17:40 Leopardstown

Thursday 8 July 2021

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Plusvital Handicap

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 1m 41.38s

(2)

Blue For You^v1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 91

22/1

Lightly-raced winner. 22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourteenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 12 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Something to find on form.

Form: 61-60

(5)

Doolin Dancer^b1³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 86| D

28/1

Lightly-raced winner. 10/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 39 days ago, slowly away. Trainer going well. Blinkers on 1st time. Others have achieved more.

Form: 61-68

(8)

Privilege³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 85| D

10/3

Promising type. 7/2, won 14-runner maiden at Tipperary (7.5f, good) 37 days ago, running on. On an upward curve and opening mark looks more than fair, so strong claims.

Form: 3-31

(9)

Metaphorical^b⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 84| D

3/1

Winner at Listowel in June. Good third of 8 in minor event (6/1) at Naas (7f, good) 5 days ago. Stable having good spell. Makes handicap debut. Should go well again.

Form: 035-313

(6)

Diamil¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 82

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 16 in maiden (7/2) at the Curragh (8f, good to firm) 11 days ago, no match for winner. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 9-42

(10)

Alex D²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 81

12/1

13/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 21 days ago, never nearer. Appears to be summed up by mark.

Form: 10-0504

(1)

Skilled Warrior⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 81

13/2

Respectable third of 14 in maiden (7/2) at Cork (8f, good to soft) 50 days ago. Stable having good spell. Looks vulnerable to more progressive types.

Form: 2-35283

(4)

No More Porter¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J Feane| OR: 79

8/1

Winner at the Curragh in June. 9/2, good second of 8 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) 15 days ago, never nearer. Can make an impact if he gets home over markedly longer trip.

Form: 09-0812

(7)

Maralinga²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Gavin Ryan| T: T Doyle| OR: 78| CD

16/1

Lightly-raced winner. 8/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago, driven out. Could do better still, so warrants respect.

Form: 0-5071

(3)

No Patience^v²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 71

16/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Good third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 14/1) 21 days ago. Not totally discounted for all others look better treated.

Form: 717183

Forecasts

Metaphorical (3/1), Privilege (10/3), Diamil (5/1), Skilled Warrior (13/2), No More Porter (8/1), Alex D (12/1), Maralinga (16/1), No Patience (16/1), Blue For You (22/1), Doolin Dancer (28/1)

PRIVILEGE had something to spare when opening his account in Tipperary maiden 37 days ago and there's every chance he can defy a mark of 85 with another step forward, so he's preferred to Diamil, who also arrives with a progressive profile. Metaphorical also makes plenty of appeal.