20:00 Leopardstown

Thursday 8 June 2023

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WILD YOUTH Apprentice Handicap (50-85)

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 2m 50.28s

(8)

Hazy Mehmory^h²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁴⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 85

10/1

9/1, creditable sixth of 13 in handicap at this course (10f, good) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Should remain competitive.

Form: 0/9212-6

(14)

Act Of God²⁹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 84

22/1

Bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap chase (8/1) at Killarney (20f, good). Off 9 months. Fairly useful on the Flat, career best when winning on last Flat outing. Solid claims if he's tuned up for this.

Form: 107951/

(4)

Morph Speed^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 80| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Five wins from 19 Flat runs. 10/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable eighth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, good) 11 days ago. Respected.

Form: 6707-78

(11)

Last Ammo⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jake Coen⁽²⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 78

10/1

9/1, good third of 10 in handicap at Roscommon (11.7f, good) 7 days ago, keeping on well. Shortlist material.

Form: 55-0803

(2)

Theophilos¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D E Sheehy| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 76| BF

11/8

1 win from 3 runs this year. 15/8, excellent second of 8 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good) 15 days ago, nearest finish. Up in trip. Should go well again.

Form: 760-512

(3)

Turf Range^b³²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: S T McCullagh| T: D Broad| OR: 75

25/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. 80/1, twelfth of 19 in handicap at this course (10f, heavy) 32 days ago. Back up in trip. Mark looks stiff based on overall turf form.

Form: 316050

(12)

Butterfly Garden¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: K Prendergast| OR: 73

20/1

8/1, last of 9 in handicap at Roscommon (10.3f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Something to prove at present.

Form: 216-809

(5)

Believe In Science²²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke McAteer| T: J S Bolger| OR: 71

13/2

14/1, below form fifteenth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, heavy). Off 7 months. Hard to make a strong case for.

Form: 504530-

(6)

Tronador¹⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: S Brickley⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 70

22/1

80/1, eighteenth of 27 in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, soft) 162 days ago. Off 162 days. Fair on the Flat, good on last Flat outing. Not discounted.

Form: 461932-

(9)

Danza Della Luna⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K S McHugh⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 69

40/1

Below form third of 8 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16.2f, heavy, 14/1) 88 days ago. Trainer going well. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. Worth a market check back from a break.

Form: 731550-

(7)

Agenda¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: L Fowler| OR: 68

11/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 11/1, first run since leaving Mlle I. J. Koplikova when sixth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) on IRE debut 17 days ago. Likely to come on for that and mark looks reasonable.

Form: 103516

(1)

Emperor Of Silk⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: C J MacRedmond| T: A Mullins| OR: 65

80/1

Last of 17 in handicap at Gowran (9.6f, heavy, 20/1) 51 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 757380

(10)

Make The Switch¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: G A Kingston| OR: 61

40/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Dundalk in March. 33/1, first run since leaving John McConnell when ninth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (13.7f, good to soft) 16 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 064-319

(13)

Folly Beach²⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: A C Persse⁽⁴⁾| T: M A Molloy| OR: 54

22/1

Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (16f, 4/1). Off 6 months. Likely to need this return.

Form: 008076-

Forecasts

Theophilos (11/8), Morph Speed (9/2), Believe In Science (13/2), Last Ammo (10/1), Hazy Mehmory (10/1), Agenda (11/1), Butterfly Garden (20/1), Tronador (22/1), Act Of God (22/1), Folly Beach (22/1), Turf Range (25/1), Danza Della Luna (40/1), Make The Switch (40/1), Emperor Of Silk (80/1)

THEOPHILOS is on the up and shaped best (conceded first run) when second at Ayr recently, so he's fancied to resume winning ways back on home soil. Last Ammo and Hazy Mehmory are also likely to make their presence felt.