Day: 6 February 2022

2m5½f  (2m5f61y) Bulmers Secret Orchard Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade A)  (5yo+) It typically pays to follow an unexposed novice-type in this handicap at Leopardstown and whilst Blackbow looks interesting on his handicap debut. MAX FLAMINGO and FAKIR D’ALENE have both shown enough in their short chasing career to expect that they can take a…

2m1½f  (2m1f156y) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Paddy Mullins Mares Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)  (4yo+) This race has become a breeding ground for Cheltenham Festival winners, particularly for the Coral Cup (for older horses) and Mares’ Novice Hurdle (for novices). Party Central, the fav, fits the bill of the young improving novice that can…