16:00 Leopardstown

Sunday 22 October 2017

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Trigo Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 2m 18.72s

(2)

Johann Bach^v⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: P Harney| OR: 93

25/1

First-time visor looks to have improved the eight-year-old last time out when finishing third of 13 beaten 1¼L at Dundalk earlier this month on the AW. More needed here to figure.

Form: 70-5603

(7)

Play The Game⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: T Gibney| OR: 95| C

66/1

Last seen over hurdles on his last two starts. Not much to shout about in six Flat starts and will need to improve a chunk to play a role here.

Form: 12764/7-

(8)

Grandee⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 102| C

8/1

C&D winner in Listed company in June and had been a little disappointing in two starts since, before finishing last of six beaten 34Lin the Group 3 Ballyroan Stakes at Leopardstown in August.

Form: 621936

(4)

Glamorous Approach¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 102| D

6/1

Had produced a number of solid performances over the summer including in the Group 3 Snow Fairy Fillies stakes at the Curragh and the Group 3 Enterprise Stakes at Leopardstown. Off the the boil in tow recent starts and has to regain his form.

Form: 446366

(6)

Cannonball¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 105| D

6/4

Solid and consistent over the summer with 1L defeat behind Eziyra in the Group 3 Enterprise Stakes at Leopardstown last month. Likely to be a warm order here.

Form: 21142

(1)

Finn McCool^b¹²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 98

8/1

Ran well at two listed races and the Group 3 Gallinule stakes at the Curragh when finishing third of nine in May. Well beaten on last start in June and will need to improve to take a hand in this.

Form: 7-73357

(9)

Sister Blandina⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: N G McCullagh| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 92| D

14/1

Galway winner over an extended 1m last month but has disappointed in a handicap contest since and the Listed Garnet stakes at Naas earlier this month beaten 10L. Others make more appeal today.

Form: 732168

(3)

Bound⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 94

5/1

11-race maiden who has taken a step forward on his last two starts at Galway and a ¾L defeat last time out in the Listed Bluebell stakes at Naas earlier this month. More needed here to play a role.

Form: 27-7624

(10)

Longing⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 87

8/1

Kept on well to assert late on at Tipperary on her second start over 1m1f, subsequently well beaten at Naas in the Listed Bluebell stakes and may find this tough.

Form: 319

Non-Runners

(5)

Song Of Namibia⁴³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: G M Lyons J: Gary Carroll

Forecasts

Cannonball (6/4), Bound (5/1), Glamorous Approach (6/1), Song Of Namibia (7/1), Longing (8/1), Grandee (8/1), Finn McCool (8/1), Sister Blandina (14/1), Johann Bach (25/1), Play The Game (66/1)

Grandee from stall eight can eventually join Finn McCool from the one gate to make the early running here with Play The Game and Glamorous Approach close up behind the leaders. Bound is expected to improve on her last two starts and Grandee can battle for minor honours while preference is for the 105-rated colt CANNONBALL, hoping to improve on his last two rock-solid runs.