15:30 Leopardstown

Friday 27 December 2019

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Paddy Power Games 'One For The Road' Flat Race

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 5m 9.70s

Appreciate It²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

11/10

Point winner who seemed in need of the experience, and unlucky not to finish closer when third of 9 to Assemble in maiden bumper at Fairyhouse last month. Will improve, and one to consider.

Form: 31/3

Barnaviddaun²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T Hamilton⁽³⁾| T: T Mullins

20/1

Showed ability on hurdles debut at Fairyhouse, and ran to a similar lever when fifth of 9 to Assemble in maiden bumper there last month. Held by Appreciate It on that form.

Form: 4P/54

Mahler Allstar¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: Jonathan Sweeney

14/1

Half-brother to point winner Pop The Champers out of a half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser Hildisvini. Runner-up in a point to point early this month, but that was his only completion from three starts between the flags.

Form: U/P-2

Rosencrantz^t1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J O'Hare| T: N Meade

13/2

Respectable sixth of 25 to Longhouse Poet in maiden at Navan on hurdling debut last time, but beaten 35L in a Down Royal bumper prior to that, and plenty more needed now, for all a tongue tie should help.

Form: 56

Freedom To Dream⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: Peter Fahey

8/1

Quite well related, and showed something to work on when 14L third of 9 to Powerful Ted in maiden bumper at Galway in October. Needs to progress markedly to go close here, however.

Form: 3

Ragnar Lodbrok²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: G Elliott

5/2

Made significant late headway when third of 17 to Eric Bloodaxe in maiden bumper at Fairyhouse on debut, and this son of Fame And Glory is the type to improve significantly for that experience.

Form: 3

Lucky Mare³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A P Fahey⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey

33/1

Related to winners, but beaten almost 40L when sixth of 11 to Asterion Forlonge in maiden bumper at Thurles on debut, and has a mountain to climb here.

Form: 6

Watergate Lady³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr T E Doran⁽⁷⁾| T: K H Clarke

16/1

Runner-up on bumper debut, and improved on that when ¾L second of 11 to Asterion Forlonge in maiden event at Thurles last time. Clear of the field that day, and has solid place claims having left Denis Leahy since that run.

Form: 2-2

Tempting Tara^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss R Dudfield⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

25/1

Best effort in bumpers when third at Thurles in November, but that form is not good enough here, and she has been below that level twice since, most recently over hurdles.

Form: 57567

Forecasts

Appreciate It (11/10), Ragnar Lodbrok (5/2), Rosencrantz (13/2), Freedom To Dream (8/1), Mahler Allstar (14/1), Watergate Lady (16/1), Barnaviddaun (20/1), Tempting Tara (25/1), Lucky Mare (33/1)

RAGNAR LODBROK is the type to improve significantly on a promising fourth at Fairyhouse, and he will take the beating if doing so, giving him the edge over Appreciate It, who is another open to progress after a promising debut. Watergate Lady has changed stables since a good second last time, and is the other to consider.