March 30 / 15.20 Fairyhouse

15.20

Heavy

BoyleSports Mares Handicap Chase (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £23086.96
  • 2m 5f 120y
  • 8 runners
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BoyleSports Mares Handicap Chase (Listed Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £22.20
  • Place: £4.80

Form: 16452P D

Last run: 42 days

W: 10st 0lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Bounced back to form when runner-up at Punchestown two starts ago but pulled up at Gowran since and 4lb wrong for this assignment.
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6th

3

3rd May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 55y

16:50 Punchestown

Ardera Ru

10st 12lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: Eoin Doyle

Four-time winner relished the heavy ground when a surprise winner from Instit in a Listed at Fairyhouse last time; trainer credited a pallet operation for that effort; will do well to repeat that here on this better ground.

16/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.50

Form: -62345 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 140

Form & Verdict
Paid the price for a pace battle in the Mares' Chase at Cheltenham and doesn't look well treated on this season's form but a repeat of her career best over C&D last season would put in her in the mix.
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2nd

6

3rd May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 55y

16:50 Punchestown

Instit

10st 12lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Made all to beat a below par Allegorie De Vassy in a Fairyhouse Listed last year; broadly consistent since then, second to Ardera Ru at Fairyhouse and in a Listed at Perth last week; should get into the money.

10/1

2nd

6

3rd May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 55y

16:50 Punchestown

Instit

10st 12lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Made all to beat a below par Allegorie De Vassy in a Fairyhouse Listed last year; broadly consistent since then, second to Ardera Ru at Fairyhouse and in a Listed at Perth last week; should get into the money.

10/1

2nd

3

24th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 1

15:25 Perth

Instit

11st 2lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Fifth in the Mares' Chase at Cheltenham (2m4f, soft; Riviere D'Etel 5l back in sixth) and subsequently runner-up at Fairyhouse (2m5f, heavy); this trip should suit and she's an obvious contender.

5/2

5/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: 307P-2 C

Last run: 125 days

W: 10st 10lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 124

Form & Verdict
Hasn't won for over two years but encouraging seasonal return when beaten roughly 1l at Punchestown in November; slight concern she hasn't been seen since; down in trip with cheekpieces on after 125-day absence.
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3

3rd Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 9y

13:30 Punchestown

Western Zara

11st 7lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Paul Nolan

Is 1-9 in chases; that win came in a mares' chase at Clonmel in March 2022; has run well here a couple of times in the past and she should strip fitter after a spin over hurdles at Navan; capable of making her presence felt off her current mark.

7/1

3

3rd Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 9y

13:30 Punchestown

Western Zara

11st 7lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Paul Nolan

Is 1-9 in chases; that win came in a mares' chase at Clonmel in March 2022; has run well here a couple of times in the past and she should strip fitter after a spin over hurdles at Navan; capable of making her presence felt off her current mark.

7/1

3

15th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

3m 1f 0y

13:10 Navan

Western Zara

11st 12lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Paul Nolan

Last two wins came back-to-back in the early months of 2022; failed to complete her final two starts before a break, fell in a chase at Punchestown, pulled up when well fancied for a handicap hurdle at Wexford; showed that she could run well fresh when second at Punchestown 13 months ago.

10/1

Form: 4-3P38 CD

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Tailed off in the Grand National trial at Punchestown when last seen; good run when beaten 1l in a mares' handicap chase at that venue on her penultimate start; others may be on better marks but can give a good account back down in trip.
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5

3rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 111y

14:55 Galway

Must Be Obeyed

10st 10lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Thomas Gibney

2-23 over fences, those wins gained mid-winter in 2022/23 season; fourth in two handicap runs in recent months; was due to run in the 6.30 here on Friday; not suited by the race conditions.

20/1

3rd

20

1st Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 111y

18:00 Galway

Must Be Obeyed

10st 12lb

J: Daniel King

T: Thomas Gibney

Back-to-back chase wins two years ago; nothing since then, finished in front of Lightkeeper when fourth at Wexford when last seen (2m3f, good); that was her best run for a while; refused to line up at Punchestown in April, so comes with risks attached.

20/1

4th

6

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 3f 110y

16:25 Wexford

Must Be Obeyed

10st 7lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Thomas Gibney

2-22 over fences; poor form recently and a 10l fourth of eight at Punchestown last month wasn't hugely encouraging; refused to line up at Punchestown in April; a risky profile and others are in better form.

12/1

Form: 332412

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 7lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Has looked progressive of late, winning six-runner mares' handicap chase at Navan by a wide margin before chasing home odds on favourite, Tactical Move, in a Grade 3 novice at Naas since; looks like a big player from the same mark.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

4

16th Apr 2025

Good

3m 4f 21y

Class 3

15:15 Cheltenham

Jumping Jet

12st 0lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

No threat to front pair when third in recent Ulster National (a race she won last year) at Downpatrick (3m4f, good) but that was still a pretty good effort and she remains on a workable mark; considered each-way.

7/1

Form: 2-2814 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Won mares' handicap chase at Punchestown last month; failed to build on that at Leopardstown since; tough ask here from 6lb out of the weights.
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10th

1

9th Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 3f 180y

15:22 Gowran Park

Lars Lass

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Tom Dreaper

Won twice over fences and respectable effort when fourth from lower hurdles mark back in May; tailed off on recent return but that can be forgiven over insufficient two miles; best form over a bit further than this.

5/1

10th

1

9th Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 3f 180y

15:22 Gowran Park

Lars Lass

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Tom Dreaper

Won twice over fences and respectable effort when fourth from lower hurdles mark back in May; tailed off on recent return but that can be forgiven over insufficient two miles; best form over a bit further than this.

5/1

12th

4

8th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 130y

14:45 Galway

Lars Lass

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Tom Dreaper

Dual chase winner who is rated lower over hurdles and was beaten under 5l last time at Ballinrobe; that was in May so she lacks a run, but has each-way claims.

9/2

OUR TIP

Form: 123137 C

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 137

Form & Verdict
Won a Grade 2 mares' novice at Thurles in January but no match for Marsh Wren back there a month later and beaten 25l in the Mares' at Cheltenham since; acts on this ground but needs career best to defy this mark.
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7th

2

30th Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 5f 120y

15:20 Fairyhouse

Harmonya Maker

11st 9lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Gordon Elliott

didn't jump with fluency, soon disputed lead, led from 3rd, mistake and headed 12th

10/1

7th

3

15th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 4f 127y

Class 1

16:50 Cheltenham

Harmonya Maker

11st 5lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

All wins on heavy and soft ground, the latest in a Grade 2 over 2m4f at Thurles in January; lesser effort behind Marsh Wren (who was receiving 10lb) there since, though, and she would be getting weight from a few of these rivals in a handicap.

33/1

3rd

1

22nd Feb 2024

Soft

2m 6f 16y

14:23 Thurles

Harmonya Maker

11st 5lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

prominent, went second from 4th, mistake 5th, challenging on outer after 2 out, no extra when lost second and jumped slightly right last, weakened run-in

11/10

Form: 1F-2BP

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 134

Form & Verdict
Career best on this season's return when narrowly denied by Birdes Hill and that form was boosted by the runner-up but brought down at Limerick over Christmas and pulled up in the Grand National trial at Punchestown since; may bounce back over this sort of trip and can't be ruled out.
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7th

1

3rd Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 9y

13:30 Punchestown

Queen Jane

11st 13lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Is 2-8 over fences but without a win since March 2023; well beaten both starts this season and she remains 14lb above her last winning mark.

10/1

7th

1

3rd Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 9y

13:30 Punchestown

Queen Jane

11st 13lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Is 2-8 over fences but without a win since March 2023; well beaten both starts this season and she remains 14lb above her last winning mark.

10/1

5th

2

1st Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

12:00 Fairyhouse

Queen Jane

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Beaten a head in this race last year off 129 on preferred soft ground; pulled up final two outings last term and didn't count (blood in nostrils) on last month's comeback run over hurdles; entitled to come on for that but legitimate questions to answer at this stage and ideally wants softer ground.

13/2

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Payout
Exacta €112.90
Straight Forecast €80.77
Tricast €593.78
Trifecta €1093.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Jumping Jet

The Irish Sun:

Queen Jane

TOPSPEED:

Western Zara

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Jumping Jet

POSTDATA:

Jumping Jet