19:40 Leopardstown

Thursday 8 July 2021

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Green Room Handicap

Off time: 19:41 | Winning time: 2m 50.95s

(6)

Broad Street²⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 99

40/1

Off since below-par eighth in Paddy Power Betting Shop Stakes (100/1) at this course (12f, good). Off 9 months and easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 37/3068-

(5)

Chiricahua³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 90| D

13/2

Latest win at Killarney in May. 4/1, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, soft) 36 days ago. Stable in good form so he ought to be competitive again.

Form: 184-316

(3)

Dancing Approach³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 84| BF| C

5/2

Course winner in April. Below form sixth of 13 in handicap (11/4) at Roscommon (10f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Back up in trip and more is needed.

Form: 138-136

(4)

Soaring Sky^p1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 90

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. 9/2, good second of 8 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good) 19 days ago, clear of rest. Up in trip with cheekpieces on and not taken lightly.

Form: 1-8162

(7)

Iowa¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 89| D

6/4

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (14/1) at Down Royal (12.7f, good) 19 days ago. Form has been franked so he's sure to go well again despite 9 lb hike in the weights.

Form: 6-06441

(2)

Hook Head^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 75| C| D

16/1

Course winner in June but only ninth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (16f, good) 12 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 506189

(1)

Tudor City^t¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 8-6| J: N G McCullagh| T: A J Martin| OR: 73

12/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2017 but he hinted strongly at a revival when third of 19 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, good to soft) 13 days ago, nearest finish. Interesting off a handy mark.

Form: 0/03-003

Forecasts

Iowa (6/4), Dancing Approach (5/2), Soaring Sky (5/1), Chiricahua (13/2), Tudor City (12/1), Hook Head (16/1), Broad Street (40/1)

TUDOR CITY is a long time without a win but signalled he's ready to go in again when third in a big field at the Curragh last month and he can capitalise on a reduced mark here. Iowa rates the obvious danger with the form of his Down Royal victory proving strong, while in-form Soaring Sky can have a say too now she steps up to 1m4f for the first time.