18:15 Leopardstown

Thursday 22 June 2023

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Racing With Pride Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 1m 41.85s

(7)

Benavente¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Coen| T: R O'Brien| OR: 75

7/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, seventh of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago, left poorly placed. Can make more of an impact if things drop right.

Form: 322007

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(4)

Church Mountain^t³⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Sheridan| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 73| D

11/1

10/1, bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Navan (8f, good). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 630350-

(12)

Diamond Union^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 72

50/1

12/1 and blinkered for 1st time, below form seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.3f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 820-090

(11)

Overheer³²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 72| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to firm, 11/2). Off 10 months. Given a chance by the handicapper but hard to know if he'll be tuned up.

Form: 50/3087-

(9)

Relevant Range^p²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: S M Crosse| T: G Scott| OR: 71| D

16/1

Winner at Dundalk in March. Fourteenth of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 25/1) 27 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 32-2210

(10)

Hale Bopp⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 69| D

20/1

125/1, last of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 90 days ago. Back down in trip. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 17-0780

(13)

The Blue Panther²⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 69| D

22/1

Below form ninth of 18 in handicap (25/1) at the Curragh (7f, heavy). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Michael Mulvany. Plenty to prove.

Form: 733599-

(8)

Cnodian⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: W McCreery| OR: 66

13/2

Didn't need to improve to win 14-runner handicap at Limerick (6.7f, good to soft, 5/2) 8 days ago, driven out. Remains fairly treated and worth a chance to follow up.

Form: 607981

(1)

Long Count³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 71

9/1

28/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to firm) 32 days ago. Yard having good spell. Others have achieved more.

Form: 357-549

(3)

One Boss^p1³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 71

4/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap (11/1) at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Back down in trip. Stable having good spell. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Merits consideration.

Form: 7643-55

(5)

Rio Largo³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: L Comer| OR: 70

12/1

Winner at Gowran in April. Bit below form ninth of 16 in handicap (11/1) at Gowran (7f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 789419

(6)

Zero Fighter³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 68

7/2

Career best when winning 11-runner maiden claimer at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft, 10/3) 31 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Should go well again.

Form: 4071

(2)

Jim's Cracker³⁰⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 65

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable second of 5 in nursery (5/2) at Musselburgh (8f, good). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving K. R. Burke. Must improve.

Form: 45622-

Forecasts

Zero Fighter (7/2), One Boss (4/1), Cnodian (13/2), Benavente (7/1), Overheer (8/1), Long Count (9/1), Church Mountain (11/1), Rio Largo (12/1), Relevant Range (16/1), Hale Bopp (20/1), The Blue Panther (22/1), Diamond Union (50/1), Jim's Cracker (66/1)

CNODIAN impressed with the way she travelled when scoring at Limerick 8 days ago and she's still well handicapped on past efforts, so she gets the nod ahead of Zero Fighter, another last-time-out winner. Benavente is another one to consider.