16:00 Leopardstown

Thursday 6 August 2020

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Leopardstown Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 2m 51.00s

(1)

Full Moon Magic⁶^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 60| C

9/4

Returned from 282-day layoff to open her account over 1m4f here last week; 6lb penalty still leaves here well-in for follow-up attempt but hasn't always been consistent. Claims, no less.

Form: 03020-1

(13)

Spelga^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 65

25/1

3-5 on the AW but now 0-11 on turf after failing to produce much in first-time cheekpieces (retained) over 1m4f here a fortnight ago; needs to bounce back to have place claims.

Form: 114-980

(20)

Tara Dylan^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Shane Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 64| C

10/1

Mare put up a solid effort in defeat at Galway over hurdles last week and prior second to Princess Zoe over 1m4f at the Curragh looks rather strong in light of that rival scoring twice at Ballybrit last week; contender.

Form: 00-0072

(2)

Aldente³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: E J McNamara| T: J C McConnell| OR: 59

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden, the Archipenko filly has work to do now switching to handicaps but may improve and needs a look in the betting as such.

Form: 4-09

(21)

Dancing Doll^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: M Flannery| OR: 59

25/1

Third at Galway (1m½f, good to soft; 14-1) last week when dictating matters from the front, more required up in trip if hoping to a second career success.

Form: 85-7953

(6)

Guido Reni^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 59

11/2

Finished sixth of 15 over 1m4f here last week (3-1) and has been consistent in four starts this summer; on the shortlist again for Joey Sheridan.

Form: 66/3346

(5)

Sweet Affection^v²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Gavin Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 59

11/2

Just failed to get the verdict over 1m4f here last month in a first-time visor (retained); winner held up that form on next start and needs shortlisting now with Gavin Ryan taking over.

Form: 64-802

(12)

Tenth Amendment^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: K H Clarke| OR: 59

16/1

Only one win in 20 career starts; 10L to find with Full Moon Magic having finished ninth of 17 behind Joseph O'Brien's filly here last week.

Form: 50/9-039

(8)

Thefaithfulindian¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Lee| T: A A Howard| OR: 53

11/1

Decent fourth over shorter trip at Gowran Park 12 days ago; remains a maiden but stays this trip and that recent effort offers reason to be hopeful today.

Form: 00329-4

(14)

Ar Eagla Na Heagla^b⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: Francis Casey| OR: 50| CD

40/1

C&D winner in June last year after a layoff; offered little here six days ago on seasonal comeback however and will need to be much sharper for that run.

Form: 000/10-0

(16)

See The Eagle Fly^p⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Leigh Roche| T: T Cooper| OR: 56

7/1

Seven-race maiden, going well in recent starts including neck-second at Killarney and 2¼L third over 1m4f here; runs from an unchanged mark and looks set to go well again.

Form: 80-6423

(7)

Caronda^b1²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 45

18/1

Long-standing maiden on the Flat, has more than 5L to find with Harvey Specter on recent Killarney run; others look better placed for this.

Form: 729476

(18)

Glenbank King^b¹⁸¹

Age: 12| Weight: 8-10| J: M A Enright| T: L Smyth| OR: 45| D

150/1

Winless since 2018 and well into veteran stages now; returns from a layoff and isn't getting any favours on these terms. Opposable.

Form: 5058-00

(4)

Miss Louise¹⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 45

50/1

Pulled up over hurdles on final start for Dot Love at Punchestown when last spotted, has plenty to prove starting out for new handler.

Form: 0067-80

(9)

Absolute One Right^p1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: V C Ward| OR: 53

125/1

11-race maiden hasn't progressed in handicaps thus far, with best effort over 6f at Dundalk in February. Stamina question in the pace notes on first attempt at 1m4f with first-time cheekpieces tried.

Form: 456000

(15)

Wyett Earp⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Rory Cleary| T: A Mullins| OR: 51

14/1

Unplaced in seven-race career to date; penultimate run over 1m6f at Killarney had some merit about it but well held here since and definite improvement to find.

Form: 50-0077

(3)

Eyeoweyou^b,t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: K Thornton| OR: 48

66/1

Reserve; 19-race maiden now and down the field in race won by Full Moon Magic here last week. Blinkers back on but all to prove currently.

Form: 0-00800

Non-Runners

(10)

Final Endeavour⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: H Rogers J: Chris Hayes

(11)

Harvey Specter²²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 7

T: R Donohoe J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

(17)

Ventnor⁶

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 1

(19)

Appian Way⁶

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: C O'Brien J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Full Moon Magic (9/4), Sweet Affection (11/2), Guido Reni (11/2), Harvey Specter (6/1), Final Endeavour (6/1), See The Eagle Fly (7/1), Tara Dylan (10/1), Thefaithfulindian (11/1), Wyett Earp (14/1), Tenth Amendment (16/1), Caronda (18/1), Spelga (25/1), Dancing Doll (25/1), Appian Way (25/1), Ventnor (33/1), Ar Eagla Na Heagla (40/1), Miss Louise (50/1), Eyeoweyou (66/1), Aldente (100/1), Absolute One Right (125/1), Glenbank King (150/1)

Full Moon Magic put up a much-improved display on seasonal return here six days ago, with a number of these in behind and will be hard to stop if in the same mood under a 6lb penalty. She may well win but has her consistency to prove. Harvey Specter is the other last-time-out winner but he's not one to trust implicitly. Tara Dylan's Curragh second behind subsequent dual Galway winner Princess Zoe commands respect but SWEET AFFECTION just failed over 1m4f here last month in a first-time visor and should go well again with her 5lb claimer assisting. Each-way claims are given to Guido Reni and See The Eagle Fly.