19:20 Leopardstown

Thursday 4 August 2022

All16:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:2019:5020:25

Leopardstown Golf Centre Handicap (47-70) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:21 | Winning time: 1m 57.26s

(2)

Emeric¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 70

66/1

40/1, last of 7 in maiden at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good) 17 days ago. Down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 077

(4)

New Moon Rising⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 70| CD

20/1

C&D winner in April. Ninth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good, 20/1) 56 days ago.

Form: 570109

(7)

High Altitude²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 65

16/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. 17/2, good second of 12 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 09-0982

(12)

Gatsby Cap²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 64

20/1

8/1, first run since leaving Patrick Joseph Hayes when good second of 14 in claimer at Dundalk (7f) 23 days ago. Back up in trip for another new yard and interesting.

Form: 500-672

(14)

Rosie Rock¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Gary Carroll| T: J McAuley| OR: 64| C

10/1

Course winner. Latest win at Killarney in July. First run since leaving Adrian McGuinness when respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good, 5/1) 12 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 007014

(6)

Supposedtobe²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 64| BF

4/1

Maiden. First run since leaving James M. Barrett when good fourth of 19 in handicap (4/1) at Navan (10f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Ran well there and could build on that. Worth a look.

Form: 0688-74

(19)

Three Laws²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 69| BF

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 8 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 10/3) 24 days ago. Can make presence felt up in trip.

Form: 334

(9)

Miss Cunning^b¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 60

11/1

Latest win at Listowel in June. Last of 14 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good, 11/2) 17 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkers back on.

Form: 914020

(17)

Cleopatra's Needle^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 59

14/1

40/1, creditable seventh of 21 in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.

Form: 7-40807

(1)

Welcoming^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 59

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft, 25/1) 34 days ago.

Form: 008/054

(15)

Mads Black Eights¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M J Smith| OR: 57

22/1

Below form tenth of 16 in handicap (5/1) at Gowran (9.5f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 0-49040

(8)

Corballis Flyer¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Barrett| OR: 56

12/1

Latest win at Gowran in June. 12/1, below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 176008

(18)

Sierra Nevada^h³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 56

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 16 in maiden (40/1) at Roscommon (12f, soft) 37 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-80

(10)

Pale Ale¹²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 55

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, respectable seventh of 14 on handicap debut at Dundalk (10.7f) 125 days ago.

Form: 960-7

(13)

Philly's Hope^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 54| D

9/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap at Gowran (9.5f, good, 16/1) 12 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 924301

(3)

Reverberation²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: J J Lambe| OR: 53| C

11/2

Course winner. Thirty four runs since last win in 2020. 8/1, respectable fifth of 21 in handicap at this C&D (good) 28 days ago.

Form: 000025

(11)

Wish Me²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: K H Clarke| OR: 49

28/1

Respectable tenth of 19 in handicap (33/1) at Navan (10f, good to firm) 26 days ago.

Form: 00/610-0

(16)

Sovereignty^h⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Killian Leonard| T: P J McKenna| OR: 54

11/1

Below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, soft, 18/1) 4 days ago.

Form: 805336

Non-Runners

(5)

Oneiroi¹⁵

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: D Buckley J: Ronan Whelan

Forecasts

Supposedtobe (4/1), Reverberation (11/2), Three Laws (7/1), Philly's Hope (9/1), Rosie Rock (10/1), Miss Cunning (11/1), Sovereignty (11/1), Corballis Flyer (12/1), Oneiroi (12/1), Cleopatra's Needle (14/1), Welcoming (14/1), High Altitude (16/1), Gatsby Cap (20/1), New Moon Rising (20/1), Mads Black Eights (22/1), Wish Me (28/1), Pale Ale (33/1), Sierra Nevada (40/1), Emeric (66/1)

THREE LAWS could have more to offer after a fairly promising start in handicaps at Killarney and gets the vote in a wide-open contest. Supposedtobe, Gatsby Cap and Philly's Hope must also make the shortlist.