McMahons Builders Providers Irish EBF Dawn Run Mares Novice Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:27 | Winning time: 6m 38.8s

Harmonya Maker¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| BF

11/10

Useful chaser. 6/5, respectable 3¼ lengths second of 5 to Silent Approach in Gr 2 chase at Cork (16.7f, heavy) 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip and she's the one to beat.

Form: 1UFP-12

Hauturiere¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: A P Heskin| T: W P Mullins

11/10

Useful chaser. 5/1, 6¼ lengths fourth of 5 to Silent Approach in Gr 2 chase at Cork (16.7f, heavy) 17 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Ought to finish closer to Harmonya Maker back up in distance here. Yard has won both previous runnings of this.

Form: 1124-14

Henning³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 114| C

16/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 19f over hurdles. Fourth of 7 in novice chase at Cork (21f, soft, 12/1) 31 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving Miss Shauna Larkin.

Form: 710-3F4

Merry Moves^p,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: Mrs G O'Connor| OR: 88| C

100/1

Modest hurdler. One win from 21 NH runs. Good eighth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, heavy, 18/1) 15 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 67-0038

Sainte Dona³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Cooper| OR: 109| D

11/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 23f over hurdles. Hooded for 1st time, sixth of 7 in novice chase at Cork (21f, soft, 17/2) 31 days ago.

Form: 066-426

Forecasts

Hauturiere (11/10), Harmonya Maker (11/10), Sainte Dona (11/1), Henning (16/1), Merry Moves (100/1)

HAUTURIERE was three lengths adrift of Harmonya Maker at Cork recently but she was unsuited by the drop in trip and it was her first run following a seven-month absence, whereas Gordon Elliott's charge had race-fitness on her side. Hauturiere remains capable of better and is taken to make it a third successive win in this race for the Willie Mullins yard. Harmonya Maker will nevertheless be a big threat if her stamina holds out, while Sainte Dona is best of the rest.