19:30 Leopardstown

Thursday 15 June 2023

All16:4517:2017:5518:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

Leopardstown Golf Course & Driving Range Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 55.26s

(15)

Shona Mea^v²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Scott McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 64| C| D

5/1

Course winner. 7/2, ended a lengthy losing run when won 16-runner handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Expected to give another good account up 4 lb.

Form: 35-4281

(9)

Ten To Ten^p³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 62

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, again offered little when fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, soft) 36 days ago, weakening over 1f out. Best watched.

Form: 8/0-500

(3)

Slamadoor^b¹⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: J P Fahey| OR: 59

6/1

Again below form when seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 16/1) when last seen 5 months ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Blinkers back on. Merits consideration with the booking of Colin Keane catching the eye.

Form: 1074-87

(1)

Smaoineamh Sile^h,t²⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J C McConnell| OR: 55| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Run of good form halted when ninth of 13 in handicap (13/2) at Dundalk (8f) 8 months ago. Tongue strap back on. Enters calculations provided she's ready to roll.

Form: 100549-

(12)

Blue Peak^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 53

16/5

16/1, left previous efforts behind to get off the mark in decisive fashion in 15-runner handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft) 24 days ago, driven clear. Back up in trip. Expected to be bang there from a 6 lb higher mark.

Form: 000-791

(8)

Rampage^t1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 53

10/1

Possibly stretched by 2f longer trip when eleventh of 18 in handicap (18/1) at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 2 weeks ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 928-600

(10)

Kampala Beach²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 52

12/1

9/1, below form after 5 months off when fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Cork (10.1f, good) 29 days ago. Handicapper has cut him some slack.

Form: 70133-0

(6)

Numidia^v¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: P Lawlor| OR: 50

17/2

Winner at Dundalk in February. Ran poorly when thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good, 22/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 138450

(2)

Little Trigger^p1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Andrew Slattery| T: P F McEnery| OR: 47

16/1

80/1, ran to only a modest level after 5 months off when eighth of 15 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good) 11 days ago, never nearer. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0670-08

(13)

Snow Lotus⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Killian Leonard| T: R P Burns| OR: 47

28/1

Again well below form on second start for this yard when twelfth of 14 in handicap (66/1) at Dundalk (8f) just under 11 weeks ago.

Form: 0070-00

(7)

Sovereignty^v1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Gary Halpin| T: J J Lambe| OR: 47

50/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. 20/1, last of 16 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 2 weeks ago. Significantly back up in trip. Visor on 1st time. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 08558-0

(11)

Tara Power¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Gavin Ryan| T: K H Clarke| OR: 47

10/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Seventh of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Listowel (8f, good) 11 days ago. Headgear left off but he's yet to fire this season.

Form: 0-06867

(5)

Vidala³²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 47

20/1

28/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Cork (10f, good to soft). Off 10 months. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 807/008-

(4)

Vulture Peak^h⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Rory Cleary| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 47

66/1

33/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Cork (7f, soft) just under 6 weeks ago. Up in trip.

Form: 000-007

Non-Runners

(16)

Coolree¹⁴⁸

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch J: Leigh Roche

(14)

Theresathought¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: Michael G Cleary J: J Cleary

Forecasts

Blue Peak (16/5), Shona Mea (5/1), Slamadoor (6/1), Coolree (6/1), Smaoineamh Sile (13/2), Numidia (17/2), Tara Power (10/1), Rampage (10/1), Kampala Beach (12/1), Little Trigger (16/1), Vidala (20/1), Snow Lotus (28/1), Theresathought (33/1), Sovereignty (50/1), Ten To Ten (50/1), Vulture Peak (66/1)

Plenty in with a squeak but BLUE PEAK left previous efforts behind to get off the mark in decisive fashion at Roscommon last month. Michael Grassick's 4-y-o is fancied to defy a 6 lb rise in the weights at the expense of Shona Mea, who ended a long losing run at Gowran recently and is expected to go well again for her in-form yard. Slamadoor and Kampala Beach are another couple to consider.