20:20 Leopardstown

Thursday 11 August 2022

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Sadettin Atig Memorial Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 1m 56.82s

(10)

Zahee^h,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 80| C

10/1

Unreliable type. Course winner. Good second of 7 in handicap (10/1) at Down Royal (10.3f, good) 20 days ago.

Form: 202842

(6)

Church Mountain^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 78| D

9/2

Latest win at Limerick in June. Good third of 13 in handicap (17/2) at Naas (8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 016303

(7)

Super Over^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: S Foley| T: D P Coakley| OR: 76

18/1

Visored for 1st time, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to soft, 22/1) 16 days ago. Up in trip. Blinkers back on. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 36-3220

(13)

Aingeal Dorcha¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 75

12/1

Latest win at Limerick in June. Twelfth of 15 in handicap (20/1) at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 12 days ago. Back down in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 185100

(11)

Mulgrave^h,t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 74

12/1

Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft, 12/1) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 411-578

(9)

Turbine^t¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: C Moore| OR: 74| C

9/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Good second of 18 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft, 16/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 2600-92

(5)

Diliymi^h1³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 72

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. 50/1, last of 9 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f) 30 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Must bounce back.

Form: 679

(4)

Swing Point¹¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse| T: A Slattery| OR: 79

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, thirteenth of 14 in maiden at Tipperary (12.4f, soft). Off 112 days. Down in trip. Booking of Crosse a plus. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 43-80

(8)

Giladah^h1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 77| CD

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. C&D winner. Winner here in June. 7/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good) 25 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Shortlist material.

Form: 9-7615

(2)

Highland King^p³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 72

7/1

9/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 30 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 9-70275

(12)

Smaoineamh Sile⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: J C McConnell| OR: 64| BF| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. 11/2, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good) 7 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 44-0110

(3)

Bridgehead^p1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 71

15/2

12/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Navan (10f, good to firm) 33 days ago, not much room. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 938-688

(1)

Singsong Lady^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 71

20/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Dundalk in March. Eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 28/1) 21 days ago, merely closing up late.

Form: 1D9108

Forecasts

Giladah (4/1), Church Mountain (9/2), Highland King (7/1), Bridgehead (15/2), Smaoineamh Sile (8/1), Turbine (9/1), Zahee (10/1), Aingeal Dorcha (12/1), Mulgrave (12/1), Super Over (18/1), Singsong Lady (20/1), Swing Point (22/1), Diliymi (66/1)

The vote goes to GILADAH, who made a successful reappearance/handicap debut over this C&D in June and wasn't disgraced in a strong race at the Curragh next time. She is far from exposed and perhaps the addition of a hood will help bring about some improvement. Turbine's latest effort at Galway was solid and a reproduction of that would put him firmly in the picture, while Church Mountain and Zahee are others to consider.