18:52 Leopardstown

Thursday 8 August 2024

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Unio Financial Services Handicap

Off time: 18:53 | Winning time: 1m 29.14s

(15)

Shoot To Kill⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 74| D

16/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 16/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 965200

(13)

Zabeir^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: N G McCullagh| T: D Kinsella| OR: 72| D

8/1

16/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (9f, good) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Not taken lightly down in class off career-low mark.

Form: 860-077

(11)

Amanirenas^p³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 70| CD

11/1

Didn't need to improve to win 14-runner claimer (7/1) at Bellewstown (7.9f, good) 34 days ago by ½ length from Chestnutter. Can give a good account.

Form: 000181

(7)

Barnhill Rose^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 69| D

18/1

Fourteenth of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft, 33/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 520260

(14)

Eastern Wind^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 69| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 11/2, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 28 days ago, going off too hard. Cheekpieces back on. Worth another chance.

Form: 885340

(10)

Tamazu^t⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: C D Maxwell| T: F Birrane| OR: 67

50/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Down Royal (5f, good) 48 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 62004-0

(18)

Hurricane Helen²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: C Timmons| OR: 63

16/1

Unreliable type. Latest win at Dundalk in March. 11/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 27 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 1-31474

(12)

Rockbury Lad^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 63

7/1

Unreliable sort. 11/1, bit below form tenth of 17 in handicap at Gowran (9.5f, good) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 720690

(8)

Boadicea Belle^p⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M J Smith| OR: 61| CD

7/1

Unreliable sort. C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win here in June. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (6/1) at Down Royal (7f, good) 48 days ago.

Form: 148014

(19)

Chestnutter¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Cian Fahy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 61| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 9/1, first run since leaving Noel Meade when twentieth of 23 in handicap at Cork (6f, good to firm) 13 days ago.

Form: 887230

(2)

Land Lover^b²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 67

20/1

Winner at Sligo in May. Fifteenth of 18 in handicap (8/1) at Navan (5.8f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 001830

(6)

Macadam's Rock^p²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 60| D

25/1

Tenth of 14 in claimer at Dundalk (7f, 11/1) 27 days ago.

Form: 356850

(16)

Scarlet Dancer¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 60| D

12/1

Two wins from 42 Flat runs. Respectable seventh of 16 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good, 13/2) 12 days ago.

Form: 902147

(3)

Skontonovski^v¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 57| D

7/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse in July. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good, 14/1) 12 days ago, never nearer. Should go well again.

Form: 070175

(9)

Rock Etoile⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 56

12/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 11/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap at Limerick (7f, good to firm) 57 days ago. Now below last winning mark.

Form: 4-00000

(1)

Shamrock Sprig²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 53| BF

13/2

First run since leaving Eoin Joseph McDonagh when eighth of 13 in handicap (5/1) at Dundalk (8f) 27 days ago, missing break.

Form: 66260/8

(17)

Fastman^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

22/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2022. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good, 18/1) 12 days ago, slowly away. RESERVE.

Form: 560-470

Non-Runners

(20)

Campari Soda⁵⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Adam Caffrey

(4)

Purring Along¹⁵

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: Thomas Dowling J: Nathan Crosse

(5)

Rhasidat¹⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: P J McKenna J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Campari Soda (6/1), Shamrock Sprig (13/2), Skontonovski (7/1), Rockbury Lad (7/1), Boadicea Belle (7/1), Zabeir (8/1), Purring Along (8/1), Eastern Wind (9/1), Amanirenas (11/1), Scarlet Dancer (12/1), Rock Etoile (12/1), Hurricane Helen (16/1), Shoot To Kill (16/1), Barnhill Rose (18/1), Land Lover (20/1), Fastman (22/1), Macadam's Rock (25/1), Chestnutter (25/1), Rhasidat (33/1), Tamazu (50/1)

ZABEIR is worth another chance to build on the promise of his run at the Curragh down in class off a career-low mark. Eastern Wind went off too hard here last month and can bounce back, while the well-bred Campari Soda is a potential improver switched to handicaps.