20:00 Leopardstown

Thursday 22 June 2017

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Manguard Plus Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 2f  |   Good to Firm  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:00  |   Winning time: 2m 11.49s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(2)
Horse silk
Aaredt39
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR:  90| BF| C| D
9/4
Career-best when winning over this trip on reappearance at Navan in April, has found things tougher off increased mark in two subsequent runs but certainly isn't out of it.
2
(8)
Horse silk
Our Channelh25
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Miss A Mooney| OR:  90| D
25/1
Unplaced on five starts for Jamie Osbourne after leaving William Haggas' stable but dropped to a very fair mark as a result. Flopped in first-time hood (retained) at the Curragh (1m, yielding) in May and has plenty to prove at the moment.
4
(3)
Horse silk
Song Of Namibiap126
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR:  89
5/1
Won a handicap at Limerick on second start of the season over 1m 3½f on good ground. Struggled last time out when upped to a 25k race at the Curragh over 1m4f on yielding ground. Formerly with Sir Michael Stoute, conditions may be more in his favour today.
5
(4)
Horse silk
Keblep,t7
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-8| J: D W O'Connor(5)| T: A B Joyce| OR:  84| D
20/1
Had some smart form for John Gosden in 2015 and would be the clear pick here based on those achievements. Four runs since being acquired by new connections suggest he is not the horse he was.
6
(6)
Horse silk
Duchessofflorencep,t28
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-3| J: C P Hoban| T: M Halford| OR:  79
10/1
Couple of AW wins at Dundalk already this year over 1m4f and shaped well enough for a long way on turf return at Tipperary last month. Could do better but looks best on AW.
7
(1)
Horse silk
Total Demolition5
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-0| J: Sean Davis(7)| T: J Larkin| OR:  76| C| D
5/2
A winner at Galway last summer (1m½f, yielding to soft) off a mark of 69, he's found things tough enough going subsequently from increased rating and remains high enough to oppose for now.
8
(7)
Horse silk
New Direction11
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-12| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR:  74| BF
4/1
New Approach gelding, improved from 46 to 74 in just over eight months, halted over this trip at the Curragh last time out and the forecast ground is a concern here (flopped only previous run on good to firm).

Non-Runners

3
(5)
Horse silk
Ezanak63
Weight: 9-13|  Age: 4
T: D K Weld  J: Leigh Roche
NR

Forecasts

Aared (9/4), Total Demolition (5/2), Ezanak (3/1), New Direction (4/1), Song Of Namibia (5/1), Duchessofflorence (10/1), Keble (20/1), Our Channel (25/1)

Verdict

New Direction found his progress was checked last time at the Curragh and he will have to answer further questions if firm remains in the going description this time. Aared produced a career-best on his reappearance when winning at Navan but hasn't been to repeat in two runs since. Ezanak was behind him then but is now 9lb better off any may reverse those placing. SONG OF NAMIBIA was a good winner at Limerick on penultimate start and might have found the longer trip/soft ground to be no help since at the Curragh. With first-time cheekpieces here, Ger Lyons' charge can get back on track.
  1. Song Of Namibia
  2. Ezanak
  3. Aared

Prize Money

1st: €11,088.002nd: €3,437.003rd: €1,638.004th: €738.005th: €288.00

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