18:05 Galway — Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Irish EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle ratings & form

1Venusienne (FR)Our pick611-9^h122—W P MullinsW P MullinsHarry CobdenH Cobden11/112

settled midfield early - moved up into 6th with three left before improving into 3rd - into second turning for home - hit the front at the final marker - stayed on strongly to assert - clear-cut winner

22½Fratas (IRE)610-13112—Joseph Patrick O'BrienJ Patrick O'BrienJ J SlevinJ J Slevin4/15F

Settled in the pack early - crept forward to sit behind the front group 3 out - up into 4th soon after - pressed on to move second past the last - stayed on well but unable to reel in winner

3shdEmesteraye (IRE)510-1^t100—Ross O'SullivanR O'SullivanDaniel KingD King16/117

Held up towards the back of the pack - improved on the inner approaching 2 out to move into contention then up to 5th before the last - pushed along and stayed on to snatch 3rd close home

44½Cleopatra's Needle (IRE)810-10^h109—H RogersH RogersSean FlanaganS Flanagan22/123

Settled towards the back of the pack early - improved on the outside to reach the front group before 2 out - up to fourth after the final flight then pushed into third inside the last furlong and a half - had nothing more late and slipped back to finish fourth

52¼Bossy Bird (IRE)69-11^t103—Thomas GibneyT GibneyHarry Sexton(7)H Sexton(7)18/119

Held up early towards the back - improved into midfield after 3 out - driven wide after the second-last and stayed on under pressure - took 5th late

64¾Simple Things (IRE)410-5^h108—J P DempseyJ P DempseySimon TorrensS Torrens20/121

Settled midfield - moved up to challenge the front group approaching 2 out then pushed along and stayed on from the back - claimed 6th near the finish

71¼Camlin Park (IRE)610-13^t112—John C McConnellJ C McConnellAlex HarveyA Harvey125/1126

Sat behind the front group early - slipped back through the field by halfway - urged on after the second-last - stayed on to finish seventh

83She's A Fine Wine (IRE)Our #4811-12^t125—Henry De BromheadH De BromheadDarragh O'KeeffeD O'Keeffe8/19

Sat behind the pace early - up to second by halfway - moved to front after three out - driven on after the following fence - overtaken at the last and unable to find more before fading through the finish - well held in 8th

9shdMissus Beeton (IRE)811-7^v120—J P DempseyJ P DempseyKeith DonoghueK Donoghue33/134

Held up towards back of the pack - moved through to reach front group after two out - pressed for effort then dropped away from the final flight - finished ninth

10½Wonderfulwonderful (IRE)410-12^p115—John C McConnellJ C McConnellDanny GilliganD Gilligan12/113

Held up towards the back - moved into the middle of the field after 2 out - no more to give from the last and stayed on at one speed - finished 10th

111Two Pair (IRE)610-7106—Paul NolanP NolanConor Stone-WalshC Stone-Walsh28/129

Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort on the rail after three out - unable to find further response from there - well held in 11th

12shdZahra Dodville (FR)410-9^p117—James OwenJ OwenCalum Hogan(5)C Hogan(5)15/28.5

Sat close behind the pace - moved into third with three to go and up to second soon after - driven along but couldn't find more - dropped away before the final fence

13½Hillhead Runner (IRE)610-0^t106—C ByrnesC ByrnesTom Kelly(7)T Kelly(7)40/141

Sat close to the pace early - moved into 5th approaching two out - had nothing more to offer and dropped away before the last - finished well held in 13th

1411Small Bucks (IRE)59-12102—P E CollinsP E CollinsPatrick M O'Brien(5)P M O'Brien(5)14/115

Held up in the pack from the off - unable to make an impression - well beaten in 14th

153¼Ardeen Joy (IRE)Our #2511-2^h115—Gordon ElliottG ElliottJack KennedyJ Kennedy22/123

Held up at the back - no impact on the finish - well beaten in 15th

162Billie Frechette (IRE)511-5^t118—Noel MeadeN MeadeDonagh MeylerD Meyler12/113

Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from two out - well beaten in 16th

172¾Crohan Lady (IRE)810-4^tp110—Miss Elizabeth Anne LalorM Elizabeth Anne LalorLuke Burke Ott(7)L Burke Ott(7)40/141

Sat close to the pace early - moved into 3rd by halfway then 4th with 3 to go - lost touch soon after and dropped away before the following fence

18shdSplashing Out (IRE)810-7^b113—Eoin GriffinE GriffinPeter Smithers(4)P Smithers(4)20/121

Sat close to pace early - 6th at halfway - driven into the pack with 3 to go then dropped away before the following fence

UR—Samba Train (IRE)Our #3510-12118—E BolgerE BolgerJoshua Halford(7)J Halford(7)6/17

Settled just behind the pace - departed unseated 5 out

PU—Astelia (IRE)710-4103—Peter FaheyP FaheySam EwingS Ewing8/19

Set the pace early - lost the advantage under pressure three out and faltered rapidly - eased and pulled up before the last