16:05 Leopardstown

Thursday 20 August 2020

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

Racing Academy Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 2m 18.50s

(4)

Lightning Amber⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁴⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 80| C

16/5

Course winner. Bit below form seventh of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good, 10/1) 7 days ago. Not totally discounted.

Form: 1/2-6057

(7)

Leagan Gaeilge⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁴⁾| T: B W Duke| OR: 79| C

14/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Roscommon (10.2f, heavy, 25/1) 44 days ago.

Form: 43318-0

(6)

Sod's Law⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁴⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 78

12/1

Eleventh of 13 in handicap (80/1) at this course (9f, good to soft) 60 days ago.

Form: 3622-00

(10)

Great Grey¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Alan Persse⁽⁴⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 77

8/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2018. 12/1, ninth of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (7.5f, soft) 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 25200-9

(9)

No Say Ever^h²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁴⁾| T: Miss A Mooney| OR: 75

3/1

Good third of 16 in handicap (50/1) at Galway (12.4f, soft) 24 days ago. Capable of getting involved if he can build on that positive return.

Form: 45740-3

(12)

Spruce Meadows^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Nathan Crosse| T: J Feane| OR: 75| D

9/2

Respectable seventh of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, soft, 25/1) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Seems to be going through the motions at present.

Form: 070-567

(1)

Mater Matuta^p³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 65

28/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 40/1) 39 days ago.

Form: 10-0080

(8)

Shona Mea²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Scott McCullagh⁽²⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 72| BF| C

4/1

Course winner. Latest win here in July. Creditable third of 15 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good to soft, 2/1) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 00-1213

Non-Runners

(2)

Golden Valour⁵³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: R O'Brien J: W T Byrne

(3)

Layfayette²³

Weight: 9-13| Age: 3

T: N Meade J: D E Sheehy

(5)

Fiburn F²³

Weight: 9-12| Age: 3

T: A J Martin J: S M Mooney

(11)

Lord Park¹⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: M Halford J: A J Farragher

Forecasts

Layfayette (5/2), Lord Park (11/4), No Say Ever (3/1), Lightning Amber (16/5), Shona Mea (4/1), Spruce Meadows (9/2), Great Grey (8/1), Golden Valour (8/1), Sod's Law (12/1), Leagan Gaeilge (14/1), Mater Matuta (28/1), Fiburn F (33/1)

LORD PARK conceded first run to the winner when an excellent second at Naas 17 days ago and is taken to gain compensation in this slightly less competitive affair. Layfayette, who was a narrow third at Galway last time, is an obvious threat along with Shona Mea.