15:15 Leopardstown

Sunday 7 March 2021

All14:1014:4515:1515:4516:2016:5017:20

TRM Equine Nutrition Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 5m 10.7s

Erins Benefit⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: J E Kiely| OR: 117

10/3

Bumper winner who has showed fairly useful form over hurdles. 15/8 still holding every chance when unseating at the last at Tramore (21f) in December. Likely player on balance of form.

Form: 13232U

Lough Manor

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith

50/1

Stowaway mare. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to unreliable but fairly useful chaser (stayed 3m) Very Stylish. Likely best watched unless market vibes are positive.

Form:

Mis Clogher⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

25/1

Point winner who showed promise when fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (18.5f, heavy) on NH debut 50 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 3414

Moonlit Wings²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: T James

66/1

Winning pointer. Minor promise on bumper debut at Navan back in summer 2019 and overfaced on back of 17 months off in a Grade 2 bumper here last month. Hurdles debut.

Form: 41/6-0

Moonshot²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: P E Corbett| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 103

12/1

Fair hurdler. 6/1, bit below form fifth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 21 days ago. Stable having good spell.

Form: 3F-0305

Mrs Underwood⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: G Ahern

300/1

Fame And Glory mare. Half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler Gunner Fifteen (stayed 2½m). Little impact in points, fell latest outing, Nov 29.

Form: P706-F

Rhyme'n Rhythm¹⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 8/1, seventh of 8 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.8f, soft) on hurdles bow 141 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins.

Form: 26-7

Royal Illusion^t⁸³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| C

8/13

Useful 2m winner on Flat. Tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy, 13/8) on hurdles bow 83 days ago. Up in trip. Should go well.

Form: 113/3

Sweet Street⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: I J Power| T: R J McGrath

28/1

Modest form at best in bumpers and similar form when keeping on for fifth in a 20-runner Cork maiden hurdle (2m) in December. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 5-3S685

Whisper In Court⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: C D Maxwell| T: P Stafford

250/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy) on hurdles bow 67 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 41-07

From This Moment¹¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: B Jordan

150/1

Yeats mare. Sister to fair hurdler Memphis Bell and half-sister to fair hurdler/chaser Old Salt. Unplaced in point on debut, Nov 8.

Form: 5

Mare Quimby²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

9/2

Presenting mare who showed fairly useful form in bumpers, winning at Punchestown in October and matching that form when fifth in a Grade 2 event here last month. This trip should suit now hurdling.

Form: 1745

Port Luna¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 400/1, eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.7f, heavy) on NH debut 13 days ago. This should reveal more.

Form: 8

Result Amended

Moonlit Wings - Original Position 4th. Amended Position 5th.

Mare Quimby - Original Position 5th. Amended Position 4th.

Non-Runners

Local Getaway¹⁰⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: D Ahern J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Ballydun Glory²⁴⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: D Ahern J: Danny Mullins

Forecasts

Royal Illusion (8/13), Erins Benefit (10/3), Mare Quimby (9/2), Moonshot (12/1), Ballydun Glory (20/1), Mis Clogher (25/1), Sweet Street (28/1), Lough Manor (50/1), Moonlit Wings (66/1), Local Getaway (66/1), Rhyme'n Rhythm (125/1), From This Moment (150/1), Port Luna (200/1), Whisper In Court (250/1), Mrs Underwood (300/1)

A useful bumper/Flat performer, ROYAL ILLUSION didn't go without promise when third in a mares' maiden hurdle at Naas in December. The type to progress, particularly now her stamina is drawn out in this sphere, she's fancied to come out on top. Erins Benefit has showed enough to win a race of this nature and is the lead threat, whilst fairly useful bumper winner Mare Quimby is also of interest.