13:40 Leopardstown

Saturday 6 April 2019

All13:4014:1014:4515:1515:5016:2516:55

Leopardstown 'Summer Sizzler' Maiden

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 1m 49.44s

(1)

Ambitious Approach⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

8/1

7/1 on Navan debut a week ago over 1m. Weakened closing stages when 7th of 17. Likely to do better with the experience under his belt.

Form: 7

(3)

Buckhurst

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien

7/2

70.000 gns yearling. Sixth foal. Half-brother to two-year-old 6f winner. Dam 7f winner in France. Market should guide with stable having two other runners.

Form:

(8)

Claim The Lady²¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 78

14/1

Promise when placed in good ground maidens first two starts last summer but below that final start and now tries soft ground for the first time.

Form: 339-

(11)

Desert Viper

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: J A Stack

25/1

50,000 gns yearling. Third foal of an unraced dam. Half-brother to moderate winner on AW over 1m. Others appeal more on paper.

Form:

(10)

Force Of Cashen^h1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: P Croke

100/1

No immediate promise in big field maidens at around this trip last season and first time hood needs to have dramatic effect.

Form: 00

(5)

Jack Yeats²³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

4/1

8/1 shot on 1m debut in August when beating just one home. That race has thrown up winners and could leave that form behind this term.

Form: 7-

(12)

Phoenix Open^t1¹⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

12/1

25/1 when mid division on AW maiden in November. Likely to improve and first string on jockey bookings for stable that have won this race twice in the last four years.

Form: 6-

(9)

Rehoboth Beach⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

33/1

14/1 on recent AW maiden at this trip. Weakened closing stages to finish ninth of 13. Open to improvement now switching to turf.

Form: 9

(4)

Sauron's Eye^t²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons

20/1

Similar level of form when fifth in pair of AW 1m maidens. Second string on jockey bookings and may do better handicapping after this.

Form: 55

(6)

Severus Alexander²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien

33/1

10/1 on AW debut last month. No real promise when finishing in rear and will have to take a step forward to figure.

Form: 0

(7)

Zarandi

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

6/4

Fourth foal. Half-brother to a pair of winners from 7f to 1m3f. Dam won over 6f. Stable have been in tremendous form in similar events and makes plenty of appeal on paper. Has entry in group 3 next month.

Form:

Non-Runners

(2)

Lancaster House

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: R L Moore

Forecasts

Zarandi (6/4), Buckhurst (7/2), Lancaster House (7/2), Jack Yeats (4/1), Ambitious Approach (8/1), Phoenix Open (12/1), Claim The Lady (14/1), Sauron's Eye (20/1), Desert Viper (25/1), Rehoboth Beach (33/1), Severus Alexander (33/1), Force Of Cashen (100/1)

The market should tell us plenty but ZARANDI looks of interest from a stable who had a four-timer here on Wednesday including two maidens. Those with experience don't set too high a standard and Jack Yeats and Phoenix Open are likely to improve a fair bit on their debuts last season.