16:40 Leopardstown

Sunday 11 May 2025

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Leopardstown Golf And Driving Range Handicap

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 2m 7.03s

(10)

Walhaan^p,t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 91| C

25/1

Course winner. 66/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Cork (10.4f, soft) 22 days ago. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 25145-0

(6)

Masoun¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 87| D

7/2

16/1, first run since leaving John Patrick Murtagh when fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Limerick (8.2f, heavy) 16 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 22611-0

(9)

San Andreas⁶⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 87

16/1

Latest win at Dundalk in December. Last of 4 in minor event at Dundalk (8f, 17/2) 65 days ago, doing too much too soon. Back up in trip. Chance on old form.

Form: 211-524

(2)

Lady Lunette^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: R P Cody| OR: 86| C

9/1

Course winner. Twelfth of 16 in handicap (14/1) at Cork (10.4f, soft) 22 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 19073-0

(1)

Northern Ruler^p⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 85

4/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 11/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 7 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f). Off 92 days. First run for yard after leaving K. R. Burke. Something to find on form.

Form: 223-185

(5)

Ceallach^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 84

16/1

Five wins from 19 Flat runs. 18/1, first run since leaving M. Halford & T. Collins when twelfth of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (12.4f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Passed over.

Form: 1/7853-0

(4)

Cloud Seeker¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 84| C| D

10/3

Course winner. Creditable eighth of 15 in handicap (6/1) at Tipperary (12.4f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Should come on for that and make his presence felt.

Form: 61111-8

(8)

Jungle Cove^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 84| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 22/1, won 10-runner handicap at Laytown (7f). Off 7 months and significantly back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 09241-0

(12)

Neo Smart^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Ross Coakley| T: J S Bolger| OR: 75

5/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 4/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at the Curragh (7f, good) 29 days ago, responding well. Will be a danger to all of coping with this significant step up in trip.

Form: 980-741

(7)

Fivecromwellplace^v²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: P F McEnery| OR: 70

15/2

Unreliable type. 11/2, 7 lengths ninth of 13 to Neo Smart in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good) 29 days ago, slowly away. Significantly up in trip and visor back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3202-99

Non-Runners

(11)

Sidiza²³²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: D K Weld J: Chris Hayes

(3)

Eyetrap³⁰⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: R P Burns J: Nicola Burns

Forecasts

Cloud Seeker (10/3), Masoun (7/2), Sidiza (7/2), Northern Ruler (4/1), Neo Smart (5/1), Fivecromwellplace (15/2), Lady Lunette (9/1), Ceallach (16/1), San Andreas (16/1), Eyetrap (16/1), Jungle Cove (22/1), Walhaan (25/1)

SIDIZA ended her promising 3-y-o campaign by winning a Navan maiden and, with the promise of better to come from this lightly-raced filly now handicapping, she looks the way to go. Neo Smart did the job well over 7f at the Curragh last month and she will be a threat, provided she copes with this stifer test. Masoun is third choice, while Cloud Seeker and Eyetrap are others to consider.