16:45 Leopardstown

Sunday 12 May 2024

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Leopardstown Golf And Driving Range Handicap

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 2m 7.97s

(6)

Ceallach^t¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 90

12/1

4/7, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Dundalk (12f) in December, produced to lead over 1f out and just pushed out. All 5 victories to date have come at Dundalk but lower turf mark to operate from and not out of things.

Form: 1/82811-

(8)

Ethical Diamond⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 89

16/5

Improved to make third Flat start a winning one for Michael O'Meara at Limerick (12.3f) last summer. Useful effort on second of his 3 starts over hurdles for this yard and no doubt he can rate higher still back in this sphere now handicapping.

Form: 431-

(11)

Grey Leader²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 89

20/1

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap (25/1) at the Curragh (8f, heavy) 22 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 61131-0

(10)

Squire Danagher^b¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: A Oliver| OR: 81| BF

18/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Dundalk in March. 5/2, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Navan (13f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 33-3110

(1)

Global Energy³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Lavery| OR: 80| BF| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 3/1, good second of 13 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 32 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 041-812

(4)

Saturn^t¹⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 80

9/4

Promising sort. Tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 12-runner maiden at Dundalk (12f, 10/3). Off 165 days. Makes handicap debut. Shortlist material.

Form: 2331-

(5)

Chavajod^b⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Ross Coakley| T: D P Coakley| OR: 78| C

28/1

Course winner. Latest win at Dundalk in January. 15/2, creditable third of 10 in handicap back at that venue (1m) 51 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers back on.

Form: 17-1453

(12)

Hutton Glen²⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 77

13/2

Fairly useful maiden who finished a creditable fourth of 8 in maiden at this course (9f, good) when last seen in September. Not discounted on return.

Form: 327234-

(13)

Jaafel¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Sean Davis| T: C Byrnes| OR: 77

50/1

First run since leaving Sean Davis when eleventh of 12 in handicap (14/1) at Cork (10.2f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Likely to prove vulnerable to less exposed sorts here.

Form: 2054-20

(7)

Complete Fiction^p²⁸⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: J P Fahey| OR: 75| C

14/1

Course winner. 4/1, career best when winning 18-runner handicap at Galway (8.6f, soft) in August, doing well to get to one who had got first run. Successful on respective return last year but career high mark to defy this time around.

Form: 870/121-

(3)

Come On The Lads⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: J Davison| OR: 74| BF

10/1

4/1, respectable sixth of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, soft) 6 days ago, going off too hard. Significantly back up in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 3-55456

Non-Runners

(2)

Joe Masseria⁴³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: L Breen J: Nathan Crosse

(9)

Lady Arwen¹⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: C O'Dwyer J: C Horgan

Forecasts

Saturn (9/4), Ethical Diamond (16/5), Global Energy (6/1), Hutton Glen (13/2), Come On The Lads (10/1), Ceallach (12/1), Complete Fiction (14/1), Joe Masseria (16/1), Squire Danagher (18/1), Grey Leader (20/1), Lady Arwen (25/1), Chavajod (28/1), Jaafel (50/1)

The well-bred SATURN resumed progress equipped with a first-time tongue strap when successful in a Dundalk maiden in November and he looks the type to improve further now his sights are set on handicaps. Ethical Diamond is another of interest for Willie Mullins, with Ceallach and Global Energy another pair to consider.