15:45 Leopardstown

Sunday 5 March 2023

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Leopardstown Members Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 5m 4.0s

Vera Verto^t⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 114| C

12/1

Sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.9f, heavy, 15/2) 49 days ago. Yard in good form so not ruled out.

Form: 19R-746

Country Queen³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 113

25/1

Latest win in hurdle at Kilbeggan in September. 40/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.4f, heavy) 38 days ago. Stable having good spell but very hard to make a case for.

Form: 1F136P

Scenic Look²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: D F O'Regan| T: A Murray| OR: 111

16/1

Winner in hurdle at Down Royal in August. 40/1, sixteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.7f, good to soft) 28 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 251F50

Time To Rocco^h²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: C Motherway| OR: 111| D

11/2

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in October. Creditable third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, good to soft, 13/2) 25 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 1PF033

Bynx¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: D E Mullins| T: M Hassett| OR: 109

12/1

33/1, very good second of 19 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.1f, heavy) 15 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 3-64842

Gaoth Chuil²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 109

3/1

Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in December. 11/1, below form ninth of 22 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.7f, good to soft) 28 days ago. In the mix if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 5F5139

Rambling Rose⁵¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin| T: S Ryan| OR: 108

25/1

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (9/1) at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) with plenty in hand. Off 17 months so needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 2F/9521-

Lizlucky^t⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: P T Foley| OR: 104| BF

13/2

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in October. 7/2, good second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.9f, heavy) 49 days ago. In the picture.

Form: 651342

Game And Glory^p⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 96| D

18/1

Winner in hurdle at Tramore in October. Creditable seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21f, soft, 8/1) 89 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 743137

Breezy Bell^t⁹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Jordan Gainford| T: E Cawley| OR: 95

40/1

80/1, thirteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft) 96 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 197-700

Indie Belle^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Robert Widger| OR: 95| D

10/3

Latest win in chase at Tramore in December. 9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good sixth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago, looking probable winner until bad error last. Player off the same mark.

Form: 651346

Glen Na Tara³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Donagh Meyler| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 94

40/1

Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, heavy, 66/1) 39 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 338479

Mary Cassatt^t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 105

25/1

Fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 33/1) 25 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Must improve.

Form: 35204

Maggie Walsh¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Bowe| OR: 87| D

20/1

Winner in hurdle at Fairyhouse in January. Below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Not taken lightly if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 935168

Banada Bridge^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 80

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 17 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 042700

Forecasts

Gaoth Chuil (3/1), Indie Belle (10/3), Time To Rocco (11/2), Lizlucky (13/2), Vera Verto (12/1), Bynx (12/1), Scenic Look (16/1), Game And Glory (18/1), Maggie Walsh (20/1), Rambling Rose (25/1), Country Queen (25/1), Mary Cassatt (25/1), Glen Na Tara (40/1), Breezy Bell (40/1), Banada Bridge (50/1)

INDIE BELLE looked the winner until making a bad mistake at the final flight at Navan last time and can gain compensation off an unchanged mark here. Lizlucky is next on the list on the back of her good Punchestown second, with Gowran runner-up Bynx another who can't be taken lightly in an open handicap.