Mum-to-be Belle The Lioness completes her CV Phillip Enright went one better after a couple of seconds earlier on the card at Tipperary as Belle The Lioness just came out on top in the Walter Hennessy Auctioneers Mares Beginners Chase. Owned and trained by Sam Curling, the 25/1 chance dug deep on the run-in to just touch off Cobra Queen on the line by a head. Costanuci was a further three and a half lengths back in third. Curling said, “I’m delighted with that. She’s in foal to Harzand so I’m not sure if she will have another run or not. “She came forward from Tramore well and the step up in trip helped her. “She’s won a bumper, hurdle and a chase and is black type so she’ll be a nice broodmare.”
