19:00 Leopardstown

Thursday 19 June 2025

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Jerry Fish Handicap (0-60) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 53.90s

(18)

Smaoineamh Sile⁷^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 55| CD

13/2

4-time C&D winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 14/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at this C&D (soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 5298-01

(10)

El Bello^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 59

11/1

Unreliable individual. Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. 7/1, below form 11½ lengths eighth of 13 to Smaoineamh Sile in handicap at this C&D (soft) 7 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 633778

(2)

Ranko Express²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Adam Browne-Souza⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 59| D

8/1

Latest win at Dundalk in January. Eleventh of 17 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good, 13/2) 21 days ago, finding little.

Form: 39-1290

(5)

Obama Army^p,t⁷

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

16/1

Below form 8¾ lengths fifth of 13 to Smaoineamh Sile in handicap at this C&D (soft, 11/1) 7 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 6390-05

(1)

May Night^p⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 54| D

10/1

9/1, respectable seventh of 15 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 4 days ago, merely closing up late.

Form: 0-07507

(4)

Flier^t⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Carroll| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 52

9/1

Winner at Dundalk in March. Fourteenth of 19 in handicap (9/1) at Navan (10.1f, soft) 54 days ago.

Form: 2/6-5710

(11)

Amavasya³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Gavin Ryan| T: M C Grassick| OR: 60

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable eighth of 19 in handicap (40/1) at this course (8f, good) 34 days ago.

Form: 70-068

(12)

Churchill Gale²⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 60

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, sixth of 8 in nursery at the Curragh (7f, good). Off 9 months. Up in trip.

Form: 85876-

(8)

Don't Look Now^p,h1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Crawley| OR: 49

40/1

First run since leaving Luke Comer when 20/1, refused to race in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 13 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 94/230-R

(7)

Elusive Duke⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 58

4/1

Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (5/1) at Limerick (7f, good) 8 days ago, not ideally placed. Up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 6-80054

(16)

Harbanaker^t⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: William Harvey| OR: 47| CD

7/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 10-runner handicap (15/2) at this C&D (good to soft) 71 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 008/041

(6)

Shining Aitch^v,t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Sadhbh Tormey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 47| D

40/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. 33/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 70-0960

(9)

Clever And Classy⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J S Bolger| OR: 55

20/1

Fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Cork (8f, good to soft, 12/1) 6 days ago.

Form: 98-0280

(3)

Kartayaz¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G A Kingston| OR: 42

13/2

Twenty six runs since last win in 2022. Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good, 8/1) 13 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 449-534

(17)

Gianh River^b1,t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Jessica O'Gorman⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey| OR: 41

20/1

6/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 0050-20

(13)

Cabot Sq^v1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 50

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, sixteenth of 17 in handicap at Cork (8f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0000

(14)

Tall River^t³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: J C McConnell| OR: 46

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in maiden claimer (125/1) at Roscommon (7.4f, good) 31 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 000

Non-Runners

(15)

Oreeda¹⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: P J Flynn J: Alan Persse

Forecasts

Elusive Duke (4/1), Kartayaz (13/2), Smaoineamh Sile (13/2), Harbanaker (7/1), Ranko Express (8/1), Amavasya (17/2), Flier (9/1), May Night (10/1), El Bello (11/1), Obama Army (16/1), Clever And Classy (20/1), Gianh River (20/1), Oreeda (33/1), Shining Aitch (40/1), Don't Look Now (40/1), Cabot Sq (50/1), Churchill Gale (66/1), Tall River (125/1)

HARBANAKER retains handicapping scope on old form so may be able to cope with a 5 lb rise for his C&D win in April. Kartayaz is on a long losing run but has performed well when reaching the frame the last twice and may provide the chief threat ahead of last week's Limerick fourth Elusive Duke and recent C&D scorer Smaoineamh Sile.