16:15 Leopardstown

Wednesday 5 April 2023

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:2217:52

aparto Home Stretch (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 1m 49.81s

(6)

Beau Pimpernel

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Julie Burke| T: J M Burke

80/1

Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Dam winner up to 7f (2-y-o 6f winner).

Form:

(1)

Booyea

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: T Gibney

66/1

Galileo Gold gelding. Half-brother to 9.5f-13f winner I Am Not Here and 1¾m winner Ballinlough Gale. Dam 7f winner (including at 2 yrs).

Form:

(13)

Canute^b1²²⁸

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

9/2

Promising type. Fourth of 12 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to firm, 5/1) on debut. Off 7 months. Blinkers on 1st time. Likely to improve.

Form: 4-

(14)

Farnborough¹⁵⁴

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

3/1

Promising individual. Second of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 14/1), clear of rest. Off 154 days. Open to progress.

Form: 92-

(7)

Fleetfoot²²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 86

7/4

Thrice-raced colt. 9/2, second of 9 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, good to firm). Off 7 months. Sure to win races.

Form: 232-

(12)

Gorta

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Ms M Mullins

80/1

The Gurkha gelding. Closely related to 1m winner Mccabe. Dam 2-y-o 7.4f winner.

Form:

(3)

Harry Stoneless^b,t⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J Larkin

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. Thirteenth of 14 in maiden (250/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 5 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 70

(11)

Master Dunraven¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh

33/1

Mastercraftsman gelding. Dam, 2-y-o 7f winner, half-sister to very smart winner up to 1m Ashdown Express. Tenth of 20 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, heavy, 50/1) on debut 11 days ago.

Form: 0

(2)

Monitola

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons

12/1

Oasis Dream colt. Dam winner up to 7f (2-y-o 6f winner).

Form:

(10)

Sharlouk¹⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

8/1

Zoustar colt. Half-brother to French 1¾m winner Shaiyhar. Dam 7f winner out of useful winner up to 7f (2-y-o 6f winner) Sharleez. Seventh of 15 in maiden (20/1) at this C&D (soft) on debut, slowly away. Off 172 days. Should have more to offer.

Form: 7-

(15)

St Faz¹⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: E J O'Grady

40/1

€8,000 yearling, Taareef colt. Half-brother to useful winner up to 7.5f Honey Cake and 7f winner Rose des Sables. Dam once-raced half-sister to smart 11f/1½m winner Doha Dream. Sixth of 13 in maiden at Thurles (8f, soft, 33/1) on debut. Off 6 months.

Form: 6-

(8)

Tannery Park⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: B Connell

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. 250/1, twelfth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) 47 days ago.

Form: 00

(4)

Teton Sioux

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gavin Ryan| T: T Gibney

28/1

€23,000 foal, £40,000 yearling, Sioux Nation colt. Dam, 2-y-o 7f winner, half-sister to useful winner up to 1m Anita Partner.

Form:

(9)

Tipsy Scholars

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

7/1

Siyouni gelding. Half-brother to 1m winner Dark of Night. Dam, 7f winner who stayed 1¼m, half-sister to useful 2-y-o 6f/7f winner Alsindi.

Form:

Non-Runners

(5)

Alexander John¹¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: L Comer J: Nathan Crosse

Forecasts

Fleetfoot (7/4), Farnborough (3/1), Canute (9/2), Tipsy Scholars (7/1), Sharlouk (8/1), Monitola (12/1), Teton Sioux (28/1), Master Dunraven (33/1), Alexander John (33/1), St Faz (40/1), Booyea (66/1), Beau Pimpernel (80/1), Gorta (80/1), Tannery Park (200/1), Harry Stoneless (200/1)

FLEETFOOT sets a solid standard and narrowly shades the vote over Aidan O'Brien's pair Farnborough and Canute, who both have potential.