21:05 Leopardstown

Thursday 21 June 2018

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Leopardstown 'Summer Pass' Handicap

Off time: 21:07 | Winning time: 2m 48.09s

(4)

Circling Moon⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 63| C

5/2

Has just done enough to win both starts since joining this yard. Penalty offset by rider's claim and has to be given a chance given he is probably still ahead of the handicapper.

Form: 29-0011

(3)

Buffalo Blues²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 66

25/1

Landed a 1m2f claimer for Ger Lyons. Has been hurdling for current yard but others preferred given stamina doubts and trainer's quiet start to the season.

Form: 95144-0

(6)

Drakensberg^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A J Martin| OR: 63

33/1

Successful on the Flat in France and Germany but well beaten on Flat debut for this yard and it was a similar story when tackling hurdles on last two starts.

Form: 140510-

(8)

Park Row⁶⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Ross Coakley⁽³⁾| T: D P Coakley| OR: 61

20/1

Winner at Gowran over 1m4f last summer and has been largely campaigned over shorter since. Debuts for this yard over a suitable trip and weighted to go close.

Form: 8200-44

(7)

Temasek Star^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Gavin Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 61| C

7/1

Five of his six wins have come on AW surfaces but his only turf victory came here over further. Not easy to catch right these days and he looks vulnerable.

Form: 34R452

(10)

Remembered Joy^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Foley| T: E P Harty| OR: 56

50/1

Showed some ability as a juvenile but has only beaten one home in his two starts this year and faces in-form rivals here.

Form: 8040-00

(9)

Comehere Hi⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: J Nash| OR: 54

16/1

Back from a two year break in April and has raced mainly over hurdles. Not the force she was and has a bit to find.

Form: 0/67

(1)

Fiannaiocht^t1⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 62

5/1

Has just had three runs and her profile is not progressive. Makes handicap debut with a tongue-tie added and faces rivals with more convincing claims.

Form: 6-96

(2)

Bronagh's Belle²²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: W P Mullins| OR: 60

8/1

Plenty of speed on the dam's side but sire High Chaparral more of a stamina influence. Interesting over this trip on comeback and with yard in such good form. Needs to be checked in the market.

Form: 5407-

(5)

Frankie Cloud²³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Killian Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 45

66/1

Seven-race maiden on the Flat for John Joseph Murphy and unlikely to have improved enough to feature here.

Form: 5790/00-

(12)

Lucky Icon²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: T Mullins| OR: 45

2/1

Impressed over hurdles at Ballinrobe and a potential blot on the handicap off his basement mark. Can be difficult to settle though and there is a danger he might do too much.

Form: 00/0-

Non-Runners

(11)

Stay With Me²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: Declan McDonogh

Forecasts

Lucky Icon (2/1), Circling Moon (5/2), Fiannaiocht (5/1), Temasek Star (7/1), Bronagh's Belle (8/1), Stay With Me (8/1), Comehere Hi (16/1), Park Row (20/1), Buffalo Blues (25/1), Drakensberg (33/1), Remembered Joy (50/1), Frankie Cloud (66/1)

Bronagh's Belle is an interesting sort off a low mark and stepping up considerably in trip for a powerful in-form yard. Nevertheless, she will do well to get the measure of LUCKY ICON who has to be considered well-handicapped given the manner of his hurdles victory. He can be headstrong and that is a concern, but if finding cover he will be hard to beat. Circling Moon is a danger in his hat-trick bid and Park Row makes his stable debut over a more suitable trip than recently.