BELLE THE LIONESS, a winning bumper, did well to land a Thurles maiden hurdle in January after being impeded and was biting off more than she could chew in the Mares' Hurdle at Cheltenham. She can make a successful reappearance though Faux Fur showed her liking for heavy conditions when gaining a surprise victory at Tramore. The latter's stablemate Sea Aster looked promising when landing a maiden at the latter track and was then a close second in a Listowel handicap but pulled hard and jumped poorly at Punchestown last time. Pastorale, a stable companion of the selection, won over fences on heavy ground at Pau in January while both Ms Agartha Yeats and Good As Hell are course and distance winners.
Belle The Lioness (IRE) 40-1 (11-5) Off the pace and always towards rear, 19th of 21, dist behind You Wear It Well (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (1) sft in Mar.
Cruisin Susan (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Held up towards rear, ridden into 6th after 3 out, under pressure in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Duke Otto (11-8) at Tramore 2m hcp hvy in Oct.
Good As Hell (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Mid-division, mistake 6 out, dropped towards rear and slight mistake 4 out, soon no extra, slight mistake 2 out, last of 10, dist behind Typical Thomas (10-0) at Cork 2m 2f hcp lst (1) Yielding in Oct.
Ms Agartha Yeats (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Towards rear, slow 6th, no impression from 4 out, 11th of 17, 36 1/4l behind Dancing Jeremy (10-7) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Sea Aster (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, led from 3rd, headed before 3 out, soon weakened quickly, pulled up before last, at Punchestown 2m 7f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Faux Fur (FR) 28-1 (10-11) Mid-division and slight mistake 1st, closer after 3rd, 2nd halfway, led before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on well, pressed close home, won at Tramore 2m 4f mdn hvy in Oct beating Rachel's Secret (10-11) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Pastorale (FR) (10-7) won at Pau 2m 1f hvy in Jan beating Japelou Deciergues (11-2) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
