19:22 Leopardstown

Thursday 27 July 2023

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Dublin To Bahrain Handicap

Off time: 19:23 | Winning time: 2m 0.02s

(6)

Carracci^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 91

5/2

16/1, excellent second of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Same mark here so seems sure to go well.

Form: 51-3902

(5)

Drummin Life³³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 91

16/1

12/1 and visored for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good) 33 days ago. Looks too high in the weights.

Form: 631-659

(4)

Fort Vega³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 89

10/3

Maiden/handicap winner in May. Twenty-first of 29 in handicap at Royal Ascot (8f, good to firm, 14/1) 35 days ago, though was left poorly placed given how the race unfolded. Player down in class.

Form: 8-3110

(2)

Save Your Love^t²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 89

2/1

Tongue strap on for first time, very good fourth of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (9f, good, 17/2) 27 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Ought to go close.

Form: 7-31554

(7)

Pandora Lovegood³⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 88

33/1

10½ lengths last of 10 to Basil Martini in Weld Park Stakes (11/1) at the Curragh (7f, soft), too free. Up in trip for reappearance.

Form: 63110-

(3)

Encosta¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 78

5/1

5/2, respectable third of 6 in handicap at this course (7.3f, good) 14 days ago. Up in trip and figures on a fair mark.

Form: 214-023

Non-Runners

(1)

Tough Talk¹⁴

Weight: 9-13| Age: 3

T: G M Lyons J: Jack Kearney

Forecasts

Save Your Love (2/1), Carracci (5/2), Fort Vega (10/3), Encosta (5/1), Tough Talk (8/1), Drummin Life (16/1), Pandora Lovegood (33/1)

Not all of these are certain to stay this far, but CARRACCI has no fears in that department and he seems sure to give a very bold showing on the back of an excellent runner-up effort over C&D. Save Your Love and Fort Vega were both better than the result last time and are feared most.