13:45 Leopardstown

Wednesday 10 April 2024

All13:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:50

Aparto (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 2m 25.61s

(8)

Benvoy¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: H De Bromhead

33/1

Twice-raced gelding. 11/2, eighth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f). Off 166 days. Up in trip.

Form: 48-

(6)

Galway Man⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer

200/1

Once-raced colt. 50/1, tenth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) on debut 54 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Up in trip.

Form: 0

(1)

Granite Bay¹⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P Fahey

150/1

Once-raced gelding. 50/1, eleventh of 12 in maiden at Naas (8f, soft) on debut, very slowly away. Off 179 days. Up in trip.

Form: 0-

(10)

Himalayan Heights

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

16/1

Camelot colt. Dam unraced half-sister to smart French/US winner up to 1m Shediak, third in Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere-Grand Criterium. Stable having good spell. Considered.

Form:

(3)

Inner Success

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: K J Condon

28/1

Success Days gelding. Half-brother to useful 7.4f winner Spring Feeling. Dam 1m winner.

Form:

(9)

Invention¹⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| BF

10/3

Promising individual. Second of 15 in maiden (3/1) at this course (8f, heavy). Off 172 days. Up in trip. Can do better. Player.

Form: 42-

(5)

Mick Collins

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade

16/1

€16,000 yearling, Inns of Court gelding. Dam twice-raced half-sister to smart winner up to 9f Grafelli out of useful 1¼m winner Spark Sept.

Form:

(2)

Ortelius¹⁹⁵

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

5/6

Twice-raced colt. 7/4, third of 17 in maiden at Newmarket (8f, good to firm), worst of draw. Off 6 months. Up in trip. The form choice.

Form: 23-

(7)

The Equator²⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| BF

7/2

Once-raced colt. Fourth of 9 in maiden (2/1) at this course (8f, good to soft) on debut, not clear run. Off 8 months. Up in trip. Should have more to offer.

Form: 4-

Non-Runners

(4)

Slaneyside

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: Rory Cleary

Forecasts

Ortelius (5/6), Invention (10/3), The Equator (7/2), Slaneyside (12/1), Mick Collins (16/1), Himalayan Heights (16/1), Inner Success (28/1), Benvoy (33/1), Granite Bay (150/1), Galway Man (200/1)

ORTELIUS holds the edge on form so Aidan O'Brien's colt is taken to make a winning return at the chief expense of his stablemate The Equator who also looks to have better days ahead of him. Invention and Himalayan Heights appeal as the pick of the rest for minor honours.