18:20 Leopardstown

Thursday 10 June 2021

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Leopardstown Golf Centre Handicap (45-75)

Off time: 18:19 | Winning time: 1m 43.59s

(10)

Fly Girl²⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 75| C

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. Course winner. 13/2, fifth of 6 in nursery at Thurles (8f, soft). Off 8 months. Needs to improve if she's to make a winning return.

Form: 5105-

(12)

San Aer²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Coen| T: T Mullins| OR: 75

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 9 in handicap (8/1) at Naas (8f, heavy) 25 days ago. Shaped well on penultimate outing, so not completely dismissed.

Form: 66-399

(9)

Maralinga²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Gavin Ryan| T: T Doyle| OR: 73

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable seventh of 19 in maiden at this C&D (good to soft, 200/1) 27 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs to improve.

Form: 0-507

(15)

The Piano Player^b1,t1²²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 72

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 16 in maiden (14/1) at Naas (6f, heavy). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time, tongue strap on 1st time. Type to do better now handicapping.

Form: 940-

(3)

No Patience^v⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 70

12/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. 14/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Dundalk (7f) 53 days ago. Should remain competitive back on turf.

Form: 14-7171

(7)

California Poppy²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Leigh Roche| T: E Lynam| OR: 69

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 28/1 and hooded for 1st time, tenth of 21 in maiden at Navan (5.7f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Likely improver.

Form: 450

(6)

Stop On Red⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: J G Coogan| OR: 69| D

8/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Dundalk (8f, 6/5) 50 days ago, comfortably. Merits consideration for all he's yet to prove himself effective on turf.

Form: 251241

(11)

Cosa Sara^v²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: D K Weld| OR: 67

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1 and visored for 1st time, last of 11 in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Back down in trip. Must improve.

Form: 80490

(5)

Devious Dreamer^b¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Barrett| OR: 66

15/2

Below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft, 6/1) 10 days ago. Type to bounce back quickly but doesn't have anything in hand.

Form: 773626

(2)

Flying Rock^t⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: M A Enright| T: J A Stack| OR: 66

18/1

Winner at Dundalk in December. Creditable 1¾ lengths fifth of 10 to No Patience in handicap (15/2) at Dundalk (7f) 53 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 09581-5

(16)

Never Seen Before¹²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 66

7/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (11/1) at Dundalk (7f) by ½ length from Stop On Red. Off 129 days. Longer trip should suit, so capable of getting involved if tuned up.

Form: 87-81

(4)

Noble Seal³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A J Martin| OR: 66

20/1

Eleventh of 15 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft, 18/1) 37 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4754-00

(13)

Albedo^t²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 64

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, eighteenth of 19 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 27 days ago. Offered encouragement on penultimate start, so not totally dismissed.

Form: 6-5750

(8)

The Casino King⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: M A Gallagher| T: E & P Harty| OR: 59

9/1

25/1, good fifth of 18 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 57 days ago. May do better still, so warrants consideration.

Form: 0678-05

(1)

Vazzy^b,t³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 50

28/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap (11/2) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0453-70

Result Amended

Fly Girl - Original Position 12th. Amended Position 11th.

San Aer - Original Position 6th. Amended Position 5th.

The Piano Player - Original Position 14th. Amended Position 13th.

No Patience - Original Position 9th. Amended Position 8th.

California Poppy - Original Position 13th. Amended Position 12th.

Cosa Sara - Original Position 7th. Amended Position 6th.

Flying Rock - Original Position 11th. Amended Position 10th.

Noble Seal - Original Position 5th. Amended Position 15th.

Albedo - Original Position 10th. Amended Position 9th.

The Casino King - Original Position 8th. Amended Position 7th.

Vazzy - Original Position 15th. Amended Position 14th.

Non-Runners

(14)

Sheer Chance³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Forecasts

Fly Girl (5/1), Never Seen Before (7/1), Devious Dreamer (15/2), Maralinga (8/1), Stop On Red (8/1), The Piano Player (8/1), The Casino King (9/1), Sheer Chance (10/1), No Patience (12/1), San Aer (14/1), Albedo (16/1), California Poppy (16/1), Cosa Sara (18/1), Flying Rock (18/1), Noble Seal (20/1), Vazzy (28/1)

SHEER CHANCE upped her game when runner-up at Gowran 3 days ago and is worth a chance to go one better if taking her chance turned out quickly. California Poppy is a potential improver and should be respected along with Stop On Red, who scored at Dundalk on his latest outing.