17:20 Leopardstown

Sunday 12 May 2024

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Breast Cancer Ireland Handicap

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 2m 33.91s

(3)

Tamrat³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 88

10/1

Thrice-raced winner. Fifth of 10 in handicap (16/1) at this course (10f, heavy) 35 days ago, left with lot to do. Has work to do but it's still early days.

Form: 15-5

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(7)

Invention³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 85

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 10/3, third of 9 in maiden at this course (10f, heavy) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Going the right way and capable of making his presence felt with another step forward.

Form: 42-3

(2)

Ortelius³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 85| BF

11/8

Promising type. Second of 9 in maiden at this course (10f, heavy, 5/6) 32 days ago. There's a bigger performance in him, particularly now upped in trip, and he should be better than a mark of 85.

Form: 23-2

(6)

Huxley²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 84

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 6 in maiden (5/4) at Dundalk (10.7f) 29 days ago. Makes handicap debut. May yet do better.

Form: 742-24

(8)

Cow Chico^t⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K Stott| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81

5/1

Confirmed debut promise when winning 9-runner maiden (1/3) at Dundalk (10.7f) 72 days ago, readily. Makes handicap debut with further progress on the cards, so definite player.

Form: 21

(4)

Natural Ruler¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 75| BF

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 9 in handicap at Cork (12.1f, good to soft, 11/4) 16 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts.

Form: 97-262

(1)

Benvoy³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Shane Foley| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 72

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, last of 9 in maiden at this course (10f, heavy) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others preferred.

Form: 48-9

(5)

Cloud Seeker¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 63

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good second of 8 in handicap (5/1) at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Could do better still.

Form: 000-32

Forecasts

Ortelius (11/8), Invention (5/1), Cow Chico (5/1), Natural Ruler (7/1), Huxley (9/1), Tamrat (10/1), Cloud Seeker (22/1), Benvoy (40/1)

ORTELIUS has shaped with encouragement on each of his three outings to date, shaping like this step up in trip will be firmly in his favour, so this seven-figure yearling purchase is worth a chance to defy an opening mark of 85 at the possible expense of Cow Chico, an impressive winner at Dundalk last time. Natural Ruler is one of several others with potential.