16:20 Leopardstown

Sunday 2 April 2023

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Porsche Centre Dublin In Support Of Breast Cancer Ireland Handicap

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 2m 21.03s

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Betterdaysrcoming^v¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 90

22/1

Winner at Naas in September. 9/2, tenth of 14 in minor event at same course (7f, heavy). Off 168 days. Significantly up in trip. Opening mark looks steep on handicap debut.

Form: 372210-

(2)

Aurifodina¹⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 87| C

8/1

Won twice at 2 yrs (including here) before ending season with a good second of 7 in nursery at this course (7f, soft), no match for winner. Off 162 days. Should stay this far and merits respect.

Form: 401512-

(7)

Valiant King²²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: O Murphy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 83

9/4

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 9 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, good to firm, 10/1). Off 7 months. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Pedigree suggests he could be better than this opening mark and he's worth noting in the market.

Form: 34-

(6)

Starry Eyed¹⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 82| BF

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Consistent rather than progressive at 2 yrs, third of 14 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, heavy, 13/8) on final outing. Off 158 days. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 343-

(11)

Teutates⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 81| BF

5/1

Twice-raced winner. Winner at Dundalk in January. 13/8, still bit green when fourth of 10 in minor event there (8f) 51 days ago. Up in trip. Open to improvement for workable opening mark.

Form: 14

(1)

Who Not What²³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Coen| T: A Oliver| OR: 78

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, fourth of 11 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. Yard do well with similar sorts in handicaps and he could take a step forward this year.

Form: 454-

(4)

Autocrat^p⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 76

13/2

Lightly-raced winner. 15/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 44 days ago by head from Dubawi Spectre. Can make presence felt from 4 lb higher mark.

Form: 64-51

(5)

Evening's Empire¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 75

40/1

Winner at Galway in July. Bit below form eighth of 14 in minor event (50/1) at Naas (7f, heavy). Off 168 days. Significantly up in trip. Worth market check on return.

Form: 418048-

(12)

Donbeg Reel¹³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: M W Hassett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N Stokes| OR: 74

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Good fifth in Curragh maiden on debut but took backwards steps both starts subsequently. Off 135 days. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 580-

(8)

Pigeon House^p1¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 74

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/1 and in first-time blinkers, seventh of 9 to Aurifodina in nursery at this course (8f, soft). Off 169 days. Up in trip. Cheekpieces now applied.

Form: 95477-

(3)

Signora Bellissima¹⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 73

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 20 in maiden (11/1) at the Curragh (7f, soft). Off 171 days. Significantly up in trip. Yard in good form but she'll need to improve on handicap bow.

Form: 050-

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Pulse Light^b²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 72

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good third of 13 in maiden (13/2) at Dundalk (8f) 23 days ago, running on late. Will stay this far and isn't ruled out on handicap debut with longer trip likely to suit.

Form: 0454-3

Non-Runners

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Dubawi Spectre⁴⁴

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S Foley

Forecasts

Valiant King (9/4), Starry Eyed (3/1), Teutates (5/1), Autocrat (13/2), Aurifodina (8/1), Dubawi Spectre (8/1), Pulse Light (12/1), Signora Bellissima (20/1), Pigeon House (22/1), Betterdaysrcoming (22/1), Donbeg Reel (33/1), Evening's Empire (40/1), Who Not What (50/1)

A highly-competitive three-year-old handicap. DUBAWI SPECTRE was overhauled only late by Autocrat at Dundalk last time and a chance is taken that the slightly shorter trip and small swing in the weights could help Jessica Harrington's gelding turn the tables. Teutates will need to learn to race more efficiently but looks open to significant progress, with Aurifodina also considered.