18:50 Leopardstown

Thursday 20 July 2023

All16:4517:1517:4518:2018:5019:2519:5520:30

Dublin To Bahrain Handicap

Off time: 18:50 | Winning time: 2m 0.06s

(1)

Celtic Crown¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 86| D

14/1

25/1, thirteenth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to firm) 18 days ago, not clear run. Ran well on previous outing, so can't be ruled out.

Form: 369030

(2)

Cordouan⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 85

10/3

20/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good) 7 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 123-384

(8)

No Niki No^b¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 82| CD

13/2

Winner here in June. 14/1, fifth of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Step back up in trip will help and she's worthy of respect.

Form: 119-515

(6)

Chavajod^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: D P Coakley| OR: 79| C

11/1

Course winner. Latest win here in May. Good second of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Roscommon (10f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Solid claims once more.

Form: 960102

(3)

Vocal Studies²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 77

9/4

8/1, again not disgraced when fourth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Becoming well treated.

Form: 670044

(4)

Tea Olive²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 76

2/1

Winner at Gowran in April. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (9f, good, 5/1) 20 days ago, not clear run. Not discounted.

Form: 5-21245

Non-Runners

(5)

Longbourn¹⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: R O'Sullivan J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

(7)

Higher Kingdom¹⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Siobhan Rutledge

Forecasts

Tea Olive (2/1), Vocal Studies (9/4), Cordouan (10/3), Higher Kingdom (5/1), Longbourn (6/1), No Niki No (13/2), Chavajod (11/1), Celtic Crown (14/1)

HIGHER KINGDOM returned to form when second in a competitive event at the Curragh last time and a performance of similar merit could be enough to go one better. Chavajod is a big danger and No Niki No is one of several others for whom a case can be made.