15:45 Leopardstown

Saturday 22 October 2022

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Ann Hartnett Celebration Handicap

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 1m 47.64s

(9)

Toshizou^t¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 96

4/1

Good second of 9 in handicap (10/3) at Limerick (8f, good), faring best of those held up. Off 6 months. Yard having good spell. Another bold show likely.

Form: 15/440-2

(6)

Saltonstall^p,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 94| D

6/1

Won 14-runner handicap (16/1) at Tipperary (9f, soft) 20 days ago, sticking to task. Yard having good spell. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 000071

(2)

Lexington Dash^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: C P Hoban| T: J C McConnell| OR: 93

18/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse in July. 80/1, below form eleventh of 18 in handicap at this course (7f, soft) 42 days ago. Dropped to a handy mark.

Form: 719700

(5)

Dante's Pass^t1³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 92| D

16/1

Lightly-raced winner. 7 lengths fourteenth of 16 to Neptune Rock in listed race at Listowel (9f, good, 14/1) 32 days ago. Yard in good form. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 115-00

(10)

Spanish Tenor^e/s1⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 90| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 6 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Stable in good form. One for the shortlist.

Form: 590804

(7)

Comfort Line^p,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 87| D

18/1

Latest win at Navan in August. 16/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 15 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 010249

(12)

Quizical²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 87| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2019. 16/1, respectable 3½ lengths seventh of 14 to Saltonstall in handicap at Tipperary (9f, soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 04-0037

(11)

Joe Masseria^b⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 88| D

13/2

Latest win at Galway in July. Twenty-first of 22 in handicap (18/1) at the Curragh (10f, heavy) 41 days ago.

Form: 1-60410

(8)

Walhaan¹⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 85

20/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2018. First run since leaving James Tate when fifteenth of 18 in handicap (20/1) at the Curragh (7f, good to soft). Off 155 days.

Form: 75323-0

(1)

Shanghai Dragon³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 87| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 10/1, last of 11 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 33 days ago. Yard in good form.

Form: 440110

(15)

Excuzio Joe³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 79| D

10/1

Latest win at Galway in July. 8/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Listowel (9f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0-04170

(3)

Timourid^p,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: P W Flynn| OR: 78| D

16/1

Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap (10/1) at Dundalk (8f) 15 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 005096

(14)

Eighty Eight¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 80

8/1

Respectable seventh of 19 in handicap (22/1) at the Curragh (8f, soft) 14 days ago. Stable in good form. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 932387

(13)

Soilse^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 63

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in handicap (13/2) at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 6-6930

Non-Runners

(4)

Benavente⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: R O'Brien J: T P Madden

Forecasts

Toshizou (4/1), Saltonstall (6/1), Joe Masseria (13/2), Quizical (7/1), Eighty Eight (8/1), Spanish Tenor (9/1), Excuzio Joe (10/1), Timourid (16/1), Dante's Pass (16/1), Comfort Line (18/1), Lexington Dash (18/1), Soilse (20/1), Walhaan (20/1), Shanghai Dragon (22/1), Benavente (25/1)

This looks ripe for TOSHIZOU, who finished well when runner-up on his belated reappearance at Limerick and he still has low mileage. Spanish Tenor is marginally preferred to Saltonstall for forecast purposes, while Timourid also makes some each-way appeal.