15:35 Leopardstown

Thursday 20 August 2020

All12:5513:3014:0514:3515:0515:3516:05

Leopardstown Claiming Race

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 2m 18.26s

(6)

Baltinglass Hill²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: M C Grassick

15/2

Twice-raced maiden, and fair form when fifth of 12 in maiden here (12f, good to soft, 150/1) 20 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 75

(12)

My Giddy Aunt Rose²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 67

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, tenth of 14 in maiden at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Back up in trip but difficult ask.

Form: 640

(2)

Estepona Sun⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 87

2/9

Fairly useful gelding. 6/1, very good second of 17 in handicap over C&D 7 days ago. Stable in good form and leading claims at these weights.

Form: 451-562

(5)

Calavera³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 65

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden, only eighth of 14 in maiden at Limerick (8f, good, 17/2) 34 days ago. Back up in trip but plenty to find with his stable companion.

Form: 698

(8)

Gudmanlarry³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 58

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden, and best effort when fourth of 8 in maiden (40/1) here (8f, good) 35 days ago, never nearer. Up in trip but needs another big step forward.

Form: 804

(11)

Laralei^t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 58

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, respectable tenth of 17 in handicap here (8f) 28 days ago. Tried over further now so not totally dismissed but has plenty on with stablemate.

Form: 04990

(9)

Natahoolababy^b¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Shane Foley| T: N Meade| OR: 63

18/1

Fair maiden. Too free in blinkers when seventeenth of 18 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, soft) 19 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 860-880

(1)

New Wreck^p1³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: James J Doyle| T: P Martin

100/1

125/1 and blinkered for 1st time, tenth of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (7f) 39 days ago. Significantly up in trip with cheekpieces tried but easily opposed.

Form: 00

(4)

Power And Pace³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Rory Cleary| T: J T Gorman| OR: 54

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden, only seventeenth of 18 in handicap here (7f, good, 40/1) 35 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 9-6000

(10)

Stellify⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: S M Mooney⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 35

100/1

50/1 and visored for 1st time, twelfth of 16 in handicap here (7f, good) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip but others lot more persuasive.

Form: 00-9000

Non-Runners

(3)

Airlift¹⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: M Halford J: Ronan Whelan

(7)

Brilliant Question¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: S Lavery J: Robbie Colgan

Forecasts

Estepona Sun (2/9), Baltinglass Hill (15/2), Brilliant Question (8/1), Calavera (10/1), Airlift (10/1), Laralei (18/1), Natahoolababy (18/1), Gudmanlarry (28/1), My Giddy Aunt Rose (50/1), Power And Pace (66/1), Stellify (100/1), New Wreck (100/1)

ESTEPONA SUN is very hard to oppose as he arrives in excellent form and with much the best chance at these weights. Baltinglass Hill is much less exposed and showed fair form when a recent fifth here so appeals most of the remainder with Laralei holding sound place prospects.