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Friday 11 April 2025

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BoyleSports Supporting Irish Racing Mares Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 18:17 | Winning time: 5m 37.1s

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Rachel's Secret^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: P K Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 112

6/1

Career best when winning 16-runner maiden hurdle (5/2) at Clonmel (18.7f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 023-731

Straight Home^t⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss J Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 112

5/2

Creditable seventh of 19 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Leopardstown (18f, good to soft) 68 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Place possibilities.

Form: 70-3217

Innatendue³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 110

9/1

3/1, first run since leaving John McConnell when second of 18 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16.1f, heavy) 34 days ago. Significantly back up in trip and should make her presence felt, albeit without being quite good enough.

Form: 03-3232

Ad Caelum³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR: 109

12/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in December. 22/1, good third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.2f, good to soft) 36 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 151803

Jolie Jewel^h²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: P T Enright| T: B McMahon| OR: 109

9/2

12/1, good third of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 503693

Killinure Lass²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: K M Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 106

16/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 33/1) 20 days ago, inadequate test. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 02FUB9

Burvea^h²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: D J Gilligan| T: D Broad| OR: 105

10/1

14/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 20 days ago, not ideally placed. Significantly up in trip and she's an each-way player.

Form: 532-146

Miss Lia⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: T Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93| D

11/2

Respectable ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 6/1) 43 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Significantly back up in trip and she's capable of taking a hand in the finish.

Form: 481549

Ladiam¹⁰⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: G B Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 92| D

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (19.8f, good, 33/1) 104 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 5-70P3U

Non-Runners

She Is Electric⁸³⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: N Lee J: S O'Callaghan

Neon Diamond³⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

Forecasts

Straight Home (5/2), Jolie Jewel (9/2), Miss Lia (11/2), Rachel's Secret (6/1), Innatendue (9/1), Burvea (10/1), Neon Diamond (10/1), She Is Electric (10/1), Ad Caelum (12/1), Ladiam (12/1), Killinure Lass (16/1)

This step back up in trip will help MISS LIA, who was undone by the drop back to 2m when returning from a seven-week break at Clonmel and she is on a potentially handy mark. Jolie Jewel and Ad Caelum, placed in handicaps at Cork and Thurles respectively last month, rate the main dangers, while Straight Home also enters calculations and handicap debutante Rachel's Secret, who landed a Clonmel maiden recently, is another with possibilities in a competitive race.