15:15 Bellewstown

Saturday 18 April 2026

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Boardsmill Stud Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 11.70s

Disco Dancer^p1,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 119| D

10/1

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Navan (2m, soft, 20/1) 28 days ago. Hopes now pinned on the first-time cheekpieces helping to eke out a bit more.

Form: 4F145-5

Theflyingbee⁸³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J R Martin⁽⁷⁾| T: F G Hand| OR: 117| C

7/1

Course winner. Below par fifth of 13 in a Naas handicap hurdle at Naas (18.7f, heavy, 12/1) 83 days ago. Capable of a bold show if she puts her best foot forward here.

Form: 902555

Fiver Friday¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 115

10/11

Produced a career-best when landing an 18-runner handicap at the Curragh (1¼m, heavy) 15 days ago, quickening clear. Runner-up both starts in this sphere during the winter and she's a major player.

Form: 137-722

Fortunate Lighting¹⁸⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 112

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in August. Could finish only eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (2½m, good to soft, 50/1) when last seen 6 months ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 5-65160

Cleopatra's Needle^h⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H Rogers| OR: 110| D

15/2

Creditable second of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (1m, soft, 12/1) 6 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Successful on latest start in this sphere at Galway last summer but she went up 8 lb for that.

Form: 51022-1

Eastern Wind³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: James Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 106| C| D

14/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 36 days ago. Opposable back in this sphere.

Form: B-1409

Fedneys Park^h¹⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 102

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden who was down the field in a 24-runner handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (2½m, good to soft) 107 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 3/1-3800

Mo Ghille Mar⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Gary Noonan| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 102

50/1

Trailed in last of 13 in a handicap hurdle at Warwick (2m, good to soft, 25/1) 41 days ago and looks set for another struggle.

Form: 937-060

Patty O'Farrell^t⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Maher| OR: 96

8/1

Respectable seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Naas (2m, soft, 16/1) 45 days ago, finding little. Remains 7 lb above mark of last summer's Limerick success.

Form: 13P067

Simple Things^h²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Simon Torrens| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 104

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Navan (2m, soft, 16/1) 28 days ago. Open to improvement and she has to enter calculations.

Form: 3786

Forecasts

Fiver Friday (10/11), Theflyingbee (7/1), Cleopatra's Needle (15/2), Patty O'Farrell (8/1), Disco Dancer (10/1), Simple Things (14/1), Eastern Wind (14/1), Fedneys Park (16/1), Fortunate Lighting (40/1), Mo Ghille Mar (50/1)

FIVER FRIDAY did the job in good style on the Flat at the Curragh recently and on that evidence, she looks capable of following up off this mark back over hurdles. The 4-y-o Simple Things appears to be gradually getting the hang of things and is second choice ahead of Theflyingbee.