14:00 Leopardstown

Friday 16 October 2020

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Leopardstown Handicap

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 1m 45.69s

(7)

Quizical⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: S Lavery| OR: 96| CD

9/2

Off 6 weeks, 9/1, below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Limerick (8f, heavy) 6 days ago. Big shout on previous second in Irish Cambridgeshire and won this last year.

Form: 050425

(11)

Breaking Story⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: M A Enright| T: S Lavery| OR: 94| BF

9/1

Fourteen runs since sole win on debut in 2018. Below form third of 9 in minor event (7/2) at Limerick (7f, heavy) 6 days ago. Probably needs a bit more respite from the handicapper.

Form: 683973

(2)

Maker Of Kings^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 96

7/2

13/2, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 13 days ago, keeping on well under good young claimer. Going the right way and a player again.

Form: 33-1541

(1)

Tauran Shaman^p,t³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 93| D

9/1

14/1, sixteenth of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 33 days ago, slowly away. Proving hard to catch right but might have another race in him before 2020 is out.

Form: 5-70340

(5)

Trading Point⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 86| D

14/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (5/1) at Dundalk (7f) 7 days ago. Should be competitive on current form.

Form: 050625

(3)

Bardo Contiguo^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 81| D

12/1

Improved when winning 14-runner handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft, 10/1) 13 days ago, easily under this rider. Must back that up off career-high mark now.

Form: 943501

(8)

Emiyn²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 84| D

4/1

3/1, career best when winning 6-runner maiden at Listowel (8f, soft) 22 days ago. Booking of McMonagle a plus. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 4-54341

(4)

Robin Des Sheikh⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 81| D

11/1

Didn't need to improve to win 17-runner maiden at Navan (8f, good to soft, 10/3) 41 days ago, readily. Makes handicap debut. Could progress further.

Form: 4821

(9)

Golden Valour¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 76

40/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap (13/2) at Dundalk (12f) 14 days ago, never nearer. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 8-16028

(12)

Passing Trade⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: L F Roche| T: M Mulvany| OR: 76| D

25/1

Two wins from 43 Flat runs. Latest win at Bellewstown in August. 10/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Navan (8f, soft) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 813829

(10)

Theophile^b²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 79

10/1

Blinkered for 1st time, didn't need to be at best when winning 16-runner maiden at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft, 2/1) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required back up in trip.

Form: 354641

Non-Runners

(6)

Twenty Minutes⁷

Weight: 8-6| Age: 5

T: D English J: A J Farragher

Forecasts

Maker Of Kings (7/2), Emiyn (4/1), Quizical (9/2), Tauran Shaman (9/1), Breaking Story (9/1), Theophile (10/1), Robin Des Sheikh (11/1), Bardo Contiguo (12/1), Trading Point (14/1), Passing Trade (25/1), Twenty Minutes (25/1), Golden Valour (40/1)

QUIZICAL can be the answer to this handicap for the second year running. He should have come on for last week's Limerick spin and previously ran a screamer in the Irish Cambridgeshire off this mark. Maker of Kings is progressing nicely and has a fair shout again under Sam Ewing. Robin Des Sheikh is another last-time-out winner to merit plenty of respect.