17:30 Leopardstown

Sunday 2 April 2023

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Sunday 7th May Leopardstown Family Day Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 52.38s

(1)

Maggie And Me³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: P F McEnery| OR: 68

20/1

Ran better than on seasonal/stable debut when seventh of 14 in maiden (66/1) at Dundalk (7f) 37 days ago, though without threatening. Others make more appeal back in handicap company.

Form: 5345-77

(7)

Lauroline³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 67| BF

3/1

Has been running consistently this year, third of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 5/4) 37 days ago. Needs to find more as she makes her turf/handicap debut.

Form: 0-223

(12)

Leabaland^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: J A Heffernan| T: M M Lynch| OR: 62| D

4/1

Reverted to more positive tactics, ran better than for a while when second of 14 in handicap (13/2) at Dundalk (1m) 17 days ago. Task is now to build on that effort.

Form: 4258-72

(2)

Purple Gown⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 61

6/5

After 5 months off, ran up to her best when second of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (1m, heavy, 28/1) 8 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 00848-2

(11)

Eyela¹⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 55

16/1

No better than mid-division in a trio of maidens at Dundalk, well held when thirteenth of 14 (1m, 80/1) on latest. Needs to find much more as she makes handicap debut.

Form: 950-

(6)

Gatsby Cap¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 49| D

10/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, again below form when tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 17 days ago. Lurks on a dangerous mark as he drops back down in trip.

Form: 209-090

Non-Runners

(3)

Notforalongtime³⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: Laura Hourigan J: James Ryan

(4)

Leclerc⁷²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: A McGuinness J: Adam Caffrey

(8)

Khattaat⁷⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: P W Flynn J: Colin Keane

(9)

Clifftop¹⁸⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 7

T: H Rogers J: W J Lee

(5)

Wayne R Walker⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: D Kinsella J: N G McCullagh

(10)

It Might Be You⁷⁴

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: Thomas Coyle J: J A Powell

Forecasts

Purple Gown (6/5), Lauroline (3/1), Leabaland (4/1), Clifftop (7/1), Khattaat (7/1), Leclerc (8/1), Gatsby Cap (10/1), Notforalongtime (10/1), Eyela (16/1), Maggie And Me (20/1), Wayne R Walker (20/1), It Might Be You (33/1)

KHATTAAT bounced back to form when runner-up at Dundalk last time, with the winner Chazzesmee scoring again since, so the 4-y-o can build on that effort to open his account with Colin Keane booked for the ride. Notforalongtime has been holding his form well and is feared most, ahead of Purple Gown.