16:00 Leopardstown

Friday 16 October 2020

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Leopardstown Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 1m 32.33s

(6)

Hit The Silk⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Leigh Roche| T: D Marnane| OR: 80| D

40/1

50/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft), very slowly away. Off 98 days.

Form: 085-760

(7)

Mokhalad^p,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: E J McNamara| T: J C McConnell| OR: 78| D

25/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Cork (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago but has dipped below the mark he won off at Naas in June.

Form: 760060

(10)

Angel Palanas^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 77| D

11/2

In good form for new yard, winning at Listowel and Tipperary in recent weeks. Even an 8 lb rise may not be enough to prevent the hat-trick.

Form: 400811

(1)

Castletownshend⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 77

9/2

One win from 25 Flat runs. Winner at Bellewstown in August. 14/1, below form seventh of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft) 5 days ago.

Form: 431397

(9)

David Garrick^t³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: M A Gallagher| T: E P Harty| OR: 76

17/2

Winner at Cork in August. Below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Cork (8f, good, 3/1) 30 days ago, finding less than looked likely.

Form: 244155

(5)

Cool Vixen^v1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 75

28/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap (66/1) at Cork (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 49-0009

(11)

Reverberation⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 72| BF| C| D

9/1

Three wins this year. Good second over C&D in July and not disgraced when eighth of 15 in minor event over 1m here when last seen 11 weeks ago. Claims if primed after short break.

Form: 511128

(2)

Lincoln¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 71| BF| D

7/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse in July. 11/4, respectable second of 10 in claimer at Fairyhouse (6f, soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 031202

(12)

Myrcella^b1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: P F McEnery| OR: 72

17/2

Winner at Killarney in August. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap (18/1) at Killarney (8.2f, soft) 12 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 232105

(8)

Cracking Name^b¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: O J Orr| T: D Marnane| OR: 68| D

12/1

Latest win at Tipperary in September. 4/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 638318

(13)

Ducky Mallon^b1,t¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: D Kinsella| OR: 67| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, soft, 14/1) 15 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 489077

(3)

Patchouli⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Katelyn Young⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 66

40/1

50/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (8f, heavy) 57 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Henry De Bromhead.

Form: 5509-90

(4)

Petticoat Rule^v³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 66| BF| D

4/1

Winner at Cork in September. Respectable third of 10 in handicap at Cork (8f, good, 9/4) 30 days ago. Trainer going well.

Form: 777913

Forecasts

Petticoat Rule (4/1), Castletownshend (9/2), Angel Palanas (11/2), Lincoln (7/1), Myrcella (17/2), David Garrick (17/2), Reverberation (9/1), Cracking Name (12/1), Ducky Mallon (14/1), Mokhalad (25/1), Cool Vixen (28/1), Patchouli (40/1), Hit The Silk (40/1)

ANGEL PALANAS is thriving at present and may be capable of defying the handicapper again and completing a hat-trick. Lincoln has mostly been in good form of late and should have a say for the Denis Hogan team, while Petticoat Lane has reacted positively to a visor on her last 2 starts and is less exposed than a lot of these.