20:20 Leopardstown

Thursday 22 June 2023

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Leopardstown Annual Members (Q.R.) Maiden

Off time: 20:21 | Winning time: 3m 17.07s

(9)

A Piece Of Heaven⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

8/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. 17¼ lengths fourth of 8 to A Dream To Share in Champion INH Flat Race (150/1) at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft) 57 days ago.

Form:

(10)

Aussie Warrior¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: T R Hughes| OR: 77

12/1

Lightly-raced gelding on Flat. Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Won 16-runner novice hurdle (16/1) at Roscommon (16.2f, good) 10 days ago, readily. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 3240-

(7)

Corbin¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D P Nolan⁽⁷⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 51

300/1

Thrice-raced gelding on Flat. Ninth of 12 in minor event (200/1) at Listowel (13f, good) 18 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 50-9

(6)

Elzaamsan^p³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J M Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 66

40/1

Fair gelding. Bit below form ninth of 15 in handicap (20/1) at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Back up in trip. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 0-98339

(3)

Enniskerry^t²⁰⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr F Maguire| T: B Connell

5/1

28/1, pulled up in Drinmore Novices' Chase at Fairyhouse (19.8f, heavy) won by Mighty Potter, possibly amiss. Off 6 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

(1)

Goodbye Someday³⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S P Queally⁽⁷⁾| T: J Queally

80/1

Fairly useful jumps winner, making GB/IRE Flat debut. 40/1, seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good). Off 11 months. First run for yard after leaving John E. Kiely.

Form:

(15)

Mon Coeur¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Murphy

9/2

Twice-raced gelding on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 17f in bumpers. Second of 12 in minor event at Listowel (13f, good, 4/1) 18 days ago. The one to beat.

Form: 22

(17)

Number Jack⁴²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr M Chaybyn⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

150/1

Once-raced gelding. Seventh of 11 in maiden (33/1) at Bellewstown (12.1f, good) on debut. Off 14 months. Up in trip.

Form: 7-

(12)

Pahlavi²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 76

33/1

Thrice-raced gelding on Flat. 4/1, carried out in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.8f, good) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Fair on the Flat, below form on last Flat run.

Form: 325-

(8)

Patrick Joseph¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss R Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Broad| OR: 37

300/1

Modest gelding. Remains a maiden after 30 Flat runs. 250/1, eleventh of 12 in minor event at Listowel (13f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 77/65-90

(2)

Saxe Coburg

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: J Leavy

80/1

Shamardal gelding. Half-brother to 11f winner Come Back King and useful 1½m winner Royal Associate. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to smart 9.5f-2m winner Winterlude.

Form:

(5)

Summer Gale^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 71

25/1

Thrice-raced gelding on Flat. Sixth of 20 in novice hurdle (3/1) at Punchestown (19.8f, good) 12 days ago. Trainer going well. Fair on the Flat, creditable on last Flat outing.

Form: 564-

(16)

Surviving Murmansk⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S A O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs A M O'Shea| OR: 64

300/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Eighth of 10 in claimer at Limerick (11.5f, good to firm, 33/1) 8 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 860808

(11)

Whatawit²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: Sir Mark Prescott

6/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Won 2-runner bumper at Ffos Las (15.8f, good) 26 days ago. Intriguing contender.

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(13)

Bella Nebula⁴⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: E Mullins

14/1

Fair filly. Eighth of 10 in maiden at Fontainebleau (10.9f, good, 28/10). Off 15 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving G. Hernon.

Form: 28-

(4)

Nikini³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF

5/4

Useful jumps winner. Once-raced mare on Flat. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 11/10, fourth of 11 in maiden at Sligo (13.2f, good to soft) on Flat debut 37 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 4

(14)

Purple Mountain²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: J J Hanlon

50/1

Fairly useful jumps winner, making GB/IRE Flat debut. 150/1, seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.4f, good) 24 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

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Forecasts

Nikini (5/4), Mon Coeur (9/2), Enniskerry (5/1), Whatawit (6/1), A Piece Of Heaven (8/1), Aussie Warrior (12/1), Bella Nebula (14/1), Summer Gale (25/1), Pahlavi (33/1), Elzaamsan (40/1), Purple Mountain (50/1), Saxe Coburg (80/1), Goodbye Someday (80/1), Number Jack (150/1), Patrick Joseph (300/1), Surviving Murmansk (300/1), Corbin (300/1)

WHATAWIT has won two of his three starts in bumpers this year and, a rare raider on these shores from the ultra-shrewd Sir Mark Prescott yard, he is very interesting indeed now switched to the Flat. Fellow bumper winner Mon Coeur has found just one too good on each of his two starts in this sphere and is greatly respected, while Nikini, a bumper/dual hurdles scorer, can build on her Flat debut at Sligo and also take a hand in the finish.