15:40 Leopardstown

Wednesday 6 April 2022

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SPIN 1038 Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 9.92s

(22)

Aurora Princess^p1²⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 80| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year, and run probably best excused when eighth of 14 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, good) on final outing, racing wide. Off 6 months. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 74D418-

(2)

Ideal Pal^t¹⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 80| D

33/1

20/1, below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Naas (10f, heavy). Off 157 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 081200-

(9)

Entropy^t1¹⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79

9/1

Fourth of 8 in maiden at Fontainebleau (9.9f, good to soft, 14/1). Off 145 days. First run for yard after leaving N. Clement. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Remains with potential.

Form: 5364-

(17)

Moracana¹⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 78| CD

8/1

Landed 13-runner maiden (5/1) at this C&D (good to soft), cosily. Off 172 days. Makes handicap debut and should continue to improve further.

Form: 241-

(1)

Chicago Bear^h,t1¹⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 77

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. 12/1, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (12f, good to soft). Off 172 days. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 81/785-

(15)

Earl Of Tyrone²⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey| OR: 77

11/10

Respectable third of 15 in maiden (5/1) at Cork (12f, soft), needing stronger gallop. Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving John Joseph Murphy. Not taken lightly.

Form: 447623-

(8)

Party Moon^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Leigh Roche| T: D P Dunne| OR: 77

66/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 250/1) 26 days ago. Hard to make a case for on recent evidence.

Form: 3/00-008

(19)

Zoom Tiger^b1,t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Daniel King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 76

16/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in October but ran below form when seventh of 10 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 26 days ago, left poorly placed. Blinkers on for 1st time.

Form: 55123-7

(3)

Newgirlintown^p³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Shane Foley| T: G O'Leary| OR: 75| D

22/1

Latest win at Dundalk in November. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 15/2) 33 days ago, hampered. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 6214-90

(18)

Prince Of Verona^b1,t1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 75| D

66/1

Last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 22/1) 14 days ago. Blinkers and tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 20570-0

(10)

House Of Kings^h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: C D Maxwell| T: J McAuley| OR: 74

50/1

3/1, again ran below form when fifth of 12 in claimer at Dundalk (10.7f) 14 days ago. Hood back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 224005

(20)

Mountain Fox^t¹⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: F Oakes| OR: 74| C

50/1

Course winner. Two wins from 45 Flat runs. Last of 16 in handicap (16/1) at Naas (10f, heavy). Off 157 days and needs to bounce back.

Form: 236720-

(4)

Essential Part¹⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 73

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 16 in maiden (7/1) at Gowran (11.8f, heavy). Off 169 days but type to do better now handicapping.

Form: 326-

(21)

Buckman Tavern²⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A J Martin| OR: 72| C

25/1

Bounced back to form to take advantage of a falling mark here (12.8f, good) in July, digging deep. Off since but still has scope on old form.

Form: 306/771-

(11)

Drakensberg^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 72| C| D

12/1

Course winner who shaped as if still in top form when third of 14 in handicap (5/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 14 days ago, left with too much to do. Player.

Form: 0-00913

(13)

Kalaroun^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: T P Madden| T: Miss T L Cogan| OR: 70

18/1

Winner at Dundalk in October and stepped up on reappearance run when sixth of 21 in handicap (33/1) at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 0061-96

(7)

Satono Chevalier³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Davis| T: R O'Brien| OR: 70

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden who wasn't seen to best effect on first run since leaving Sir Michael Stoute when sixth of 13 in handicap at Cork (10.2f, good to soft) 3 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 4540-6

(14)

Na Caith Tobac^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 69| D

16/1

10/3, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Fair on the Flat, good on last Flat outing. RESERVE.

Form: 268502-

(12)

Alma Libre¹⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Gavin Ryan| T: N Lupini| OR: 68

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden who ran best race when 3½ lengths fourth of 13 to Moracana in maiden at this C&D (good to soft). Off 172 days. Makes handicap debut. RESERVE.

Form: 6594-

(5)

Lily Like¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: D Kinsella| OR: 63

22/1

Shaped as if back in form when seventh of 21 in handicap (50/1) at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 11 days ago, never nearer. Back up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 74/099-7

Non-Runners

(23)

Daylight Come¹⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: J S Bolger J: K J Manning

(16)

Haziya⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: Mikey Sheehy

(6)

Big Challenge¹⁵⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 8

T: R Donohoe J: S M Crosse

Forecasts

Earl Of Tyrone (11/10), Haziya (2/1), Moracana (8/1), Entropy (9/1), Chicago Bear (12/1), Drakensberg (12/1), Na Caith Tobac (16/1), Essential Part (16/1), Zoom Tiger (16/1), Kalaroun (18/1), Aurora Princess (20/1), Daylight Come (20/1), Newgirlintown (22/1), Lily Like (22/1), Alma Libre (25/1), Buckman Tavern (25/1), Ideal Pal (33/1), Big Challenge (33/1), Satono Chevalier (50/1), Mountain Fox (50/1), House Of Kings (50/1), Party Moon (66/1), Prince Of Verona (66/1)

HAZIYA makes obvious appeal under a penalty after making a mockery of her opening mark here last week, so she's a straightforward choice to follow up. Moracana should continue to go the right way, with Drakensberg another to consider having been caught further back than ideal at Dundalk a fortnight ago.