14:50 Downpatrick

Sunday 14 June 2026

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 30.00s

She's A Fine Wine^t²⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 119

13/2

Useful effort when winning handicap chase at Cork (2¼m, good) when last seen in October. Well treated off her lower hurdle mark and has gone well fresh before.

Form: 913691/

Hasten Slowly^p1⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 116

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler at best but gone completely off the boil in recent starts, finishing well held in claimers in recent days. First-time cheekpieces need to spark a major upturn in her fortunes.

Form: 4616/78

Miss Manzor¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott| OR: 115

25/1

Lightly raced in recent seasons. Hinted at retaining ability when fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (2m, good to soft) on second outing back from an absence but need to see more before lending support.

Form: 864PP/5

Long Gone³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 112

8/1

Bit below form when sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (2m, good, 80/1) on reappearance. Should be sharper for the outing, with the step back up in trip also in her favour.

Form: 6241P/6

Hillhead Runner³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 110

11/1

First run since leaving Gavin Cromwell when below-form ninth of 15 in maiden hurdle (8/1) at Cork (19f, good to soft) on reappearance 35 days ago but needs checking out in the betting now handicapping.

Form: 2F328/9

Tir Og^p1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Seymour| OR: 110| C

14/1

Won 3 times in the first half of last season but has been operating below her best since returning from a break, including twelfth of 13 in handicap at Listowel (2½m, good to soft) 15 days ago. First-time cheekpieces are reached for.

Form: 5038/70

Radar Ahead²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 108

9/2

Won a handicap hurdle at Sligo last summer and arrives fit and in form from the Flat.

Form: 472105/

Rockstown Girl^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: James Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 106| D

9/2

Latest win in hurdle at Down Royal in March. 13/2, creditable third of 14 in maiden chase at Kilbeggan (2½m, good) 30 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: PB712/3

Layenda³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Ross Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 97

25/1

Stepped up on previous efforts when third of 14 in maiden hurdle over C&D (good) 37 days ago. That form has been boosted by both the second/fourth since and she's a potential improver in handicaps.

Form: 90P7/3

You Make Me Smile¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 95

11/2

11/1, good third of 9 from out of the handicap at Ballinrobe (2m, good to soft) 19 days ago. Races off her proper mark this time. Considered.

Form: 18315/3

Midnight Eagle³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Aidan Kelly⁽³⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 94

11/2

One win from 21 starts. Creditable third of 10 in claiming hurdle at Clonmel (2½m, good, 25/1) 31 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Aengus King. New stable among the winners.

Form: 29000/3

Wild Mandate^b,t²³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 92

9/1

Blinkered and tongue tied first time, good second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good) last August but the headgear combination didn't work as well at Limerick in October. Off since but has gone well fresh before.

Form: 947920/

Non-Runners

Gangster Granny¹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 5

T: C A McBratney J: Gavin Brouder

Miss Lia¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Dylan Robinson

Forecasts

Rockstown Girl (9/2), Radar Ahead (9/2), You Make Me Smile (11/2), Midnight Eagle (11/2), She's A Fine Wine (13/2), Long Gone (8/1), Wild Mandate (9/1), Hillhead Runner (11/1), Tir Og (14/1), Gangster Granny (14/1), Miss Lia (16/1), Miss Manzor (25/1), Layenda (25/1), Hasten Slowly (40/1)

SHE'S A FINE WINE was in career-best form over fences when last seen in the autumn and a good record fresh provides hope that she can pick up where she left off. You Make Me Smile ran a cracker from out of the handicap last time and could pose a threat back off her proper mark. Layenda appeals as one who could go on to better things in handicaps, while Midnight Eagle is one to note in the betting on her first start for in-form Andrew McNamara.