16:20 Leopardstown

Saturday 2 April 2022

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Leopardstown Members Handicap

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 2m 12.78s

(5)

Enthrallment¹⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 86

5/1

Twice-raced winner. Won 13-runner maiden (7/2) at Tipperary (9f, heavy). Off 180 days. Makes handicap debut. Open to progress.

Form: 51-

(3)

Brasil Power¹⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: R G Ryan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 85

7/4

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 9-runner nursery (5/2) at Kempton (7f). Off 155 days. First run for yard after leaving George Boughey. Capable of better still and leading claims.

Form: 2321-

(6)

Cyclamen^b¹⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 84| BF

12/1

11/4, good second of 7 in nursery at the Curragh (8f, heavy). Off 158 days. Up in trip. Blinkers back on.

Form: 244302-

(9)

Chaos Control¹²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Oliver| OR: 79

14/1

4/5, career best when winning 8-runner nursery at Dundalk (8f), pushed out. 8lb higher now. Off 127 days. Up in trip.

Form: 483411-

(8)

Simply Glorious²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 77

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Dundalk in November. Bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 10/3) 29 days ago. Up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 861-7

(1)

Bridgehead¹⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 76

10/3

Thrice-raced maiden. 14/1, eighth of 20 in maiden at Naas (7.9f, heavy). Off 153 days. Up in trip. Trainer going well. Makes handicap debut. o

Form: 938-

(2)

Atlantic Island²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: L Comer| OR: 74

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 14 in maiden (7/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 29 days ago. Makes turf debut. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 033-3

(10)

Play By The Rules¹⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 74

16/1

4/1, fourth of 5 in nursery at Thurles (8.1f, good to soft). Off 177 days. Up in trip.

Form: 689424-

(4)

Global Energy¹⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 73

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form seventh of 20 in maiden at Naas (7.9f, heavy, 33/1). Off 153 days. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 77677-

(7)

Action Motion¹²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Shane Foley| T: A Oliver| OR: 71

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/2, eighth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (8f). Off 120 days. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 688-

Forecasts

Brasil Power (7/4), Bridgehead (10/3), Enthrallment (5/1), Cyclamen (12/1), Simply Glorious (14/1), Chaos Control (14/1), Play By The Rules (16/1), Action Motion (18/1), Atlantic Island (20/1), Global Energy (22/1)

In a race where the market could prove informative BRASIL POWER gets the nod to make a successful start for new trainer Joseph O'Brien. Dermot Weld's Tipperary maiden winnner Enthrallment may prove next best ahead of Aidan O'Brien's Cyclamen.