20:20 Leopardstown

Thursday 25 July 2024

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Hipodromo De La Zarzuela Madrid Handicap

Off time: 20:21 | Winning time: 3m 18.86s

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Party Dress⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 74

10/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 1 run this year. Won 6-runner maiden (9/1) at Tipperary (9f, soft) 57 days ago, driven clear. Significantly back up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 07-1

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Cape Bridgewater^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Shane Foley| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 73

50/1

Blinkers on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Bellewstown (20.5f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 71-3988

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Quiz Test⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Scott McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: S Byrne| OR: 71| BF

15/2

10/3, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at Roscommon (12.2f, good to soft) 73 days ago. Up in trip. Needs considering.

Form: 31333-6

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Global Export^h¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 69

17/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. 18/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 943-145

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Influential Lady¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: J Barcoe| OR: 64

10/1

Winner at Gowran in June. 11/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Limerick (17f, good) 18 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 0-56174

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Believe In Science^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 63

11/2

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. 8/1, good second of 12 in handicap at Limerick (17f, good) 18 days ago. Has to be taken seriously off an unchanged mark.

Form: 473-452

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Sceptred Isle^h⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: G A Kingston| OR: 62

12/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Improved on recent efforts to win 17-runner handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, soft, 28/1) 57 days ago, slowly away. Hood back on. Can go well again.

Form: 780/9-31

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Whispering Hopes²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 62

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden who showed her first form when fourth of 12 in handicap at Bellewstown (14.5f, good, 25/1) 21 days ago, never nearer. Possibilities.

Form: 00-64

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Firm Belief¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: R Sweeney| OR: 58

6/1

Creditable third of 12 in handicap (15/2) at Limerick (17f, good) 18 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 565553

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Dollar Value¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 57| C

11/1

Course winner who landed 15-runner claiming hurdle (11/4) at Roscommon (20.6f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Fair on the Flat so one to consider.

Form: 5/500-36

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Wild Shot^t⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 56

18/1

First run since leaving Noel C. Kelly when respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Down Royal (13f, good) 6 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 4150-06

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Make The Switch^t,v1¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-10| J: C D Maxwell| T: T G McCourt| OR: 52

100/1

First run since leaving G. A. Kingston when pulled up in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Roscommon (24.7f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Visor on 1st time and tongue strap back on.

Form: 319080-

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Figurehead^b,t⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 51

12/1

Arrives in good form, fourth of 16 in handicap (14/1) at Limerick (17f, good to firm) 43 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 00/7354

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Bigz Belief^b,t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M J Smith| OR: 48

13/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 14/1, respectable third of 12 in handicap at Killarney (14.4f, good) 8 days ago. One win from 21 Flat runs.

Form: 698-733

Non-Runners

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Alex The Great¹⁶²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: A Murray J: Wayne Hassett

Forecasts

Believe In Science (11/2), Firm Belief (6/1), Bigz Belief (13/2), Quiz Test (15/2), Global Export (17/2), Influential Lady (10/1), Party Dress (10/1), Dollar Value (11/1), Sceptred Isle (12/1), Figurehead (12/1), Alex The Great (12/1), Whispering Hopes (14/1), Wild Shot (18/1), Cape Bridgewater (50/1), Make The Switch (100/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. BELIEVE IN SCIENCE can race off the same mark as when a good recent Limerick second so is taken to gain an overdue maiden victory. Influential Lady also figures on a handy-looking mark and is feared most, although a solid case can also be made for the likes of Wild Shot, Party Dress and Quiz Test.