14:30 Leopardstown

Wednesday 5 April 2023

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aparto Student (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 2m 20.19s

(9)

Dubawi Delight

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

10/1

425,000 gns yearling, Dubawi gelding. Brother to smart 1m-1¼m winner Maydanny and half-brother to numerous winners, including very smart winner up to 11f Elarqam.

Form:

(1)

Duke Cador¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

6/1

Twice-raced colt. 11/1, sixth of 15 in maiden at Gowran (8.3f, heavy). Off 169 days. Remains with potential.

Form: 76-

(8)

Harsh¹⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

4/1

Twice-raced colt. Second of 15 in maiden at the Curragh (9f, soft, 11/4), clear of rest. Off 179 days. Will take the beating.

Form: 42-

(3)

New Variant¹⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 79

22/1

Lightly-raced gelding. Below form ninth of 20 in maiden at Naas (8f, heavy, 22/1). Off 150 days. Up in trip.

Form: 8769-

(7)

No Big Deal

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: N G McCullagh| T: C O'Brien

66/1

Zoffany gelding. Brother to useful 1m winner Good Heavens. Worthy of interest if the market speaks in his favour.

Form:

(6)

Pinot Gris

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell

50/1

€8,000 foal, 25,000 gns yearling, Mastercraftsman gelding. Dam, 1½m/12.5f winner, half-sister to smart 1¼m-1½m winner Zanughan.

Form:

(4)

The Black Tiger

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

11/4

Justify colt. Half-brother to several winners, including smart 2-y-o 7.5f/1m winner Ancient Rome, useful 2-y-o 6f winner Etoile. Of obvious interest on debut.

Form:

(5)

The Prairie¹⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

7/2

Once-raced colt. Fourth of 10 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, soft, 12/1) on debut, never nearer. Off 6 months. Up in trip. Should progress and merits plenty of respect.

Form: 4-

(2)

Walsingham¹⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 87

9/2

Thrice-raced colt. 7/1, fourth of 20 in maiden at Naas (8f, heavy), met some trouble. Off 150 days. Up in trip.

Form: 034-

Forecasts

The Black Tiger (11/4), The Prairie (7/2), Harsh (4/1), Walsingham (9/2), Duke Cador (6/1), Dubawi Delight (10/1), New Variant (22/1), Pinot Gris (50/1), No Big Deal (66/1)

HARSH sets a good standard and may do better still, so he's a straightforward choice despite the presence of an interesting newcomer in the shape of The Black Tiger. The Prairie is open to improvement, so he also merits strong consideration.