13:30 Leopardstown

Sunday 12 February 2017

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Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 4m 33.3s

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Dalmatia⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: M A Enright| T: E P Harty| OR: 123

8/1

Flopped at Cheltenham latest, back down 4lb after that below par effort but form beyond two-miles is something of a worry for this test.

Form: 313P/-8

Toe The Line²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: D F O'Regan| T: J E Kiely| OR: 121

2/1

Shed the maiden tag at this track three weeks ago over two-miles. Form in that sphere is promising ahead of handicap debut and appeared to have plenty in hand last time out, big player.

Form: 6/23412

Head Turner²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: D N Russell| T: P A Fahy| OR: 119

11/1

Should have the stamina for this trip, won over two-miles at Limerick penultimate start and no surprise she found it too hot in a valuable race round here at same trip last month. Entitled to bounce back in this company.

Form: 1P1044

I'm All You Need^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: R A Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 112

11/2

Not the most reliable but solid efforts on return from break last month, including this trip at Punchestown where five-lengths third of 13. Races off the same mark now.

Form: F2DP-P0

Who's That^p⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Rachael Blackmore⁽⁵⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 106

9/2

Gets in here off a low mark having been chasing this season, clearly has a chance but was soundly beating in most recent handicap hurdle outing at Cork in March off 1lb higher.

Form: 6-1651P

Blazing West¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: W J Austin| OR: 100

11/2

Another that would be racing off a significantly higher mark were this over fences, overall profile remains patchy however and hasn't won since December 2015.

Form: 442622-

Streak⁸⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 95

33/1

Form in maidens would leave her with some scope ordinarily in first handicap outing but being off the track for 876 days makes this look very daunting.

Form: 3P35/8-

Verona Opera²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: J M Moore| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 95

8/1

Recent form is encouraging, 2m2f may be stretching her stamina somewhat however.

Form: 425132-

Non-Runners

Undefined Beauty¹⁷⁷

Weight: 10-8| Age: 8

T: E Stanners J: J W Kennedy

Mill Quest²⁹

Weight: 10-6| Age: 7

T: T O'Brien J: D E Splaine

Forecasts

Toe The Line (2/1), Who's That (9/2), Mill Quest (9/2), I'm All You Need (11/2), Blazing West (11/2), Verona Opera (8/1), Dalmatia (8/1), Undefined Beauty (10/1), Head Turner (11/1), Streak (33/1)

TOETHELINE reached a very fair standard on the Flat and she has impressed in maiden hurdle company as she gathered experience. The manner in which she moved clear after the last over two-miles to win a maiden at this track three weeks ago very much suggested she has plenty more to offer upped in trip and she's tipped to score first time in handicaps. Mill Quest and Head Turner both have the potential got get involved while Who's That is well-handicapped if able to transfer chase mark back into this sphere. Recent Musselburgh second Verona Opera can take a hand in proceedings if her stamina consents to this slightly longer trip. 1. Toe The Line 2. Mill Quest 3. Who's That