19:20 Leopardstown

Thursday 16 June 2022

All17:1517:4518:1518:5019:2019:5020:20

Sandyford Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 19:20 | Winning time: 2m 1.5699999999999998s

(1)

Innamorare^b,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 64| C

9/2

Course winner. Good third of 22 in handicap at Navan (10f, good, 12/1) 19 days ago. Blinkers back on. Given a chance by the handicapper. Player.

Form: 40/87-03

(12)

Rocket Carnival^p1⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 59

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Eighth of 16 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, soft, 25/1) 56 days ago, left poorly placed. Cheekpieces on 1st time and not ruled out.

Form: 4-988

(21)

Magic Charm³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Lupini| OR: 57

6/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Naas in April. Below form eighth of 18 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 4/1) 34 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 480-418

(6)

Arch Enemy¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 65

15/2

14/1, good fourth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 2-88584

(8)

Pride Of Pimlico^p,t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: K J Manning| T: B W Duke| OR: 54

14/1

10/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Cork (10.1f, soft) 29 days ago. Tongue strap back on. More needed.

Form: 08-2340

(25)

Step Back In Time²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: C D Timmons| OR: 53

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 250/1, below form ninth of 15 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 08-09

(14)

Cherub Rock¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: R O'Brien| OR: 62

17/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, eighth of 11 in maiden at Listowel (8f, good) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 59-8

(4)

Pro Bono^p³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: P J Hayes| OR: 51

10/1

25/1, respectable ninth of 18 in handicap at Gowran (14f, good) 36 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 65-5889

(13)

Golden Ticket^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Oliver| OR: 61

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at this course (10f, good, 12/1) 14 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 07-094

(24)

Catherine Chroi^p³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: C O'Connell| OR: 45

33/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 50/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 36 days ago. Has lots to find.

Form: 05800-0

(7)

Here's Hoping^p²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Collins| OR: 42

28/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap (66/1) at Cork (10.1f, soft) 29 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 34-0006

(3)

Knock Flyer⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: T P Madden| T: D J Barry| OR: 41

20/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. Respectable sixth of 17 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft, 10/1) 52 days ago, never nearer. In the picture.

Form: 0-60566

(11)

Philly's Hope^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 46

13/2

18/1, good second of 22 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 7 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 767092

(17)

Secret Wizard¹³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Ciara Flynn⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 34

33/1

Thirty one runs since last win in 2019. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 33/1). Off 134 days. Back down in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 907-890

(19)

Smaoineamh Sile^h¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

10/1

10/1, fifteenth of 22 in handicap at Navan (10f, good) 19 days ago. Looks competitive on form if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 00344-0

(16)

Speedy Pix^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: C D Maxwell| T: T G McCourt| OR: 40

66/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 100/1, respectable ninth of 17 in claimer at Gowran (9.4f, soft) 23 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0005-09

(9)

The Copper Kid²¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: M P Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 38

40/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap (12/1) at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 7 months with work to do.

Form: 090000-

(20)

Snow Lotus⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: G M Ryan| T: K P Cotter| OR: 57

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in maiden (125/1) at Gowran (7f, good) 70 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut with more needed.

Form: 65000

Non-Runners

(23)

Due North⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Siobhan Rutledge

(10)

Thegooseiscooked²³

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: A Mullins J: Luke McAteer

(5)

Mephisto²⁰

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: G Keane J: J A Heffernan

(15)

Testimone¹²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: G O'Leary J: Nathan Crosse

(2)

The Rabbit Catcher⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: T G McCourt J: Reserve 1

(18)

Reverberation⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 7

T: J J Lambe J: Reserve 2

(22)

Salt Whistle Bay⁷

Weight: 9-1| Age: 8

T: J F Levins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Innamorare (9/2), Magic Charm (6/1), Philly's Hope (13/2), Arch Enemy (15/2), Cherub Rock (17/2), Smaoineamh Sile (10/1), Pro Bono (10/1), Rocket Carnival (10/1), Golden Ticket (14/1), Pride Of Pimlico (14/1), Thegooseiscooked (16/1), Knock Flyer (20/1), Mephisto (20/1), Due North (20/1), Testimone (20/1), The Rabbit Catcher (25/1), Salt Whistle Bay (25/1), Reverberation (25/1), Here's Hoping (28/1), Secret Wizard (33/1), Catherine Chroi (33/1), Snow Lotus (40/1), Step Back In Time (40/1), The Copper Kid (40/1), Speedy Pix (66/1)

INNAMORARE can boast a course win and signalled she's ready to go in again when third in a big field at Navan last time so she gets the nod. Arch Enemy is feared most on the back of her good Gowran fourth with Rocket Carnival also in the mix having not been seen to best effect at Tipperary.