Dublin Racing Festival: Declan Queally hopes scorching form continues at Leopardstown

Declan Queally is relishing the opportunity to see his Lisroe Farm stable challenge for top honours at the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown this weekend.

The Waterford-based trainer will arrive in Dublin following a brilliant double at Gowran Park last week where Rocky's Diamond claimed the Grade Two John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle before Queally sat in the saddle to guide Carrigmoorna Beech to success in the PJ Foley Memorial INH Flat Race by 12 lengths.

His rich vein of form continued when he was aboard I’ll Sort That, who held on to take top honours ahead of Theflyingking by a neck at Fairyhouse two days later for a third successive victory.

Five of his stable stars will make the journey north to Leopardstown as he bids to battle with the heavyweights of National Hunt racing.

"On cloud nine at the moment, the horses are running great and we’ve got a couple of good, quality horses in the yard that makes all the difference," Queally said. "My confidence is open and the horses are healthy and they are running well.

"We’ve got a good system and a good team behind us, so I’m looking forward to having what looks like five runners over there over the two days, so it’s a big thing for a small yard, especially in the south of Ireland."

He has an entry in the opening race of the festival, as Mozzies Sister lines up in the Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle.

The six-year-old has made multiple starts in Pattern company in her young career, finishing third and second on her last two appearances at Navan and Limerick respectively, but will step up to Grade One level for the first time on Saturday.

Mozzies Sister is currently sixth in the market, behind four Willie Mullins runners and a Gordon Elliott entry, with thoughts