15:45 Leopardstown

Saturday 11 September 2021

All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4515:1515:4516:20

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

Off time: 15:49 | Winning time: 2m 44.87s

(17)

Ever Present⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 100| C

17/2

Fairly useful bumper winner who landed pair of 15f maiden/minor events upon switching to the Flat and stepped up again when runner-up in a 2m Curragh handicap last time. Claims down in trip.

Form: 112

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(16)

Layfayette^p²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 100

18/1

Scored over 1m at the Curragh in March and made breakthrough at listed level at Roscommon (11.9f) in June. Rare below par effort in Group 3 at former venue since and bounce back likely.

Form: 2-14619

(6)

Crowns Major^p1⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 96

10/1

Bumper winner who is steadily progressive in this sphere, off the mark in big-field Galway handicap (11.8f) late in July. Handicapper hs reacted but there could be more to come.

Form: 43321

(9)

Longbourn^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 96

22/1

Latest win at the Curragh (10f) in June. Very good 2 lengths second of 16 to Crowns Major in handicap at Galway (11.8f, good to firm, 11/1) 42 days ago. Not ruled out in present groove.

Form: 343312

(21)

Shoshone Warrior^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 96| C

16/1

Course winner. Not at very best despite finishing third of 7 in minor event at Killarney (16.8f, good) 23 days ago, nearest finish. Back down in trip and not ruled out in a competitive affair.

Form: 0-56363

(25)

Baby Zeus^t⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 93

11/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 13/2, respectable 7½ lengths fourth of 16 to Crowns Major in handicap at Galway (11.8f, good to firm) 42 days ago, faring best of those held up.

Form: 367-104

(22)

Monas Melody⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: S Curling| OR: 92

40/1

Killarney maiden winner in July (14f). 3/1, second of 6 in minor event at Galway (13.8f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Profile is a positive one and she should remain competitive now handicapping.

Form: 212

(7)

Flying Visit³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 99| C

40/1

Course winner. 6 lengths last of 8 to Create Belief in Desmond Stakes at this course (8f, good to soft, 11/1) 30 days ago. Back up significantly up in trip now. Yard won this race 12 months ago.

Form: 278488

(4)

Royal Illusion^t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: W P Mullins| OR: 91| BF| C

18/1

Course winner. 5/4, fourth of 7 in minor event at Killarney (16.8f, good) 23 days ago. Unlucky not to finish closer when sixth in this race 12 months ago and 3 lb lower this time around.

Form: 6D3-074

(3)

Phoenix Cowboy³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 89| D

6/1

2 wins from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (7/2) at Gowran (12.4f, good) 31 days ago, forging clear. Stable in good form. Progressing well recently. Player.

Form: 434-121

(10)

De Name Escapes Me^p,t⁴⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr| T: N Meade| OR: 86

66/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifteenth of 19 in handicap at Galway (16.8f, good to soft, 25/1) 47 days ago. Down in trip now but others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 26031-0

(13)

Hook Up^t⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: W P Mullins| OR: 86

6/1

Fairly useful winner at 2m over hurdles. 6/1, shaped well when fourth of 19 in handicap at Galway (16.8f) 47 days ago, having little with more prominently-ridden trio. Interesting from this mark.

Form: 9712/34

(12)

Presto^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 85

33/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 8 lengths fifth of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Killarney (14.2f, good) 23 days ago, making only late gains from off the pace. Others make more appeal for win purposes.

Form: 7/490-35

(2)

Rebellito²³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: W P Mullins| OR: 84

50/1

8/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Killarney (14.2f, good) 23 days ago, going well when snatched up over 2f out. This drop back to 1½m rates a likely plus on balance.

Form: 6301/57

(1)

N'Golo^t¹²³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Gavin Ryan| T: W P Mullins| OR: 83

11/1

Useful winner at 17f over hurdles. However, offered little when fifth of 9 in minor event at Killarney (14.2f, soft) when making his belated return to the Flat in May. Absent since.

Form: 3321/5

(26)

Ciel D'afrique^h1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Andrew Slattery| T: D K Weld| OR: 82

9/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. Evens, won 15-runner maiden at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 26 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Dunvegan, cosily. Hood on 1st time and not discounted.

Form: 4222-21

(5)

Effernock Fizz⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: M A Gallagher| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 81

100/1

11/1, third of 5 in minor event chase at Wexford (20f, good) 7 days ago. Previous Bellewstown fourth over 17f was a good effort but this looks a lot tougher.

Form: 541684

(24)

Great Bear¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 81

33/1

Latest win at Killarney (16.8f) in July. 6/1, good third of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (17.1f, good) 18 days ago. This rates a deeper contest however.

Form: 360-103

(15)

Silaiyli^p1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: N G McCullagh| T: M Halford| OR: 89

33/1

Winner at Down Royal (10.3f) in June. Good 6¾ lengths fifth of 11 to Phoenix Cowboy in handicap at Gowran (12.4f) 31 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and still unexposed at this trip.

Form: 902105

(8)

Insane Bolt^b,t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: C P Hoban| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 80

40/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Galway in August. 8/1, good third of 10 in handicap at Killarney (14.2f, good) 23 days ago. Each-way claims in present groove.

Form: 540/813

(11)

Sevenna Star^h,t¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 80| BF

28/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. Hooded for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap (11/2) at Doncaster (14.5f, good to firm) on Friday. Merits consideration.

Form: 886-246

(20)

Dunvegan^t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: Rory Cleary| T: P A Fahy| OR: 78

28/1

Useful chaser. 7/2, 1¼ lengths second of 15 to Ciel D'afrique in maiden at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Opening mark unlikely to prove beyond him on the level.

Form: 5-42

(14)

Insignia Of Rank⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Tom Kiely Marshall⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J G Murphy| OR: 77

33/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2019. 9/2, seventh of 8 in handicap at Clonmel (9.5f, good) 9 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 9-90527

Forecasts

Ciel D'afrique (9/2), Hook Up (6/1), Phoenix Cowboy (6/1), Ever Present (17/2), Crowns Major (10/1), Baby Zeus (11/1), N'Golo (11/1), Shoshone Warrior (16/1), Layfayette (18/1), Royal Illusion (18/1), Longbourn (22/1), Dunvegan (28/1), Sevenna Star (28/1), Presto (33/1), Insignia Of Rank (33/1), Silaiyli (33/1), Great Bear (33/1), Monas Melody (40/1), Flying Visit (40/1), Insane Bolt (40/1), Rebellito (50/1), De Name Escapes Me (66/1), Effernock Fizz (100/1)

A low-mileage, progressive 4-y-o, PHOENIX COWBOY was impressive in making it 2 from 3 this season when landing an 11-runner Gowran handicap (12.5f) 4 weeks ago, impressing in putting distance between himself and the runner-up. A 9-lb rise may not prevent a bold follow-up bid and he can come out on top again, with Hook Up, Crowns Major, Ever Present and Silaiyli a quartet of others to consider.