15:35 Leopardstown

Tuesday 29 December 2020

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Irish Injured Jockeys Flat Race

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 4m 3.20s

Breakeven³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

11/1

Bumper winner. 3/1, respectable fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, heavy) 35 days ago.

Form: 11-1345

Eurotiep²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr A McMahon⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| D

11/2

5/2, won 10-runner bumper at Punchestown (16.6f, heavy) 21 days ago, having run of race. More needed.

Form: 22-1

Dark Spark^t⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters| D

22/1

First offspring of Voler La Vedette to make it to the track and impressively won Kilbeggan bumper in October. Matched that form when third at Punchestown 45 days ago then left Gordon Elliott.

Form: 13

Hollow Games⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott| D

1/2

Wide-margin point winner who fetched £255,000 and impressive when landing 10-runner bumper (4/7) at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) 44 days ago, storming clear from subsequent winner. The one to beat.

Form: 1-1

Cap Bernat^t1

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P McNeilly⁽⁷⁾| T: R McNeilly

50/1

€13,000 3-y-o, Arakan gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler/smart chaser Binge Drinker and bumper winners Stattler and Might I. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Lispendense³⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: D Cullen

50/1

Fifth of 8 in bumper (16/1) at Punchestown (16.3f, heavy) on NH debut a year ago.

Form: 5-

Mare Quimby³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| BF| D

9/1

Impressive when landing 17-runner bumper at Punchestown on debut. Disappointed when favourite for listed contest at Navan 37 days ago but worth another chance.

Form: 17

Classic Moet

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr M McGuane⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

€3,000 3-y-o, Beat Hollow filly. Closely related to winning pointer My Story. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler (2m-2¼m winner) Bywell Beau.

Form:

Non-Runners

Gigolo' Dai Dai³¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Mr D Roche

Forecasts

Hollow Games (1/2), Eurotiep (11/2), Gigolo' Dai Dai (15/2), Mare Quimby (9/1), Breakeven (11/1), Classic Moet (14/1), Dark Spark (22/1), Lispendense (50/1), Cap Bernat (50/1)

HOLLOW GAMES looks another smart prospect for Gordon Elliott and can follow-up last month's impressive Punchestown success. Gigolo' Dai Dai shaped well when fancied for a Fairyhouse novice hurdle on debut and is interesting switched to one of these, while it's too soon to write off Mare Quimby.