Qatari hunting valuable Leopardstown prize Qatari Hunter will bid to make it four wins on the bounce when he lines-up in the feature at Leopardstown on Thursday, the valuable Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Nasrullah' Handicap. The progressive son of Footstepsinthesand has gone up a total of 22lb since his first win at the Curragh early last month, and he is the sole three-year-old in this 10-runner contest. Le Vagabond has won his last two and is an obvious danger with Killian Leonard taking off a valuable 7lb. Kevin Ryan sends across Erik The Red from his North Yorkshire base, and the ultra-consistent gelding can be expected to give a good account of himself, while other leading contenders are top-weight Ashraf, and Listed winner Tennessee Wildcat. Ger Lyons trains the last mentioned, and he looks to have strong claims with Brooklyn's Rose in the opening Racecourse Of The Year two-year-old Race. The daughter of Holy Roman Emperor did it well on her debut at Fairyhouse last week, and she might prove too good for the Aidan O'Brien duo of Inca Gold and Pipes Of Peace. O'Brien saddles Etched in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden, and she is not without her chance in what looks an open contest. The Leopardstown Handicap is another competitive affair, with Aared, Elusive In Paris, Beat The Ballot and Total Demolition a few for the shortlist. Power Struggle, who finished a respectable fourth in the Ulster Derby, might be able to take the Jack L Handicap, while Kevin Manning is an interesting jockey booking on Micras in the Leopardstown Summer Pass Handicap. Ten have been declared for the concluding Leopardstown Club Membership (Q.R.) Maiden, and the ones to focus on here are Elusive Ivy, Swamp Fox, Grand Partner and Killdunne.
