20:00 Leopardstown

Thursday 17 June 2021

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Dun Laoghaire (Q.R.) Maiden

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 3m 23.19s

(4)

Creative Dancer¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

200/1

Well held in pair of maiden hurdles and makes little appeal on Flat debut.

Form:

(8)

Crowns Major³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: E Mullins

5/2

Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. 3/1, fourth of 9 in minor event at Killarney (14.2f, soft) on Flat debut 37 days ago, dropping away over 1f out. A reproduction of that puts him in the mix.

Form: 4

(14)

Drayton Cross¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss F Leaney⁽⁷⁾| T: L Fowler| OR: 53

50/1

Modest gelding. Never better than mid-field when seventh of 13 in minor event at Listowel (13f, good to soft, 50/1) 11 days ago. Big step forward required.

Form: 0390/77

(5)

Dusty Winds¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr S J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 59

33/1

Modest gelding. Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs. 100/1, ran his best race to date when fifth of 13 in minor event at Listowel (13f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 9-06605

(2)

Ever Present⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr M McGuane⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

6/1

Bumper winner making his GB/IRE Flat debut. Again below form when seventh of 11 in bumper at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft, 14/1) 49 days ago. Yard having good spell.

Form:

(3)

Golden Silence⁴⁸¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: Ms L Ward⁽⁷⁾| T: V C Ward| OR: 28

200/1

Remains a maiden after 13 Flat runs. 66/1, showed nothing after 14 months off when seventeenth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy). Off a further 16 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 090009/

(10)

King's Song^t¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss R Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Broad| OR: 50

125/1

Lightly-raced gelding on Flat. Fair winner at 25f in chases. Showed nothing back on the Flat when twelfth of 13 in minor event (150/1) at Listowel (13f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 80/06-0

(6)

Le Boulevardier⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr E Dwan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curling

50/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. 18/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Southwell (20.4f, good) 65 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Oliver Sherwood.

Form:

(11)

Patrick Joseph²⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss G German⁽⁷⁾| T: D Broad| OR: 49

150/1

Modest gelding. Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. Seventeenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Punchestown (20.3f, soft). Off 9 months. Modest on the all weather, 5/11 on last Flat run.

Form: 74590/5-

(16)

Risk Factor^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J P O'Brien| C

2/1

Fairly useful jumps winner, making GB/IRE Flat debut. Not seen to best effect when third of 11 in novice hurdle at Wexford (24.5f, 4/1) 15 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

(12)

Zeydabad

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

22/1

€19,000 3-y-o, Camelot gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 1m winner Ziriyan and 1¼m winner Zerkela. Dam, 1½m winner, half-sister to top-class winner up to 1½m Zarkava.

Form:

(9)

Imperial Choice²⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr P Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 67

25/1

Fair mare. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.2f, good to soft, 16/1). Off 9 months. Significantly up in trip. Still relatively lightly raced on Flat and has claims.

Form: 645324/

(15)

Monas Melody⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: S Curling

8/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Shaped with encouragement after 6 months off when third of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft, 5/1) on hurdles bow 74 days ago.

Form:

(7)

Ranger P¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S J Harty

100/1

66/1, first run since leaving Eoin Griffin when fifth of 10 in maiden at Down Royal (12.7f, good to firm) on Flat debut 13 days ago.

Form: 5

(1)

Zuma Rock³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Miss J Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Left first 2 efforts well behind when won 14-runner bumper at Clonmel (16.7f, good, 2/1) 35 days ago, staying on to lead final 100 yds.

Form:

Non-Runners

(13)

Tipping Point⁸²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: A McNamara J: Miss H Duignan

Forecasts

Risk Factor (2/1), Crowns Major (5/2), Zuma Rock (9/2), Ever Present (6/1), Monas Melody (8/1), Zeydabad (22/1), Imperial Choice (25/1), Tipping Point (25/1), Dusty Winds (33/1), Drayton Cross (50/1), Le Boulevardier (50/1), Ranger P (100/1), King's Song (125/1), Patrick Joseph (150/1), Golden Silence (200/1), Creative Dancer (200/1)

A tricky closing maiden to solve with a chance taken on ZUMA ROCK, who left her previous efforts in bumpers behind when scoring at Clonmel 5 weeks ago and can make a winning start in this sphere. Crowns Major still has something to learn but showed fairly useful form on his Flat bow last month so is feared most, ahead of Imperial Choice and Risk Factor.