16:49 Leopardstown

Saturday 24 October 2020

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Leopardstown Members Club Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 16:49 | Winning time: 10m 19.86s

(16)

Melburnian⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: A J Martin| OR: 80| C| D

11/4

Course winner. 7/2, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (12f, soft) 7 days ago, needing stiffer test. Only 3 lb above last winning mark and respected under Colin Keane.

Form: 21-0046

(15)

The Names Jock¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: J E Kiely| OR: 80| D

5/1

18/1, good third of 11 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, soft) 13 days ago, keeping on final 1f. That was his best effort of the present campaign and not discounted with a repeat.

Form: 81-6773

(8)

Leagan Gaeilge⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: B W Duke| OR: 77| C

14/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, soft, 20/1) 51 days ago. Form has been patchy so far this term and he needs to bounce back to figure.

Form: 318-038

(19)

Yafordadoe^p⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 77

11/2

Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Naas (10f, heavy, 11/2) 6 days ago, left poorly placed after another tardy start. Mark remains a workable one if she can break on terms.

Form: 011-524

(13)

Broken Silence⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: R Roberts| OR: 76

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 15 in maiden at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft, 12/1) 40 days ago. Had previously shaped with a good deal of promise in maidens at up to 1m and he may yet get back on the

Form: 0230

(14)

Dare To Flare^v1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 75

28/1

Unreliable individual. Below form fifth of 14 in novice hurdle (11/4) at Gowran (16f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Up in trip. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 260-368

(18)

Sovereigns Bright⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: S Lavery| OR: 75| D

33/1

Last of 12 in handicap at this course (12f, soft, 80/1) 7 days ago, pulling hard and weakening from 2f out. Entitled to be sharper with that under her belt.

Form: 85140-0

(7)

Ultra Pride¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 75| D

18/1

Latest win at Punchestown in September. Bit below form fourth of 14 in handicap (12/1) at Cork (10f, soft) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 408174

(10)

Akhlaaq^t⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: J A Heffernan| T: A J Martin| OR: 74

18/1

Twelfth of 16 in handicap (22/1) at Naas (10f, soft) 62 days ago, slowly in to stride and always behind. Worth noting if the market speaks in his favour.

Form: 48/6760

(11)

On The Balcony^t⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S Foley| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 74

33/1

40/1, sixteenth of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, soft) 84 days ago. Back up in trip. Booking of Foley catches the eye but she does need to step up on recent efforts to figure.

Form: 31-2300

(4)

Sheberghan^t¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 74| D

28/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Third of 14 in novice hurdle (28/1) at Bellewstown (16.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 108 days ago, faring best of those held up. Off 108 days.

Form: 002-127

(3)

Nordic Aurora^t³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 76

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 22/1, eighth of 14 in maiden at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 39 days ago. In good hands and expected to hold more chance now handicapping.

Form: 788

(5)

Spruce Meadows^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: G M Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 72| D

11/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 14/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, soft) 20 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 674306

(6)

Magic Chegaga^v³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 74

9/1

Visored for 1st time, career best when winning 13-runner maiden at Tipperary (9f, good to soft, 5/1) 39 days ago, always holding on. In good hands and fancied to remain competitive back in handicaps.

Form: 7-33581

(9)

Kosman²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 73

16/1

Creditable second of 10 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, soft, 16/1) 20 days ago, no match for winner but keeping on final 1f. Longer trip worth exploring on that evidence and conditions no problem.

Form: 226702

(20)

Loved Out⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Gary Halpin| T: T Mullins| OR: 66

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 17 in handicap (28/1) at this course (12f, soft) 7 days ago. That was her first start for 3 months and he may yet get back on the up.

Form: 4520

(1)

Chimeric^p1⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: M A Enright| T: S Lavery| OR: 66

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 6/1, below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Gowran (8f, heavy) 5 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Reserve 1.

Form: 75807

Non-Runners

(2)

Sharp Focus²⁰

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

(12)

Garrison Commander⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: James J Doyle

(21)

Sondheim⁹¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: W T Farrell J: Reserve 2

(17)

Awkwafina⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: J Davison J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Melburnian (11/4), The Names Jock (5/1), Yafordadoe (11/2), Sharp Focus (11/2), Magic Chegaga (9/1), Awkwafina (10/1), Spruce Meadows (11/1), Leagan Gaeilge (14/1), Kosman (16/1), Garrison Commander (16/1), Ultra Pride (18/1), Nordic Aurora (18/1), Akhlaaq (18/1), Sheberghan (28/1), Dare To Flare (28/1), Loved Out (28/1), Sovereigns Bright (33/1), On The Balcony (33/1), Chimeric (40/1), Broken Silence (40/1), Sondheim (150/1)

A winner at Killarney in July, SHARP FOCUS left his yard debut effort in his wake when just touched off at that venue last time, doing best of those held up, going down by a head. He gets the nod with a repeat. Magic Chegaga, Yafordadoe and Melburnian are a trio of others expected to be in the mix.