16:05 Leopardstown

Sunday 7 April 2024

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1888 Restaurant Handicap

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 2m 24.17s

(10)

Tamrat²⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 89

16/1

Twice-raced winner. One win from 2 runs last year. Fifth of 6 in minor event (4/1) at Listowel (8f, soft). Off 6 months. Up in trip for this handicap debut and he needs to raise his game.

Form: 15-

(2)

Chantilly¹⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 85

7/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form third of 20 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, heavy, 5/2) on final 2-y-o start. Up in trip for this handicap debut and strong claims for top yard that has won 2 of the last 4 runnings of this.

Form: 6223-

(8)

Gibbs Island¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 83

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at the Curragh in September. 33/1, 16 lengths fifth of 6 to Grosvenor Square in Eyrefield Stakes at this course (9f, heavy). Off 169 days. Makes handicap debut. Gelded.

Form: 6415-

(3)

Surfers Paradise^t1¹⁹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 80| BF

7/2

Promising type. 5 lengths eighth of 19 to Gibbs Island in maiden at the Curragh (8f, heavy, 6/5). Off 6 months. Up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time for this handicap debut and remains capable of better but the forecast testing conditions are cause for concern.

Form: 428-

(7)

Enthralling²⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 79

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 13 in nursery (10/1) at Naas (8f, good to soft). Off 6 months and improvement needed now upped in trip.

Form: 03937-

(1)

Mo Ghille Mar¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 79

10/1

Respectable third of 9 in maiden (7/1) at Naas (8f, heavy) 14 days ago. Up in trip and more will be needed if she's to open her account here.

Form: 37202-3

(4)

Slaney Swagger^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 77

15/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 15 in maiden (7/1) at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 20 days ago. Significantly up in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 47-6

(6)

Masoun¹⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 75

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 10/1, seventh of 17 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft). Off 178 days (gelded in the interim) and significantly up in trip for this handicap debut. One to note in the betting.

Form: 077-

(5)

Signor Ferrari¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J Feane| OR: 70

28/1

28/1, creditable seventh of 12 in handicap at Naas (7f, heavy) 14 days ago, not knocked about. Significantly back up in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 59-4427

(9)

Butterfly Bush⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 69

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2, last of 10 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 72 days ago. Up in trip onfFirst run for yard after leaving Miss Natalia Lupini. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 00-30

Forecasts

Chantilly (7/4), Surfers Paradise (7/2), Slaney Swagger (15/2), Masoun (9/1), Enthralling (10/1), Mo Ghille Mar (10/1), Gibbs Island (14/1), Tamrat (16/1), Signor Ferrari (28/1), Butterfly Bush (125/1)

This looks ripe for CHANTILLY, who was a shade below par when third in a big-field maiden at the Curragh on his latest start in November but this Galileo colt may well have more to offer now faced with a stiffer test and pitched into handicap company. Masoun failed to trouble the judge in three runs last season but he has the look of a potential improver now handicapping and, given doubts surrounding Surfers Paradise on account of the forecast conditions, he could be the main danger.