15:30 Downpatrick

Sunday 30 March 2025

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Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 32.0s

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Magic Boum⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Finn Brickley⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 110

22/1

Won at Navan on hurdling debut in December but well beaten on both subsequent starts, tailed-off last in listed event back there (20f, heavy) 7 weeks ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 1-146

Joueuse Royale^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 104

9/2

16/5, improved again when second of 14 in maiden hurdle at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft) 24 days ago, running on. Makes handicap debut and should have more to offer.

Form: 32/0-342

Slim Marvel^v1²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 104| BF

17/2

Ran one of this season's lesser races when 24½ lengths fifth of 18 to Maid On The Moon in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft, 9/2) 27 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Bounce back needed.

Form: 725255

Out For A Stroll^p⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: M P Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 115| BF

15/8

Won at Limerick on St. Stephen's Day and matched that form as opposed to improving on it when second of 6 in juvenile handicap hurdle (5/2) at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) a couple of months ago. Significantly up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 55412

Joya Del Mar²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 101

12/1

Failed to build on the promise of last run with more patient tactics re-employed when well-held sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy, 9/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 76P526

Stretchemout^p,t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 100

11/1

Tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time, failed by only a narrow margin despite not being seen to best effect when second of 14 in maiden hurdle at Thurles (20f, good to soft, 5/1) 24 days ago, short of room approaching straight. Capable of better now handicapping.

Form: 714562

Maid On The Moon^b²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Ms H Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E Lalor| OR: 98

17/2

Blinkered for 1st time, showed much improved form to get off the mark under Rules for her current connections in 18-runner handicap hurdle (20/1) at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft) 27 days ago, joined when left well clear last. 11 lb rise makes things tough.

Form: 0U3451

Kilda Kelle²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 96

22/1

Failed to improve on handicap debut when sixth of 17 at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 18/1) 4 weeks ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 78756

Lilian Bland¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: R Deegan| T: N P Hennessy| OR: 91

4/1

Latest win in chase at Navan in March. 8/1, found only a less-exposed sort too good when second of 13 in handicap chase at Thurles (20.8f, good) 15 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Shortlist material in her current mood.

Form: 4P3212

Forecasts

Out For A Stroll (15/8), Lilian Bland (4/1), Joueuse Royale (9/2), Maid On The Moon (17/2), Slim Marvel (17/2), Stretchemout (11/1), Joya Del Mar (12/1), Kilda Kelle (22/1), Magic Boum (22/1)

Plenty in with a squeak but it could pay to take a chance on bottom-weight LILIAN BLAND, who arrives in the form of her life over the larger obstacles and has a much lower hurdles mark to work with here. Heading up the dangers is Maid On The Moon, who was a fortuitous winner at Leopardstown last month and has been hit with a hefty 11 lb rise. Joueuse Royale and Stretchemout can fight out minor honours.