16:40 Leopardstown

Saturday 4 February 2023

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Shabra Charity Oliver Brady Memorial Future Stars (C & G) I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 2)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 3m 52.04s

A Dream To Share²³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: J E Kiely| D

12/1

Promising individual. 2 wins from 2 in bumpers, defying penalty at Roscommon (16.1f, good), easing clear. Off 7 months. May well do better.

Form: 11

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Chosen Witness³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss J Townend| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Well Chosen gelding. Dam (b87) bumper winner. Dead-heated for first sole start in points (Feb 2022) and won 11-runner bumper (5/6) at Limerick (18f, heavy) on NH debut 38 days ago, forging clear. Respected.

Form: 1-1

Fact To File³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| C

2/1

Poliglote gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful French chaser Muthtemps. Won 10-runner bumper (8/13) at this course (20f, soft) on NH debut 39 days ago, driven out. Looks yard no 1 on jockey bookings.

Form: 1-1

Fascile Mode³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr C Mullins| T: T Mullins| CD

4/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Dam modest 2½m hurdle winner. 16/1, won 9-runner bumper at this C&D (soft) on NH debut 37 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 1

Largy Hill³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Pat Taaffe| T: W P Mullins| D

20/1

Flemensfirth gelding who finished third sole start in points. Much better effort when winning 8-runner bumper (11/8) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 39 days ago, kept up to work.

Form: 35-1

Special Cadeau³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: W P Mullins

17/2

Won 9-runner bumper (9/4) at Huntingdon (13.7f, good) for Pam Sly. Sold £220,000 and off 13 months, better form when 5 lengths third of 9 to Fascile Mode in bumper at this C&D (soft) 37 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 1-3

This Songisforyou¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: E Mullins| BF

40/1

Won 15-runner bumper at Galway (16.6f, good to soft) on NH debut but unable to defy a penalty at Ballinrobe. This much harder.

Form: 12

Feronily³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: E Mullins

9/2

€34,000 3-y-o, £45,000 5-y-o, Getaway gelding. Closely related to fair hurdler Ava Rose. Successful sole start in points (Nov 6). 9/2, second of 11 in bumper at this C&D (soft) on NH debut 38 days ago, running on. Respected.

Form: 12

Non-Runners

Better Days Ahead⁶²

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Mr J J Codd

Forecasts

Fact To File (2/1), Fascile Mode (4/1), Better Days Ahead (4/1), Feronily (9/2), Chosen Witness (9/2), Special Cadeau (17/2), A Dream To Share (12/1), Largy Hill (20/1), This Songisforyou (40/1)

FERONILY might be the only maiden in the field, but he made a very encouraging debut in this sphere when second over C&D over Christmas, form which is good enough to win most bumpers, and the weight he receives may prove decisive. Fact To File heads a strong team for Willie Mullins, while Better Days Ahead remains an exciting prospect.