16:15 Leopardstown

Sunday 9 May 2021

All13:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:15

Ballinteer Handicap

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 2m 10.69s

(8)

Federica Sophia²⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Colin Keane| T: D K Weld| OR: 91| CD

11/4

Twice-raced winner. Won 16-runner maiden (5/6) at this C&D (good to soft), suited by increase in trip. Off 9 months. Makes handicap debut. Will go on improving.

Form: 21-

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(17)

Tauran Shaman^p,t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 88| BF

9/2

4/1, good fifth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to firm) 22 days ago, badly hampered. Back up in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 03406-5

(9)

Oh So True²⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 87

33/1

24¾ lengths thirteenth of 14 to Barrington Court in listed race at Naas (11.9f, heavy, 66/1). Off 6 months. Makes handicap debut. Must improve.

Form: 463160-

(13)

He Knows No Fear²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 86| C

25/1

Course winner. 14/1, seventeenth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to firm) 22 days ago, badly hampered. Back up in trip.

Form: 889-070

(4)

Sense Of Worth²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 85

15/2

2 wins from 4 runs this year. 7/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 21 days ago by 1½ lengths from Dream Tale, well on top finish. Not taken lightly.

Form: 00-2211

(5)

The Names Jock¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: O J Orr| T: J E Kiely| OR: 85| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 15/2, last of 7 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 156 days. Has work to do.

Form: 773187-

(2)

Three Comets²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 83

125/1

Sixteenth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to firm, 150/1) 22 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 0033/0-0

(7)

Future Proof^b¹⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 80| C

14/1

18/1, below form fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16f, heavy) 140 days ago. Off 140 days. Back down in trip.

Form: 3/04138-

(11)

Mosala^t¹¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 80

9/1

1 win from 1 run this year. Didn't need to improve to win 14-runner maiden (5/4) at Dundalk (10.7f), driven clear. Off 114 days. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 52422-1

(3)

Lethal Power^b²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: M A Enright| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 78| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 33/1, first run since leaving Susan A. Finn when respectable third of 19 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 25 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Aidan Anthony Howard.

Form: 0/2009-3

(18)

Mccabe^p⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 78

20/1

14/1, last of 16 in handicap at Naas (7f, heavy) 42 days ago. Yard in good form. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 17682-0

(16)

Eagle's Flight^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 77

22/1

Winner at Dundalk in December. 3¾ lengths seventh of 9 to Sense of Worth in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 15/2) 21 days ago.

Form: 72414-7

(19)

Tudor City^t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A J Martin| OR: 75| D

33/1

125/1, nineteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Fairly useful on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 840/03-0

(12)

Magnetic North^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 74| CD

22/1

C&D winner. First run since leaving Ms Sheila Lavery when ninth of 12 in handicap (9/1) at Limerick (8f, good) 15 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 40088-9

(10)

David Garrick^t¹⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: M A Gallagher| T: E P Harty| OR: 72

22/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 12/1). Off 6 months. Back up in trip.

Form: 415550-

(14)

Dream Tale²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Leigh Roche| T: A Oliver| OR: 72| C

11/1

Course winner. Winner here in April. 4/1, good 1½ lengths second of 9 to Sense of Worth in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 99-5712

(15)

Excelcius¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: James J Doyle| T: T Mullins| OR: 65

20/1

7/2, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Navan (13f, good to soft) 14 days ago, not ideally placed. Back down in trip.

Form: 0006-64

(1)

Sam Missile^p³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 59

66/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. 16/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 39 days ago, well positioned. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 00-3936

Non-Runners

(20)

Starlight Dream¹⁸³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: M J Smith J: Sam Ewing

(6)

Akhlaaq²⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 7

T: A J Martin J: N G McCullagh

Forecasts

Federica Sophia (11/4), Tauran Shaman (9/2), Sense Of Worth (15/2), Mosala (9/1), Akhlaaq (10/1), Dream Tale (11/1), Lethal Power (14/1), The Names Jock (14/1), Future Proof (14/1), Starlight Dream (16/1), Excelcius (20/1), Mccabe (20/1), Eagle's Flight (22/1), David Garrick (22/1), Magnetic North (22/1), He Knows No Fear (25/1), Tudor City (33/1), Oh So True (33/1), Sam Missile (66/1), Three Comets (125/1)

TAURAN SHAMAN would have gone close to landing a gamble but for being badly chopped up by the winner's antics at the Curragh 3 weeks ago and is well worth another chance. Sense of Worth looks a hard horse for the handicapper to pin down given his rate of progress and is another to consider, while the well-bred Federica Sophia won her maiden in good style over this C&D and will go on improving.