Mallow Garden Festival 22nd, 23rd & 24th May Fillies Maiden

Cork

16:37

Date 2026-04-04

Distance 7f

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €10,013

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 5.9°C

Wind 6mph E

Rain 100%

Winning Time 1m 33.54s (slow by 9.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Wild Bessie (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Henry De Bromhead	28/1	Won
2nd	Signora (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	1/2F	.75
3rd	Expert Dancer (GB) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	4/1	2.25
4th	Flower Forest (IRE) Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	10/1	0.3
5th	Star Of Beauty (IRE) W J Lee · K J Condon	18/1	2.5
6th	Mardi Gras Queen (USA) Seamie Heffernan · J A Stack	16/1	3.5
7th	Divine Legend (IRE) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	20/1	2.5
8th	Flagstone Lady (IRE) Jamie Powell · M D O'Callaghan	66/1	2.5
9th	Girl Bear (IRE) Luke McAteer · Jack Foley	66/1	8.5
10th	Magna Kotcha (IRE) Colin Keane · Noel Meade	40/1	.5
11th	Zermatt Star (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	14/1	2.5

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8 (9)	Signora Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	129	—	39-2	92	96	73	20d	—	—	-23	35.5	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Smart form at two, keen when reeled in late on return at the Curragh, the one to beat
2 (7)	Expert Dancer Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	129	—	43-	-	89	61	165d	—	—	-10	8.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Two promising 6f maiden runs last term, 7f should suit, yard in fine form, place shout
4 (3)	Flower Forest Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	129	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Siyouni filly, dam a sister to Gleneagles, Marvellous & Happily, Moore prefers stablemate
11 (4)	Zermatt Star Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	129	—	65-	-	82	57	166d	—	—	-6	2.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Keen in both starts at two at around 1m, needs to settle better dropped in trip
1 (5)	Divine Legend Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	129	—	5-	-	62	44	168d	—	—	-3	1.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
9-1 and beaten 14.5l on debut in Oct', needs to step forward massively from that
9 (6)	Star Of Beauty Chestnut J:W J Lee T:K J Condon	J:W J Lee T:K J Condon	129	v	53-6	75	87	33	29d	—	—	+2	8	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Good third at Naas in August, had pipe opener at Dundalk, rated 75, place shout; visored
7 (8)	Mardi Gras Queen Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:J A Stack	J:Seamie Heffernan T:J A Stack	129	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Charlatan filly, half-sister to yard's US Grade 1 winner Aspen Grove, check market
6 (2)	Magna Kotcha Bay J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	129	—	6	-	77	37	13d	—	—	-3	1.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
100-1 on debut at Naas (1m) and weakened late into sixth, much more needed
10 (11)	Wild Bessie Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Ronan Whelan T:Henry De Bromhead	129	—	8-	-	77	-	190d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Off since midfield finish on Dundalk debut in Sept', needs to improve plenty on that
5 (1)	Girl Bear Bay J:Luke McAteer T:Jack Foley	J:Luke McAteer T:Jack Foley	129	—	3-7	-	82	59	20d	—	—	+1	2.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Good effort on debut at Galway, below that level on seasonal return, needs more
3 (10)	Flagstone Lady Grey J:Jamie Powell T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Jamie Powell T:M D O'Callaghan	129	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
US Navy Flag filly, dam French Listed placed winner, watch unless the market speaks

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Signora	8/15	8/15	8/13
Expert Dancer	4/1	9/2	7/2
Flower Forest	9/1	9/1	17/2
Zermatt Star	11/1	12/1	11/1
Divine Legend	20/1	20/1	18/1
Star Of Beauty	18/1	12/1	14/1
Mardi Gras Queen	33/1	33/1	28/1
Magna Kotcha	33/1	22/1	28/1
Wild Bessie	66/1	50/1	50/1
Girl Bear	80/1	66/1	66/1
Flagstone Lady	100/1	100/1	80/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Signora

35.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 5 Odds: 20

8/13

2nd

Expert Dancer

8.2

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 5.2

9/2

3rd

Star Of Beauty

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Girl Bear

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Flower Forest

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Zermatt Star

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Divine Legend

1.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Magna Kotcha

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Mardi Gras Queen

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Wild Bessie

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Flagstone Lady

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Signora	92	96	73
Star Of Beauty	75	87	33
Expert Dancer	—	89	61
Flower Forest	—	—	—
Zermatt Star	—	82	57
Divine Legend	—	62	44
Mardi Gras Queen	—	—	—
Magna Kotcha	—	77	37
Wild Bessie	—	77	—
Girl Bear	—	82	59
Flagstone Lady	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Magna Kotcha	13d ago	Quick return
Signora	20d ago	Fit
Girl Bear	20d ago	Fit
Star Of Beauty	29d ago	Fit
Expert Dancer	165d ago	Long break
Zermatt Star	166d ago	Long break
Divine Legend	168d ago	Long break
Wild Bessie	190d ago	Long break
Flower Forest	—	—
Mardi Gras Queen	—	—
Flagstone Lady	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Signora	Mid-Pack
Wild Bessie	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 11 runners classified.