17:05 Leopardstown

Thursday 17 August 2023

All16:3517:0517:3518:0518:3519:0519:3520:05

Unio Employee Benefits Handicap

Off time: 17:06 | Winning time: 1m 31.55s

(4)

Charlisse²⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: D Cullen| OR: 75| D

22/1

80/1, won 14-runner maiden at Dundalk (7f) on debut, always holding on. Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut. Open to progress.

Form: 1-

(13)

Amanirenas^p³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Billy Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 74| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Career best when winning 16-runner handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 9/2) 36 days ago, going clear. Stable in good form. Booking of Lee a plus.

Form: 051381

(20)

Chestnutter⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 74| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, good, 17/2) 43 days ago, very much having run of race. New mark has kicked in.

Form: 46-0011

(2)

Half Nutz¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 74| D

6/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 11/2, respectable fourth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, soft) 12 days ago, faring best of those held up. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 077654

(3)

Jaafel^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Shane Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 73

20/1

10/1, first run since leaving Adrian McGuinness when bit below form fourth of 10 in claimer at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good to soft) 24 days ago, unable to sustain effort having made a big move into contention. Can make presence felt from this mark.

Form: 306054

(14)

Many Tears^t⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 78| D

14/1

Winner at Gowran in June. Last of 9 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good to soft, 9/2) 60 days ago. Mark looks too high.

Form: 819

(12)

Mere Accountant¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 75| D

18/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft, 11/1) 19 days ago. Bounce back called for.

Form: 1-34948

(1)

Might And Mercy^p⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Killian Leonard| T: P J McKenna| OR: 70| D

20/1

25/1, first run since leaving Noel Meade when thirteenth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 5 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 007670

(10)

Toriangel²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 70| BF

5/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft, 4/1) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 064093

(5)

Dromantine³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 74| D

7/1

Promising reappearance when 2 lengths second of 14 to On Our Radar in handicap (13/2) at Dundalk (7f) 36 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 9781-2

(18)

Perfect Poise²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 74

25/1

Creditable third of 11 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft, 13/2) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 6-583

(6)

Who Not What^p,t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: A Oliver| OR: 73

8/1

9/1 and cheekpieces on for first time, bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 4-97825

(11)

Barbapapa^p,t¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 65

15/2

Creditable eighth of 14 in handicap (8/1) at Dundalk (8f). Off 6 months but mark looks workable.

Form: 5/1683-8

(15)

Angel Above¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 65| D

50/1

66/1, eighth of 15 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: 4-13008

(16)

Empress Of Bough³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: A McCann| OR: 49

33/1

Ninth of 17 in handicap (22/1) at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 36 days ago, merely closing up late. Uphill task. RESERVE.

Form: 0-29079

Non-Runners

(8)

Yermanthere²²

Weight: 10-3| Age: 5

T: A Kinirons J: S D Bowen

(19)

Lady Arwen⁵⁴

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: C O'Dwyer J: Jake Coen

(17)

On Our Radar³⁶

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: A Slattery J: C Horgan

(9)

Gegenpressing¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: E & P Harty J: Leigh Roche

(7)

Ledger¹⁰

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: Paul Traynor J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Amanirenas (4/1), Toriangel (5/1), Lady Arwen (11/2), Half Nutz (6/1), Dromantine (7/1), Barbapapa (15/2), Who Not What (8/1), Chestnutter (10/1), Yermanthere (10/1), Many Tears (14/1), On Our Radar (14/1), Gegenpressing (16/1), Mere Accountant (18/1), Might And Mercy (20/1), Jaafel (20/1), Charlisse (22/1), Perfect Poise (25/1), Empress Of Bough (33/1), Angel Above (50/1), Ledger (66/1)

BARBAPAPA hasn't stood much racing but he's in excellent hands and the assessor has given him a major chance on this return to action, He gets the tentative nod in what is a wide-open contest. Amanirenas and Lady Arwen