18:50 Leopardstown

Thursday 11 August 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 18:51 | Winning time: 1m 43.23s

(2)

Red Heel¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: L F Roche| T: M Mulvany| OR: 87| C| D

10/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at the Curragh in July. 20/1, unseated rider in listed race at Galway (7f, good to soft) 14 days ago won by Surrounding. Must improve.

Form: 34-191U

(1)

Secret Pulse³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 84| D

16/1

First run since leaving Gerard Keane when eighth of 11 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft, 12/1) 36 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 47/000-8

(10)

Nectarine²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 89| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Fairyhouse in July. Blinkered for 1st time, third of 5 in minor event at this course (12.8f, good, 11/2) 21 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 437123

(4)

Eastern Wind^p²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 88| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 13/2, 12¾ lengths last of 8 to Red Heel in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 25 days ago, not ideally placed. Others more persuasive.

Form: 633158

(6)

Shanghai Dragon^v¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 81| D

12/1

12/1 and visored for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 19 days ago, just holding on. Player.

Form: 204401

(8)

Torn¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 80| BF

4/1

3 lengths fourth of 7 to Shanghai Dragon in handicap at Gowran (8f, good, 11/8) 19 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 1-75224

(5)

Helpmeout²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Wayne Lordan| T: W McCreery| OR: 79| CD

5/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 7/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 21 days ago, slowly away. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 366181

(3)

Morning Approach¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 70| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 16/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 921055

(7)

Inchiquin Star^b¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Marnane| OR: 74

13/2

18/1 and blinkered for 1st time, good third of 11 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 5-24253

Non-Runners

(9)

Perfect Thunder³²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Jake Coen

Forecasts

Morning Approach (4/1), Torn (4/1), Helpmeout (5/1), Nectarine (6/1), Inchiquin Star (13/2), Eastern Wind (15/2), Perfect Thunder (15/2), Red Heel (10/1), Shanghai Dragon (12/1), Secret Pulse (16/1)

HELPMEOUT did very well to win over this C&D 3 weeks ago, making rapid headway from off the pace, and can make it 3 from 3 around here. Torn and Shanghai Dragon head the dangers.