15:25 Leopardstown

Saturday 26 December 2020

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Holden Plant Rentals Flat Race

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 3m 58.3s

Collins

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J P O'Brien

5/2

€115,000 3-y-o, Martaline gelding. Half-brother to 9f-11f winner Raddad. Dam, French 1½m-15f winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Yayo. Notable debutant for top stable.

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Cool Jet

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

7/2

€45,000 3-y-o, Jet Away gelding. Dam unraced sister to useful chaser (stayed 25f) A Good Skin and half-sister to smart hurdler (stayed 3m) Cousin Vinny. Obvious appeal given yard he represents.

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Gaelic Des Chastys²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: A Donoghue

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, fifth of 10 in bumper at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: 5

Gateau De Miel³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

20/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Apsis gelding. Dam, French 2¼m winner, half-sister to smart hurdler (stays 21f) Dame de Compagnie. Runner-up in point on debut in November. One to consider.

Form: 2

Glider Bald

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Murphy

66/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Spider Flight gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Epson du Houx. Dam maiden chaser. May need more time.

Form:

Golden Star

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Ben Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin

40/1

Mastercraftsman gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including useful hurdler Golden Spear. Dam 7f winner. Pedigree offers some hope, though stable not renowned for winning newcomers in bumpers.

Form:

Harry Alonzo³⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

7/1

Once-raced maiden. 10/3, second of 9 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 11 months. Could be on the premises if fully tuned up.

Form: 2-

Imperial Sachin's⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: G Elliott

25/1

Promising sort. 7/1, third of 9 in bumper at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 78 days ago. Open to progress, so not completely dismissed.

Form: 3

Lonesome Boatman

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: M Brassil

14/1

€65,000 3-y-o, Jukebox Jury gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Nurmi. Dam winner up to 12.5f in France/Germany. Makes some appeal on paper.

Form:

More Than A Memory

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr P A King⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling

8/1

€40,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Dam unraced sister to bumper winner/fairly useful 19f hurdle winner Presence of Mind out of unraced half-sister to top-class chaser (stayed 25f) Albertas Run.

Form:

Moulane West

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr A T Feeney⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Foley

200/1

Jet Away gelding. Dam (c93/h95), unreliable 21f/23f hurdle/chase winner, also 1¾m winner who stayed 2m on Flat.

Form:

Musta Lovea Lovea⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan

22/1

€11,000 3-y-o, £70,000 4-y-o, Mustameet gelding. Dam unraced. Fell in point on debut, Sep 27. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: F

Pale Blue Dot¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 8/1, second of 10 in bumper at Punchestown (16.6f, heavy) 18 days ago. Looks vulnerable in a strong race.

Form: 3542

Rustler

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr C J Gorman⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

125/1

Zebedee colt. Dam unraced. Plenty of others make more appeal.

Form:

Top Bandit⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott| BF

7/2

Once-raced maiden. Second of 12 in bumper (2/1) at Sligo (18f, good to soft) on NH debut 64 days ago. Trainer going well and form of debut looks strong, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 2

Atlantic Adventure

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Miss R McIntyre⁽⁷⁾| T: A Lynch

80/1

Milan filly. Half-sister to bumper winner Barbary Master. Dam unraced.

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Forecasts

Collins (5/2), Top Bandit (7/2), Cool Jet (7/2), Harry Alonzo (7/1), More Than A Memory (8/1), Lonesome Boatman (14/1), Gateau De Miel (20/1), Musta Lovea Lovea (22/1), Imperial Sachin's (25/1), Pale Blue Dot (28/1), Golden Star (40/1), Glider Bald (66/1), Atlantic Adventure (80/1), Gaelic Des Chastys (100/1), Rustler (125/1), Moulane West (200/1)

TOP BANDIT was a warm order in the betting and found only a subsequent hurdling winner too good at Sligo a couple of months ago, so he's taken to go one better despite the presence of the likes of Cool Jet and Collins, both potentially above-average newcomers from top stables.