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14.14

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Billy Harney Memorial Irish EBF Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £14873.95
  • 1m 7f 111y
  • 7 runners
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Billy Harney Memorial Irish EBF Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

6/4 (Won)

  • Win: £1.90
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 131-61 CD

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Justified odds-on favouritism in a maiden hurdle here two weeks ago and did so in emphatic fashion; has 4l to find on The Model Kingdom from a clash last month at Down Royal but that was her hurdling debut; in receipt of 4lb here and it would come as no surprise if she were able to reverse that form.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

2

5th Feb 2023

Yielding

2m 1f 150y

13:10 Leopardstown

Liberty Dance

11st 9lb

J: Davy Russell

T: Gordon Elliott

midfield, headway going okay home turn, keeping on when pushed along on near side of group before last, went fourth when ridden but no extra after last, kept on

3/1

1st

4

18th Dec 2022

Frozen

1m 7f 111y

14:14 Thurles

Liberty Dance

10st 11lb

J: Denis O’Regan

T: Gordon Elliott

Justified odds-on favouritism in a maiden hurdle here two weeks ago and did so in emphatic fashion; has 4l to find on The Model Kingdom from a clash last month at Down Royal but that was her hurdling debut; in receipt of 4lb here and it would come as no surprise if she were able to reverse that form.

6/4

1st

4

1st Dec 2022

Yielding To Soft

1m 7f 199y

14:32 Thurles

Liberty Dance

11st 7lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Smart bumper form last season, Fairyhouse and Naas wins sandwiching an even better effort when close third in Grade 2 mares' contest at Leopardstown; pitched in at Grade 3 level on hurdles debut last month at Down Royal, running well for long way before tiring approaching the last; drops to maiden company here and major player.

7/2

Form: 1-2 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
A Cork bumper winner who was defeated by a decent rival in Intranet when beaten on her recent hurdling debut but did have some useful types in behind her that day; lacks experience compared to some of the field but has the potential to run a big race.
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6th

9

31st Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 54y

14:10 Galway

Belle The Lioness

10st 8lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: S Curling

Maiden hurdle winner for Henry de Bromhead and in-foal mare steadily improving for this yard, winning Tipperary mares beginners chase and most recently second to a clear winner in 2m5f Killarney mares hurdle; looks out of her depth here though.

33/1

6

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 85y

17:32 Killarney

Belle The Lioness

10st 7lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: S Curling

Maiden hurdle winner for Henry de Bromhead and won over fences last time for this yard; has a shout on these terms if back to some of her better hurdle form.

6/1

2

1st Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 155y

16:18 Tipperary

Belle The Lioness

11st 7lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: S Curling

One of two for yard; bumper and hurdles winner on yielding and soft to heavy; much improved on second chase start when going close in a beginners' at Tramore (15.5f, gd-yld) in late May; this longer trip worth a go on the evidence of that run; chance.

11/1

Form: 11-131 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 1lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 131

Form & Verdict
Strong travelling mare is a five-time winner including a Grade 3 bumper at Punchestown back in April; a very consistent performer with a potent turn of foot and she holds very strong claims again here as her rating of 131 would suggest; has to give weight to some smart sorts, though, which tempers enthusiasm a little.
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5th

13

4th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

15:50 Leopardstown

The Model Kingdom

10st 10lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: Noel Meade

Runner-up in Graded and Listed company as a novice and chased home Magic Tricks at Down Royal in November; well beaten last twice; can travel very well in her races but has found little for pressure in the past; others preferred.

14/1

8th

4

27th Dec 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:20 Leopardstown

The Model Kingdom

11st 0lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Noel Meade

midfield, headway before 2 out

9/1

18th

7

3rd Dec 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

15:10 Fairyhouse

The Model Kingdom

10st 11lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Noel Meade

in touch with leaders, midfield after 1st

13/2

OUR TIP

Form: 043213 C

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
C&D bumper winner on good ground; she wasn't disgraced on recent hurdling debut when making a costly mistake at the third-last; her inexperience would be a worry but she is also a potential improver; could outrun her odds.
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1

15th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 95y

14:30 Punchestown

A Law Of Her Own

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Peter Fahey

Won a mares' chase at Thurles (2m2f, good to yielding) in March; nothing in three subsequent starts over fences but ran a good race in the Galway Tribes back over hurdles in August; ultimately finished tailed off when stepped up in trip at Listowel last time (2m4f, good to yielding); drops another 1lb now.

12/1

13

27th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:20 Listowel

A Law Of Her Own

10st 10lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Peter Fahey

Won a mares' chase at Thurles (2m2f, gd-yld) in March; came up dry in three subsequent starts over fences but ran a pleasing race in the Tribes on return to hurdling last month and 1lb lower now; best form at shorter than this.

14/1

6th

12

2nd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 175y

14:37 Galway

A Law Of Her Own

10st 9lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Peter Fahey

Only win over hurdles came off this mark over C&D in a mares' handicap at the 2023 festival; chasing this year and won a mares' event at Thurles in March; hampered and unseated early on latest; not discounted on return to hurdling.

14/1

Form: 601241 D

Last run: 67 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Was rated in the 50s on the Flat before winning off a Punchestown handicap hurdle off 100; current rating of 107 leaves her with a mountain to climb here.
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13th

7

(16)

13th Jan 2023

Standard

2m 0f 0y

17:30 Dundalk (AW)

Well Funded

9st 5lb

J: Jack Enright

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Progressive over hurdles last autumn, winning handicaps at Listowel and Punchestown; in good form here in November, including when runner-up over this trip (Make The Switch fourth, Tenth Amendment fifth); needs to bounce back after two low-key hurdling displays

13/2

13th

11

26th Dec 2022

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

13:45 Leopardstown

Well Funded

11st 1lb

J: Jack Foley

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

in touch with leaders

9/1

5th

7

18th Dec 2022

Frozen

1m 7f 111y

14:14 Thurles

Well Funded

10st 11lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Was rated in the 50s on the Flat before winning off a Punchestown handicap hurdle off 100; current rating of 107 leaves her with a mountain to climb here.

66/1

Form: /25-32

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Shaped nicely in a mares' maiden hurdle at Galway before a recent remote second to Gaelic Warrior at Tramore; has a bit to find here and has a tendency to jump left.
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1st

4

5th Sep 2023

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

14:25 Bangor-on-Dee

Littel Flour

11st 2lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Jennie Candlish

Two good runs for this yard, latterly at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good) succumbing to a hurdling newcomer who had won three times on the Flat in Germany; might be the answer.

5/4

2nd

9

22nd Aug 2023

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 4

15:30 Newton Abbot

Littel Flour

10st 11lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Jennie Candlish

took keen hold, prominent, led 5 out, going best home turn

100/30

3rd

2

1st Aug 2023

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 5

21:00 Perth

Littel Flour

11st 12lb

J: Miss Molly Landau

T: Jennie Candlish

0-11 over hurdles when trained in Ireland but her third at Tipperary (2m, good to yielding) in May was a good effort and she has possibilities if in similar form on this stable debut.

11/2

Form: 23-11P D

Last run: 49 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Finished third behind Pink in the Park in a Listowel bumper before winning a Limerick maiden hurdle; pulled up over 2m4f last time out in very testing conditions; needs to bounce back here.
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11

26th Apr 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 180y

16:15 Punchestown

Rocco Bay

11st 3lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Peter Fahey

Won Bangor bumper and Limerick maiden hurdle last year but well below that level in her last three starts; has plenty to find.

66/1

6th

6

11th Feb 2023

Yielding

2m 3f 0y

13:40 Naas

Rocco Bay

11st 3lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Peter Fahey

Followed up a Bangor mares' bumper win with a maiden hurdle success at Limerick early in the season but shown nothing twice winter; has a bit to find too; wears first-time hood.

20/1

7th

6

18th Dec 2022

Frozen

1m 7f 111y

14:14 Thurles

Rocco Bay

10st 11lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Peter Fahey

Finished third behind Pink in the Park in a Listowel bumper before winning a Limerick maiden hurdle; pulled up over 2m4f last time out in very testing conditions; needs to bounce back here.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta €8.40
Straight Forecast €8.91
Trifecta €13.60

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Belle The Lioness

SPOTLIGHT:

Liberty Dance

RP Ratings (IRE):

The Model Kingdom

The Irish Sun:

Belle The Lioness

POSTDATA:

Liberty Dance