Cheestrings Irish EBF Mares Hurdle

Off time: 14:58 | Winning time: 4m 55.40s

Jalila Moriviere^t⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 136

4/5

Useful hurdler. Successful at Limerick in March. Creditable sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good to soft, 12/1) 52 days ago. Back up in trip and she's a strong candidate.

Form: P/2414-6

Dream On Baby¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 127

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Creditable second of 8 in maiden (10/3) at Galway (12f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and will be a threat if she puts her best foot forward.

Form: 13255-P

Farfromnowhere⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 126

11/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. 11/2, fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 53 days ago. That was too bad to be true and she remains of interest in view of earlier promise. Up in trip.

Form: 11/1-20

Gers Gigi²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

25/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 17 lengths third of 5 to Adela Icon in minor event hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good, 13/2) 25 days ago. Faces a stiff task on these terms.

Form: 245563

Adela Icon^h²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 132

3/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 11/8, career best when winning 5-runner minor event hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 25 days ago, easily. Paul Townend prefers Jalila Moriviere.

Form: 013-431

Forecasts

Jalila Moriviere (4/5), Adela Icon (3/1), Dream On Baby (4/1), Farfromnowhere (11/1), Gers Gigi (25/1)

A Willie Mullins 1-2 is on the cards with Paul Townend's pick JALILA MORIVIERE taken to see off stablemate Adela Icon. The latter was dominant at Bellewstown and isn't passed over lightly, but Jalila Moriviere has acquitted herself well in valuable handicaps the last twice and should prove hard to beat back in calmer waters. Farfromnowhere ran no sort of a race at Galway last time, but she looked promising prior to that and remains of interest.