19:30 Leopardstown

Thursday 17 June 2021

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Sandycove Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 2m 48.33s

(2)

Shamiyan^t1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 68| BF

6/1

5/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (12.7f, good to firm) 13 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Yard having good spell. Tongue strap on first time. Enters calculations.

Form: 3/701-05

(8)

Maricruz^h,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 67

20/1

18/1, bit below form eleventh of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, soft) 20 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 447240

(1)

Rock Chica¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Melanie Horsman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 62

33/1

14/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good) 16 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 08/86-50

(7)

Twentybore^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Lee| T: E Griffin| OR: 62

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 80/1, very good fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago.

Form: 77804

(9)

Persian Lion⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 59| C

16/1

Course winner. One win from 30 Flat runs. Twenty six runs since last win in 2018. Last of 18 in handicap (50/1) at Gowran (14f, soft) 44 days ago, folding tamely.

Form: 038800

(3)

Igraine^p1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 70

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, twelfth of 18 in maiden at Navan (10f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Cheekpieces fitted for handicap debut.

Form: 60-0

(6)

Quiet Desire^p⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 55

9/1

Winner at Dundalk in May. Good second of 17 in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good to firm, 14/1) 6 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 002182

(4)

Lunar Power^b1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 65| BF

10/11

Winner at Dundalk in April. 5/2, good second of 16 in handicap at this course (15f, good) 7 days ago, just failing. Blinkers on first time. Has good chance on form.

Form: 0-01452

(5)

Coolcullen^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 63

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 6 in handicap (7/2) at Down Royal (12.7f, good to firm) 13 days ago.

Form: 0-0063

Forecasts

Lunar Power (10/11), Coolcullen (7/2), Shamiyan (6/1), Quiet Desire (9/1), Persian Lion (16/1), Maricruz (20/1), Igraine (22/1), Twentybore (25/1), Rock Chica (33/1)

There's mileage in SHAMIYAN's mark and with a tongue tie potentially helping him with his finishing effort, he could be the answer. Lunar Power, Quiet Desire and Igraine look the main threats.