16:10 Leopardstown

Sunday 20 October 2024

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Christmas Festival Tickets On Sale Now Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 2m 15.53s

(17)

Complete Fiction¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P Fahey| OR: 80| C| D

22/1

Course winner. Latest win at Naas in August. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, soft, 14/1) 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 688136

(19)

See Me Through^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 79

25/1

Winner at Killarney in May. 6/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, heavy) 13 days ago, doing too much too soon. Back up in trip. No forlorn hope.

Form: 122577

(18)

Livio Milo^p,t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 77

18/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap at Cork (8f, good to soft, 14/1) 19 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 207440

(21)

Bear Profit⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: D S O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 76| C| D

17/2

Course winner. Won 11-runner handicap at Naas (10.4f, good to soft, 4/1) 7 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 445821

(20)

Gibbs Island⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: A Oliver| OR: 80

16/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Ninth of 14 in handicap (20/1) at Naas (7f, good to soft) 8 days ago, inadequate test. Significantly back up in trip now so merits consideration.

Form: 247569

(6)

Munroh^t⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 74

66/1

100/1, last of 12 in minor event at Galway (8.4f, good) 40 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 368-900

(16)

Master Dunraven³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 72| D

8/1

Winner at Navan in May. 4/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 30 days ago. Stable having good spell so he's a player.

Form: 653603

(4)

Counterculture¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 75

15/2

12¼ lengths eleventh of 14 to Power Under Me in Concorde Stakes at Tipperary (7.4f, soft, 33/1) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Yard having good spell. Makes handicap debut. Something to prove.

Form: 274210

(14)

Harbour Gem²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke McAteer| T: J M Barrett| OR: 75| D

28/1

Winner at Cork in May. 8/1, first run since leaving Dermot Weld when ninth of 11 in handicap at Listowel (9f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 717599

(11)

Red Trail⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 71| D

9/1

Creditable 1¼ lengths third of 11 to Bear Profit in handicap (10/1) at Naas (10.4f, good to soft) 7 days ago, clear of rest. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 603293

(13)

Copie Conforme¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: K Prendergast| OR: 74| BF

12/1

Latest win at Bellewstown in August. 2/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.9f, soft) 18 days ago, no match for winner. Back up in trip. Needs considering.

Form: 712612

(2)

Ard Na Mara^t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J S Bolger| OR: 73

7/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Punchestown in September. Below form sixth of 14 in handicap (7/1) at Down Royal (12.8f, soft) 20 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4216

(7)

Enough Already²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 68| D

20/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 9/1, below-par fifth of 8 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 23 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 590665

(1)

Out On Friday⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: P Byrne| OR: 68| D

28/1

Latest win at Roscommon in July. 33/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Roscommon (12.2f, soft) 6 days ago. Can make presence felt if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 013408

(3)

Prince Of Eyeries⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J M Barrett| OR: 72

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run for yard after leaving Ken. Condon. Makes handicap debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 45954

(5)

Barrogstown Girl²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Neve Bennett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 66| BF| D

12/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Clonmel in September. Respectable third of 9 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good, 3/1) 29 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 081313

(9)

Gandolfo^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 70

8/1

Unreliable sort but he readily landed 10-runner maiden claimer at Bellewstown (7.9f, soft, 13/8) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces back on and can't be discounted.

Form: 487291

(12)

Saffronandblue^t¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Brassil| OR: 66| C

9/2

Course winner. 2 wins from 2 runs this year. 11/4, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft), always holding on. Off 168 days but he has to be taken seriously at these weights.

Form: 8806-11

(10)

Belles Feuilles^t⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: J A Heffernan| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 61| D

40/1

16/1, last of 12 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, soft) 78 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 007800

(15)

Promo Queen^p,t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: C Timmons| OR: 59

80/1

66/1 and blinkered for 1st time, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, heavy) 13 days ago. Back up in trip. RESERVE

Form: 0-40000

Non-Runners

(8)

It'sonlyjustbegun⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S Foley

Forecasts

Saffronandblue (9/2), Ard Na Mara (7/1), Counterculture (15/2), Master Dunraven (8/1), Gandolfo (8/1), Bear Profit (17/2), Red Trail (9/1), Barrogstown Girl (12/1), Copie Conforme (12/1), It'sonlyjustbegun (14/1), Gibbs Island (16/1), Livio Milo (18/1), Enough Already (20/1), Complete Fiction (22/1), See Me Through (25/1), Harbour Gem (28/1), Out On Friday (28/1), Prince Of Eyeries (33/1), Belles Feuilles (40/1), Munroh (66/1), Promo Queen (80/1)

This is wide open but SAFFRONANDBLUE looked better than ever when going in at Sligo last time so is taken to make light of a 7 lb rise and complete his hat-trick. Master Dunraven is weighted to have a say and next on the list, with Gibbs Island, Red Trail and Bear Profit also well in the mix. Copie Conforme completes the shortlist.