16:55 Leopardstown

Wednesday 14 April 2021

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Hollypark Handicap

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 1m 31.39s

(18)

Alex D¹⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 84| D

10/1

Winner at Limerick in October. Thirteenth of 14 in nursery (8/1) at Naas (7f, heavy), finding little. Off 164 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 342710-

(19)

Iowa¹⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 80

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, good sixth of 14 in nursery at Naas (7f, heavy), needing stiffer test. Off 164 days. Should improve. Claims.

Form: 6466-

(7)

San Aer⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 78

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Excellent third of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 18/1) 47 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 66-3

(1)

Larado^b¹⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 77

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good sixth of 11 in nursery (4/1) at Dundalk (7f). Off 6 months. Not ruled out.

Form: 0536-

(17)

The Highway Rat⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Oliver| OR: 76| D

16/1

Winner at Dundalk in January. 10/3, good fourth of 8 in handicap at Dundalk (7f) 75 days ago. Should progress, and well in the mix.

Form: 14

(10)

Eloso¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: R O'Brien| OR: 75

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good second of 7 in handicap (10/3) at Dundalk (6f) 19 days ago. Makes turf debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 7352

(13)

Aleksey Tolstoy¹⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 74

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f). Off 154 days. Makes handicap debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 673-

(8)

Anna Strada^p¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 73

17/2

6/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable sixth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (6f). Off 168 days and not dismissed.

Form: 320346-

(3)

Sheer Chance¹⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 73

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 14 in nursery at Naas (7f, heavy, 11/1). Off 164 days. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 53830-

(9)

Massaman^t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Gary Carroll| T: J Davison| OR: 72

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 16/1, sixth of 14 in maiden at Navan (5f, heavy) 18 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Tongue strap back on. Makes handicap debut. Limited appeal.

Form: 06-6

(12)

Buzz Of New York¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 70

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 14 in maiden at Navan (5f, heavy, 15/2) 18 days ago, folding tamely. Makes handicap debut. Must improve.

Form: 566-90

(5)

Noble Seal²³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A J Martin| OR: 70| BF

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fourth of 9 in nursery at Killarney (8.2f, heavy, 11/4). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Mrs J. Harrington. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4754-

(14)

Vocito^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 67| BF

8/1

4/1, respectable sixth of 17 in handicap at Navan (10f, heavy) 18 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces back on and can make presence felt.

Form: 43877-6

(2)

Going In Style²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: T P Madden| T: N Meade| OR: 64

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 22/1, eighteenth of 23 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft) 24 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 97-0

(15)

Pallasmore Lass¹³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: N G McCullagh| T: G O'Leary| OR: 63

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 11 in nursery at Dundalk (6f). Off 133 days. Something to find on form.

Form: 0600-

(4)

The Casino King⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: M A Gallagher| T: E P Harty| OR: 62

25/1

14/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft) 7 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 00678-0

(11)

Oh So Woke^v1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: W McCreery| OR: 61

40/1

Last of 11 in handicap (12/1) at Naas (5f, heavy) 17 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Visor on 1st time with lot more needed.

Form: 057-750

(16)

Wrapitup^t1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: D Cullen| OR: 60

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1, eighteenth of 23 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 17 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Tough to assess at present. RESERVE

Form: 0-00

Non-Runners

(6)

Princess Sela¹⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: G O'Leary J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Iowa (9/2), Eloso (13/2), San Aer (7/1), Vocito (8/1), Anna Strada (17/2), Alex D (10/1), Larado (11/1), Princess Sela (14/1), The Highway Rat (16/1), Aleksey Tolstoy (16/1), Massaman (18/1), Buzz Of New York (20/1), Sheer Chance (20/1), Going In Style (22/1), The Casino King (25/1), Noble Seal (33/1), Oh So Woke (40/1), Pallasmore Lass (50/1), Wrapitup (80/1)

Lots with chances in a very open handicap. SAN AER figures on a good mark so he gets the vote on the back of his improved Dundalk third. Iowa looks a likely improver now going handicapping so rates the chief threat, although The Highway Rat is not taken lightly either.