20:00 Leopardstown

Thursday 15 June 2023

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Leopardstown Golf Course & Driving Range Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 1m 54.69s

(4)

Nicky's Champ⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Scott McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 64

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 15 in maiden (50/1) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 43 days ago. May do better now sent handicapping.

Form: 079

(13)

Lauroline¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 62

17/2

Consistent sort who ran right up to her best when third of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 10 days ago. 3 lb lower now and ought to go well again. Stable having good spell.

Form: 223573

(11)

Complete Fiction^p²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: J P Fahey| OR: 57| CD

4/1

C&D winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. Tenth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 18/1). Off 6 months. Can make presence felt.

Form: 452870-

(7)

While You're Up⁴⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 57

33/1

150/1, nineteenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft). Off 14 months. Respectable on last Flat run.

Form: 294027/

(8)

Skontonovski^v¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 56

14/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable sixth of 15 in handicap (7/1) at Listowel (8f, good) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 900346

(5)

Bright Moment⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: J Feane| OR: 54

2/1

Built on encouraging return effort when good third of 17 in handicap at Navan (10f, good to soft, 5/1) 4 days ago. Races off same mark and holds solid claims.

Form: 0808-23

(14)

Together Aclaim^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 54

16/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs but wasn't seen to best effect at Gowran latest and had finished a close third in Roscommon handicap (7.5f) previously. Respected.

Form: 0-54536

(1)

Bronze River^h¹⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 52

22/1

Seventh of 10 in claimer at Dundalk (6f, 14/1). Off 104 days. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Hood back on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 5-13797

(9)

Harbanaker^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: L Breen| OR: 52| C

40/1

Course winner. Latest win at Dundalk in January. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (80/1) at Gowran (8f, good) 10 days ago. Claims on best form.

Form: 64-5190

(3)

Slieve Bearnagh^p,t¹⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Lee| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 52| D

15/2

Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy, 14/1). Off 6 months. Modest on Flat, bit below form last Flat outing. Stable having good spell. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 5/96876-

(10)

Thunder Canyon^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 51

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, below form seventh of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft, 28/1) 24 days ago, not clear run. Up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 807/67

(12)

Superlike^b1⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 50

80/1

Sixteenth of 17 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 125/1) 7 days ago. Hopes of improvement may rest on first-time blinkers.

Form: 0/7-0000

(6)

Atlas^v¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 49| C

40/1

Course winner. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2020. Tenth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at Gowran (8f, good) 10 days ago. Visor back on. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 05700-0

(16)

Pride Of Pimlico^p,t¹¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Gavin Ryan| T: B W Duke| OR: 47

50/1

250/1, fourteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 113 days ago. Off since. Modest on Flat, poor on last Flat outing. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 98000-0

(2)

Reverberation^b⁸²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 47| C

10/1

Course winner. Forty four runs since last win in 2020. 11/1, bit below form seventh of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, heavy) 82 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Blinkers back on. Work to do.

Form: 73-2557

Non-Runners

(15)

Breakintheclouds¹⁰³

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: P Downey J: Wayne Lordan

Forecasts

Bright Moment (2/1), Complete Fiction (4/1), Slieve Bearnagh (15/2), Lauroline (17/2), Reverberation (10/1), Nicky's Champ (11/1), Skontonovski (14/1), Together Aclaim (16/1), Bronze River (22/1), Thunder Canyon (25/1), While You're Up (33/1), Breakintheclouds (33/1), Atlas (40/1), Harbanaker (40/1), Pride Of Pimlico (50/1), Superlike (80/1)

BRIGHT MOMENT has acquitted herself well in both starts this term and remains relatively low mileage. She gets the nod in an open-looking contest. Lauroline and Together Aclaim head the list of dangers.