15:40 Leopardstown

Saturday 20 October 2018

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Trigo Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 9.3s

(2)

Zorion¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J S Bolger| OR: 103| C

10/1

Listed winner at this course earlier in the campaign but hasn't managed to progress as expected and may have preferred quicker ground than what he will get here.

Form: 153044

(6)

Flight Risk¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 106| C

8/1

Group 3 winner here over 7f last year and shaped well on his belated seasonal reappearance at Tipperary last time. Goes well in soft ground but will need close to a career best to win this.

Form: 87845-3

(8)

Success Days^t⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: K J Condon| OR: 109| CD

4/1

Has won two Group 3 races over C&D and while he hasn't won since winning a Group 2 at York last year, he hasn't had his ground for a while. Any rain would be in his favour and not ruled out.

Form: 0-02595

(3)

Flavius⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D K Weld| BF| C

9/4

Won his maiden here over 7f on debut and should have won at Tipperary last time on just his second start (raced wide and made effort too soon). Worth a crack at this level and remains an exciting prospect.

Form: 1-2

(7)

Insignia Of Rank⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 97

15/2

Arrives bidding for a hat-trick and has been seen at his best with cut in the ground but he needs a big step up to mix it at this level.

Form: 563211

(5)

North Face^b1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

11/4

Won a maiden at Navan and only found one too good when stepped up to Listed class on just his second run. First-time blinkers may see him in an even better light and ought to make his presence felt again.

Form: 12

(9)

Hand On Heart⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: W J Lee| T: J A Stack| OR: 88

20/1

Won her first two starts and can be forgiven a poor run at Listowel last time when slow to break, shaping as if amiss in the closing stages. Improvement required but entirely unexposed.

Form: 110

Non-Runners

(4)

Riven Light⁴¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: W P Mullins J: Rachael Blackmore

(1)

Still Standing²⁶

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: N G McCullagh

Forecasts

Flavius (9/4), North Face (11/4), Riven Light (11/4), Success Days (4/1), Insignia Of Rank (15/2), Flight Risk (8/1), Zorion (10/1), Still Standing (16/1), Hand On Heart (20/1)

It's worth giving FLAVIUS another chance after he got caught close to home at Tipperary last time and he ought to be seen to better effect here. North Face is an exciting prospect in first-time headgear while Riven Light is the one who sets the standard on form.