16:50 Leopardstown

Sunday 11 April 2021

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GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (45-70) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 1m 45.14s

(3)

Dream Tale⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Oliver| OR: 69

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 5/1) 72 days ago, never nearer. Makes turf debut.

Form: 699-57

(11)

Kosman^p1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ms N A Kane⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 69

12/1

33/1, below form ninth of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Struggling for form of late.

Form: 7020-09

(10)

Koybig²³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Ross Coakley| T: D Marnane| OR: 69| D

16/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. Bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap (14/1) at Dundalk (8f) 23 days ago. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 7-04236

(13)

Shona Mea²⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 69| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Cork (8f, good, 6/1). Off 6 months.

Form: 121366-

(8)

Windham Belle⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Mr C McConnell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68

50/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Last of 9 in handicap at Dundalk (5f, 40/1) 65 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving W. McCreery. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 80490-9

(1)

Swiss Army Officer¹⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: E J McNamara| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 67| D

16/1

Winner at Cork in October. Below form eighth of 13 in handicap (18/1) at Dundalk (8f), finding little. Off 146 days.

Form: 501608-

(7)

Oneiroi²⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: D Buckley| OR: 66

7/1

8/1, creditable fourth of 16 in handicap at this course (7.1f, good), faring best of those ridden prominently. Off 9 months. Likely to go well if he's fully tuned up for reappearance.

Form: 018/834-

(16)

Take My Hand²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 65| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 40/1, below form eighth of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft) 21 days ago. Sliding in the weights but hard to make a serious case for.

Form: 41690-8

(5)

Sod's Law¹⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 64| D

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. Eighth of 11 in handicap (100/1) at Tipperary (9f, good to soft). Off 6 months.

Form: 2/00808-

(9)

Breaking News^p⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 62

4/1

Winner at Naas in November. Below form sixth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft, 12/1) 4 days ago. Might be spot on now and he's on a fair mark, so he's worth considering.

Form: 2451-06

(14)

Mijul Angel²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: B A Murphy| OR: 60

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, respectable eleventh of 20 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Bit to prove.

Form: 0-490

(4)

Nam¹⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 59| C| D

11/2

Course winner. 5/1, below form fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (soft), merely passing beaten rivals. Off 177 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/45404-

(6)

Samaritaine^t⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Marcus Tregoning when fifth of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 40/1) 72 days ago. Makes handicap debut. May well do better.

Form: 73-5

(12)

Magic Charm¹³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Gavin Ryan| T: N Lupini| OR: 55

11/2

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (9/2) at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 130 days. Back down in trip. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 674635-

(15)

Guiding^e/s⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: C P Hoban| T: S Nolan| OR: 52| D

50/1

Latest win at Dundalk in October. Last of 14 in handicap (33/1) at Dundalk (7f) 44 days ago. Something to prove.

Form: 410-080

(2)

Ellona^h1¹²⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: G B Caldwell| OR: 49| BF

50/1

9/4, respectable second of 10 in nursery at Fairyhouse (6f, heavy). Off over 3 years. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving P. D. Deegan. Hooded for 1st time. Hard to assess.

Form: 803322/

Forecasts

Breaking News (4/1), Nam (11/2), Magic Charm (11/2), Dream Tale (6/1), Oneiroi (7/1), Shona Mea (10/1), Kosman (12/1), Take My Hand (14/1), Swiss Army Officer (16/1), Koybig (16/1), Sod's Law (25/1), Samaritaine (28/1), Mijul Angel (40/1), Windham Belle (50/1), Ellona (50/1), Guiding (50/1)

An open race it might be worth chancing BREAKING NEWS after she took a step back in the right direction at Gowran recently. Oneiroi ranks as a player if he's ready to go after 9 months off and Magic Charm is one of several others for whom a case could be made.