17:40 Leopardstown

Thursday 2 June 2022

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Leopardstown Summer Shindig Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 1m 42.59s

(7)

Ice Cold In Alex^t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 79| C

15/2

Course winner. 10/1, fifth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 503-005

(6)

Juyush^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: M A Enright| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 78| D

8/1

Good ninth of 26 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 10/1) 12 days ago, nearest finish. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0540-89

(13)

Zahee^h,t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 78| CD

15/2

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Below form seventeenth of 26 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 25/1) 12 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 430120

(8)

Higher Kingdom^h1,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 75

33/1

First run since leaving David O'Meara when twenty fourth of 26 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 40/1) 12 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 34295-0

(16)

San Aer^h1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen| T: T Mullins| OR: 72| D

33/1

Eighteenth of 26 in handicap (33/1) at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Something to find on form.

Form: 7701-00

(5)

Almost An Angel^p1²⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Foley| T: J Larkin| OR: 69| BF| D

22/1

Third of 4 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good, 5/4). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving David Evans. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 612413-

(14)

Big Dream^t¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Lee| T: A McCann| OR: 69| D

16/1

Thrice-raced winner. Tenth of 14 in minor event (15/2) at Dundalk (7f). Off 6 months. Booking of Lee a plus. Makes handicap debut. Must find best form.

Form: 610-

(4)

Rosie Rock¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam Caffrey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 69| CD

10/1

C&D winner in May. 9/2, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, soft) 16 days ago. Possibilities if on-somg.

Form: 70-4010

(11)

Silent Performance^t²¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: James J Doyle| T: N Stokes| OR: 68

14/1

Bit below form 6 lengths seventh of 14 to Zahee in handicap (20/1) at Dundalk (8f). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 092107-

(9)

Indian Lilac^v1¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 67| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 9/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Roscommon (11.8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Visor on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 080-765

(1)

Cleopatra's Needle^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H Rogers| OR: 63

33/1

80/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 13 in handicap at Roscommon (10.1f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 747-408

(2)

Dark Note¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 74| BF

2/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good fourth of 11 in handicap (11/4) at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft) 16 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 40-74

(17)

Atlas^v²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: T G McCourt| OR: 61| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2020. 22/1, creditable 5 lengths fourth of 18 to Rosie Rock in handicap at this C&D (good) 20 days ago, nearest finish. Visor back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 86-0984

(12)

Focus Required^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 59

20/1

14/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft) 9 days ago, not clear run. Not entirely ruled out.

Form: 460500

(15)

Nevada Brave³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 56

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form ninth of 23 in handicap (33/1) at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 6-479

(3)

Supreme Law¹³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S J Harty| OR: 61

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, tenth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (8f). Off 139 days. Makes handicap debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 07-0

Non-Runners

(10)

Craic At Dawn²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: K J Manning

Forecasts

Dark Note (2/1), Zahee (15/2), Ice Cold In Alex (15/2), Juyush (8/1), Indian Lilac (9/1), Rosie Rock (10/1), Craic At Dawn (10/1), Atlas (12/1), Silent Performance (14/1), Big Dream (16/1), Nevada Brave (16/1), Focus Required (20/1), Almost An Angel (22/1), Higher Kingdom (33/1), San Aer (33/1), Cleopatra's Needle (33/1), Supreme Law (40/1)

ICE COLD IN ALEX has yet to put his best forward this season, but there were more encouraging signs at the Curragh recently and he is taken to resume winning ways here off a potentially fair mark. Darkk Note is likely to offer stern resistance, while Atlas and Craic At Dawn both make each-way apeal.