18:40 Leopardstown

Thursday 8 July 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Nasrullah' Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 18:43 | Winning time: 2m 9.29s

(10)

Saltonstall^p,t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 106

33/1

Creditable 3¼ lengths fifth of 11 to Fourhometwo in listed race at the Curragh (8f, good, 40/1) 12 days ago, never nearer. Back up in trip.

Form: 472675

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(12)

Mirann²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Jamie Powell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 103

4/1

Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (15/2) at Royal Ascot (12f, soft) 20 days ago, not ideally placed. Yard having good spell. Another bold show likely.

Form: 74-8724

(3)

Georgeville¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 100| D

14/1

Respectable 5¼ lengths sixth of 11 to Fourhometwo in listed race at the Curragh (8f, good, 18/1) 12 days ago. Up in trip. Stable having good spell.

Form: 3/870-36

(1)

Tartlette²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: S Crawley| OR: 96

12/1

Two wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Dundalk in February. 20/1, good 3¾ lengths fourth of 9 to Thunder Kiss in Munster Oaks at Cork (12f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 2-11544

(5)

Tauran Shaman^p,t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 96| BF| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in May. Creditable third of 12 in handicap (11/4) at this course (9f, good) 35 days ago. Stable in good form. Not taken lightly.

Form: 406-513

(14)

Baby Zeus^t⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Hollie Doyle| T: W P Mullins| OR: 94| D

3/1

First run since leaving G. M. Lyons and tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy) 46 days ago by ½ length from Mirann, driven out.

Form: 2/4367-1

(16)

Flying Visit³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 103| C

14/1

Course winner. 14/1, respectable 3¼ lengths fourth of 8 to Fernando Vichi in listed race at this course (12f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 19-2784

(2)

Baton Rouge^p,t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 96

8/1

Winner at Dundalk in March. 20/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Royal Ascot (10f, soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 33-1250

(9)

Mosala^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 86

8/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap (16/5) at the Curragh (12f, good to firm) 11 days ago, faring best of those held up. Can make presence felt.

Form: 422-123

(8)

Silaiyli¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: N G McCullagh| T: M Halford| OR: 94| D

20/1

Career best when winning 12-runner maiden (9/4) at Down Royal (10.3f, good) 19 days ago, eased down. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve again.

Form: 9021

(11)

Irish Poseidon^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Leigh Roche| T: M J Smith| OR: 83

22/1

Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good to firm, 8/1) 11 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 13111-4

(13)

Ides Of August³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Sean Davis| T: G M Lyons| OR: 92| C

50/1

Course winner. 5/2, last of 5 in minor event at Navan (8f, soft) 39 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 597-635

(6)

Fil The Power^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 81| D

50/1

Winner at Gowran in April. 20/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 35 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 100200

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Non-Runners

(7)

Vultan¹¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

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

(17)

Luke Short¹²

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: T P Madden

(15)

Bear Story¹

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: M Halford J: Mikey Sheehy

(4)

Hamley¹³

Weight: 8-6| Age: 8

T: Peter Fahey J: Andrew Slattery

Forecasts

Baby Zeus (3/1), Mirann (4/1), Tauran Shaman (7/1), Vultan (15/2), Mosala (8/1), Baton Rouge (8/1), Tartlette (12/1), Georgeville (14/1), Flying Visit (14/1), Luke Short (16/1), Bear Story (16/1), Silaiyli (20/1), Irish Poseidon (22/1), Saltonstall (33/1), Hamley (33/1), Ides Of August (50/1), Fil The Power (50/1)

Undoubtedly a deep handicap, but such was the impression BABY ZEUS created on debut for Willie Mullins in May, he is hard to get away from despite a 9 lb rise. Mirann finished second in that race and wasn't seen to best effect at Royal Ascot so he could be the main threat again, with Silaiyli perhaps the pick of the 3-y-os.