | 12 | — |
Stormalong (M)
[PT]
Fairly useful hurdler who hasn't gone without promise in a handful of starts over fences but was brought down in mares maiden at Thurles last time. Not without claims if matching the pick of her hurdling form.
|
John Shinnick | D Budds | 8 | 73 kg |
13
12/1
|
Betting forecast: La Note Verte (7/4), Gaoth Chuil (5/2), Miss Doyenne (3/1), Emily Love (4/1), Billie Frechette (15/2), Affinity Rock (12/1), Stormalong (12/1), Crescent Moon (16/1), Beauforts Storm (33/1), Fortunate Lighting (40/1), Seventy Eight Team (50/1), My Mary Ellen (300/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 7800.0 EUR |
| P2 | 2600.0 EUR |
| P3 | 1300.0 EUR |
| P4 | 650.0 EUR |
| P5 | 390.0 EUR |
| P6 | 260.0 EUR |