20:22 Leopardstown

Thursday 27 July 2023

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Horseraces Single Member S.A. Of Greece Handicap

Off time: 20:23 | Winning time: 3m 26.37s

(3)

Harvest Bow¹¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 72| CD

66/1

C&D winner. First run since leaving C. Moore when ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, heavy) in April, hampered early and always behind. This ought to reveal more back from 4 months off.

Form: 00160/8-

(12)

Moon Over Claddagh¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 68

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, fifth of 10 in maiden at Tramore (12f, good to soft) 16 days ago, never better than midfield but again noted keeping on gradually. Increase in trip could well help now attentions switch to handicaps and he's one to note.

Form: 965

(5)

Oranmore²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 66

13/2

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap (8/1) at Bellewstown (14.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago, coming in for a well-judged ride. 10 lb higher mark to contend with but can't be ruled out.

Form: 575031

(2)

Elzaamsan^b1,t1³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 64

11/1

Eleventh of 17 in maiden (40/1) at this C&D (good) 35 days ago, pushed along over 2f out and making no impression. Blinkers/tongue tie now the headgear of choice and the betting could well prove a useful guide.

Form: 983390

(8)

Barometer⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: S Foley| T: J J Murphy| OR: 62

4/1

11/2, creditable third of 15 in handicap at Killarney (14.1f, good) 8 days ago, no extra only late on. Fancied to give another good account.

Form: 7-06253

(10)

Firm Belief^p1²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R Sweeney| OR: 60

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (12.6f, good, 22/1) 22 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Booking of McMonagle a plus. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 5909

(4)

Annecherie¹¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: S Lavery| OR: 59

10/1

Dual 2m winner on AW who was strictly operating below best in trio of starts at Dundalk earlier this year. Has slipped to a potentially lenient mark back from 4 months off but she's yet to get her head in front on turf.

Form: 099-707

(15)

Mephisto^v¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 59

15/2

Successful twice at Dundalk (at 2m) earlier this year and bettered recent turf exploits when creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Tramore (2m) 16 days ago. Mark is steadily easing if he can build on that now.

Form: 121005

(6)

Jukebox Jive^t¹²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: J A Heffernan| T: S Nolan| OR: 58

33/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 12/1, sixth of 14 in claiming hurdle at Clonmel (18.5f, heavy) 128 days ago. Returns to the level with a good deal to prove.

Form: 950700-

(14)

Red Vermillion⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 56

11/2

Comfortable winner at Navan (13f, soft) in May. Creditable seventh of 15 in handicap (12/1) at Killarney (14.1f, good) 8 days ago, plugging on. Present mark demands more on balance.

Form: 831577

(7)

Portville¹⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Ben Coen| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 55

10/1

Modest maiden on Flat for Kieran Patrick Cotter and similar form in trio of juvenile maiden hurdles for present yard around the turn of the year. Unexposed granted this sort of test back on the level so worth noting if the market speaks in her favour back from 6 months off.

Form: 880045-

(1)

Folly Beach⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Molloy| OR: 54| BF

5/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Creditable sixth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, good, 10/3) 8 days ago, finishing with running left. Significantly back up in trip and she could be worth chancing.

Form: 076-026

(11)

Jazzy Rock²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Francis Casey| OR: 53

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Well-beaten thirteenth of 16 to Oranmore in handicap (28/1) at Bellewstown (14.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 809-0

(13)

Tenth Amendment^t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: K H Clarke| OR: 47

40/1

One win from 42 Flat runs. 33/1, bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (12.1f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 835-997

Non-Runners

(9)

Abraham⁴²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 11

T: J C McConnell J: Siobhan Rutledge

Forecasts

Barometer (4/1), Folly Beach (5/1), Red Vermillion (11/2), Oranmore (13/2), Mephisto (15/2), Abraham (8/1), Portville (10/1), Annecherie (10/1), Elzaamsan (11/1), Firm Belief (12/1), Moon Over Claddagh (28/1), Jazzy Rock (33/1), Jukebox Jive (33/1), Tenth Amendment (40/1), Harvest Bow (66/1)

FOLLY BEACH remains a maiden but she very much caught the eye without being seen to best effect at Killarney 8 days ago and, with the step back up in trip rating a likely plus, she could be worth chancing with her rider taking off a handy 7 lb. Bellewstown winner Oranmore, Barometer and handicap debutant Moon Over Claddagh are a trio of others to consider.