13:10 Leopardstown

Sunday 5 February 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Paddy Mullins Mares Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)

Off time: 13:14 | Winning time: 4m 17.08s

Global Equity^p⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 132| D

28/1

Latest win in hurdle at Thurles in November. Creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy, 16/1) 41 days ago. Stable having good spell. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 57-P813

Liberty Dance⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 129

7/2

Promising sort who readily landed 7-runner listed hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, good to soft, 6/5) 49 days ago by 5½ lengths from Belle The Lioness. More to offer now handicapping. Player.

Form: 131-611

Dollys Destination^p³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: Gary McGill| OR: 125

80/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Navan in November. Well-beaten fourth of 6 to Shewearsitwell in Irish EBF Mares' Hurdle at this course (20f, soft, 40/1) 38 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 049/214

Braganza^t1¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 123

50/1

33/1, below-par fourth of 6 in minor event hurdle at Clonmel (16.8f, heavy) 19 days ago. Trainer going well. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut with more required.

Form: 455P-54

Popova¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 122

33/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Excellent second of 6 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, soft, 5/1) 14 days ago, not ideally placed. Should progress further. Considered.

Form: F5-142

Tullypole Annie^p⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss G Benson⁽⁷⁾| T: P Flood| OR: 122| C

25/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at this course (16f, soft, 33/1) 41 days ago, always holding on. Can give another good account.

Form: 122281

De Lady In Red³⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Connell| OR: 121

16/1

Fell 5th in handicap hurdle (12/1) at this course (17.7f, soft). Off 12 months. Booking of O'Sullivan a plus. Can bounce back.

Form: 2/1152F-

Innatendue⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 121| BF

28/1

Creditable second of 15 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft, 11/10) 66 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John McConnell. Much respected on her handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 1226-32

Rioga Choice⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 121

12/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 16/1, creditable 5¼ lengths fourth of 10 to Magical Zoe in Gr 3 hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) 93 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 43-814

Elle Perfecta^t1³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 119

50/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at this course (20f, soft) 38 days ago, folding. Tongue strap on 1st time. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 2-16180

Sainte Dona³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper| OR: 117

22/1

Winner in hurdle at Thurles in November. Creditable sixth of 27 in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, soft, 18/1) 39 days ago. Down in trip and not discounted.

Form: 42-4216

Historique Reconce¹⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 116

15/2

Highly promising type. First run since leaving Emmanuel Clayeux when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, good) on IRE NH debut 177 days ago with plenty in hand. Most interesting handicap debutante.

Form: P56-1

Still Ciel¹⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116

33/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 4/6, career best when winning 16-runner novice hurdle at Thurles (15.7f, good to soft) 108 days ago, always holding on. One to consider now going handicapping.

Form: 1-7B221

Banntown Girl^p1,t⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: D E Mullins| T: Stephen Gerard Carey| OR: 115

11/1

Creditable second of 14 in novice chase at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 9/2) 59 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs considering.

Form: 2323-42

Marvel Fan^t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 115

100/1

10/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, soft) 40 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 102F-20

Delante³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: T Cooper| OR: 113| D

150/1

Thirteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.6f, heavy, 66/1) 36 days ago. Needs to take a big step forward.

Form: 1P-4P70

Scenic Look¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 113

40/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap (9/2) at Dundalk (16f) 18 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler so she can make her presence felt.

Form: 9-251F5

Risk Belle⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 123

5/2

Promising sort. 22 lengths fourth of 11 to Lossiemouth in Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle (28/1) at this course (16f, soft) 41 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Remains with potential now handicapping. Shortlisted.

Form: 154

Gaoth Chuil³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: T M Walsh| OR: 110

11/1

Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in December. 5/1, good third of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, soft) 38 days ago. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 15F513

Mollys Glory¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 109

18/1

11/4, respectable second of 10 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, soft) 14 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Can give another good account.

Form: 35-2422

Ballybawn Belter⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 104| C

16/1

Promising individual. Good fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 17/2) 46 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Likely to improve further.

Form: 1-2575

Getaway Queen^p,t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 104

125/1

Good third of 9 in handicap (25/1) at Dundalk (16f) 18 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and no forlorn hope.

Form: 12663-4

Non-Runners

Rock On Cassie¹⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

Forecasts

Risk Belle (5/2), Liberty Dance (7/2), Historique Reconce (15/2), Banntown Girl (11/1), Gaoth Chuil (11/1), Rioga Choice (12/1), Ballybawn Belter (16/1), De Lady In Red (16/1), Mollys Glory (18/1), Sainte Dona (22/1), Tullypole Annie (25/1), Innatendue (28/1), Global Equity (28/1), Still Ciel (33/1), Popova (33/1), Scenic Look (40/1), Elle Perfecta (50/1), Braganza (50/1), Rock On Cassie (50/1), Dollys Destination (80/1), Marvel Fan (100/1), Getaway Queen (125/1), Delante (150/1)

An ultra competitive handicap but even so HISTORIQUE RECONCE and Liberty Dance appeal as the types to be well ahead of their respective marks and they can fight out the finish with preference for Willie Mullins' easy Tramore scorer over Gordon Elliott's hat-trick seeker. Risk Belle is another Mullins mare with the potential to go well, while Ballybawn Belter and Gaoth Chuil need a second look too.