19:50 Leopardstown

Thursday 12 June 2025

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BoyleSports 'Best Odds From 8am' Handicap (0-60) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:51 | Winning time: 2m 2.93s

(10)

El Bello^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Hogan| OR: 59

7/1

Unreliable sort. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 6/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Listowel (7f, good) 11 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 863377

(7)

Starting Monday^p⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: W J Lee| T: G Scott| OR: 59

9/1

Below form fourth of 12 in handicap at Limerick (8.2f, heavy, 5/1) 48 days ago, merely closing up late. Cheekpieces back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 29035-4

(5)

Ledger¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 58| D

10/1

First run since leaving Lucinda Russell when respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to firm, 22/1) 10 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: 35359-5

(15)

Obama Army^t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 56

11/1

11/1, first run since leaving Eoin Christopher McCarthy when eleventh of 12 in handicap at Navan (13f, good) 26 days ago. Can give a good account if building on ot.

Form: 06390-0

(1)

Smaoineamh Sile³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 55| CD

14/1

3-time C&D winner. Last of 25 in handicap (100/1) at the Curragh (7f, good) 38 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 05298-0

(9)

Saxon Kingdom^p,t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 50

11/2

One win from 21 Flat runs. Won 15-runner handicap (7/1) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 22 days ago, all out. Needs considering.

Form: 662821

(8)

Jurality⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P W Flynn| OR: 49

17/2

12/1, eighth of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 6 days ago, not ideally placed. Not dismissed.

Form: 0-07448

(17)

Vervain^p⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 59

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourteenth of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good, 22/1) 6 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 06-080

(14)

Roderick^p,t⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: P Sweeney| OR: 45

4/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2023. 10/1, good second of 20 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft) 45 days ago, just failing. Not taken lightly.

Form: 4-28002

(3)

Gatsby Cap^p,t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: R Coakley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 44

33/1

50/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 36 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 05-7840

(6)

Thegooseiscooked¹²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: J A Heffernan| T: G Keane| OR: 42

10/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 80/1). Off 120 days. Down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 56548-0

(2)

Lisabetta^b¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 40| D

12/1

18/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 4370-06

(13)

Vovatia³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: S Lavery| OR: 43

11/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap (13/2) at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good) 34 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 0090-86

Non-Runners

(16)

Limestone Red³⁶

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: T Collins J: Ronan Whelan

(4)

Harbanaker⁶⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 8

T: William Harvey J: J M Sheridan

(12)

Shining Aitch²²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 8

T: T G McCourt J: James Ryan

(11)

Elvetham¹⁰

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Roderick (4/1), Harbanaker (4/1), Saxon Kingdom (11/2), El Bello (7/1), Jurality (17/2), Starting Monday (9/1), Thegooseiscooked (10/1), Ledger (10/1), Obama Army (11/1), Vovatia (11/1), Lisabetta (12/1), Smaoineamh Sile (14/1), Elvetham (16/1), Vervain (25/1), Limestone Red (25/1), Gatsby Cap (33/1), Shining Aitch (33/1)

HARBANAKER has made an excellent start for William Harvey and remains well weighted despite taking a 5 lb rise for his C&D victory so can follow up at the chief expense of Roderick who rates a big threat on the back of his narrow reverse at Naas last time. Shining Aitch, Limestone Red and Saxon Kingdom all need shortlisting too.