14:50 Fairyhouse

Sunday 1 April 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Novice Hurdle Championship Final (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 5m 29.9s

Alletrix^h¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 128| D

20/1

Winner of a Leopardstown (2m2f, soft ) handicap hurdle in early February but held in a Grade 3 contest over 2m6f last time out. Drop in trip today looks likely to suit.

Form: 3F2124

Cut The Mustard¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 125| D

25/1

Maiden hurdle winner at Punchestown (2m4f, soft-to-heavy) last month but finished well held having raced close to a strong pace at Cheltenham last month and plenty to find with Laurina on that form.

Form: 31-8516

Dawn Shadow¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 127| D

25/1

Placed twice in Grade 3 contests this season including when beaten 19L by Laurina at Fairyhouse (2m2f, heavy) in January. Fell at Cheltenham last time but an each-way chance in this.

Form: 21333F

High School Days¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 136

20/1

Winner of a handicap hurdle off a mark of 122 at Thurles (2m, heavy) in December but struggled since including in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham last time out.

Form: 31114P

Lackaneen Leader¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 131| C| D

8/1

Winner of her last three starts including a 2m6f Grade 3 contest at Limerick (heavy) last time out. Drop in trip is unlikely to inconvenience and she is one to note in this contest.

Form: 372111

Laurina¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 150| C

2/11

Unbeaten in three starts since joining this yard and the impressive winner of a Grade 2 contest at Cheltenham (2m1f, soft) last time out. Likely to prove hard to beat as she seeks a first Grade 1 success today.

Form: F2-111

Pietralunga^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

40/1

Made a winning hurdling debut at Clonmel (2m, heavy) in January but finished well beaten behind stablemate Laurina last time out and looks up against it in this contest.

Form: 17

Redhotfillypeppers^h³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D H Dunsdon| T: W P Mullins| OR: 124

33/1

Broke her maiden over hurdles when winning at Punchestown (2m6f, soft-to-heavy) last time out. Drops in trip and taking a significant step up in class today.

Form: 64-3341

Salsaretta¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins

20/1

Narrowly beaten in a Listed juvenile hurdle at Auteuil (2m2f, very soft) in September 2016 and making her first appearance since when falling at Cheltenham last month. Interesting runner today.

Form: 392-F

Tara Dylan²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: A E Lynch| T: T Mullins| OR: 120

40/1

Three time winner on the Flat but yet to score in five starts over hurdles and finished 12L behind the winner in a 2m4f maiden hurdle last time.

Form: 2B263

Woolstone One^h⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: G Sheehan| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 136

10/1

Winner of three of her last four starts including a Listed hurdle at Warwick (2m5f, soft) last time out. Stable are in decent form (2/9) at present and she is one to note in this contest.

Form: 0/61211

Non-Runners

Allez Kal¹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: J Barcoe J: Brian Hayes

Forecasts

Laurina (2/11), Lackaneen Leader (8/1), Woolstone One (10/1), Alletrix (20/1), Salsaretta (20/1), High School Days (20/1), Dawn Shadow (25/1), Cut The Mustard (25/1), Redhotfillypeppers (33/1), Tara Dylan (40/1), Pietralunga (40/1), Allez Kal (50/1)

Willie Mullins has won this race with some top class mares in the past and his LAURINA, an impressive winner at Cheltenham (2m1f, soft) last month can join the roll of honour on her first attempt at this trip. The selection had a number of these behind her on that occasion and can get the better of Lackaneen Leader who drops in trip today following a victory at Limerick last time. Dawn Shadow finished third behind the selection at Fairyhouse in January and can fill the same position today.