19:55 Leopardstown

Thursday 10 July 2025

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Irish Champions Festival Handicap (0-60)

Off time: 20:09 | Winning time: 1m 53.44s

(17)

Goldsmith^h⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Andrew Slattery| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 60| D

100/1

100/1, eleventh of 19 in handicap at Navan (10.1f, soft) 75 days ago. Others are preferred.

Form: 6770-00

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(12)

Unterberg¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Wayne Hassett⁽³⁾| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 60

15/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 18/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Naas (10.4f, good) 15 days ago, never nearer. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 60-0274

(13)

Carvalhal^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Burns| OR: 57| BF| D

8/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 5/1, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (8f, good) 7 days ago. Weighted to go well.

Form: 673335

(7)

Flier²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Coen| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 56

15/2

Winner at Dundalk in March. Very good second of 17 in handicap (9/1) at this C&D (good to firm) 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 6-57102

(20)

Noble Andy^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Joseph Harnett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 56| CD

9/1

6/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 21 days ago, well on top finish. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 82-9651

(11)

Sobriety Blue^t1²⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 53

22/1

Last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 18/1). Off 6 months. Tongue strap on 1st time. Merits consideration if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 557070-

(5)

Galician Girl^t⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 52

66/1

Hooded for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in juvenile hurdle (66/1) at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good) 44 days ago. Back up in trip. Modest on the Flat so more is needed.

Form: U09794-

(8)

Fleetfootsoldier^t⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Ross Coakley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 51

16/1

28/1, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 64 days ago, nearest finish. Possibilities.

Form: 4069-05

(14)

Cleopatra's Needle^t,v⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam Caffrey| T: H Rogers| OR: 50

10/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. Good second of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (8f, good, 12/1) 7 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 60-6652

(10)

Malaysian^t,v1⁴⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Foley| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 50

80/1

25/1, last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 15 months. Visored for 1st time.

Form: D1395/0-

(15)

Tara Power^t⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: K H Clarke| OR: 50

33/1

Two wins from 45 Flat runs. Latest win at Dundalk in February. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (12.2f, good, 28/1) 6 days ago. Down in trip. Needs considering.

Form: 417806

(6)

Harseva^h⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 48

16/1

7/1, last of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 64 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 399-690

(3)

Thegooseiscooked⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 48| BF

7/2

Good second of 16 in handicap (7/2) at Tipperary (9f, good to firm) 8 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 548-032

(1)

Harbanaker^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: J M Sheridan| T: William Harvey| OR: 47| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Below form sixth of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 7/1) 21 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 08/0416

(19)

Leabaland^p⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: M M Lynch| OR: 47| D

33/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. 100/1, creditable ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (17.4f, good) 66 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: 952/540-

(21)

Master Garvey^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke McAteer| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 47

33/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. Only sixth of 11 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (soft) 28 days ago. Can make presence felt if back on his A-game.

Form: 174806

(2)

Glencullen^p⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Ms J Morgan| OR: 45| BF

8/1

Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft, 4/1) 50 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and in the mix.

Form: 3593-45

(4)

Blue Wood^t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 41

25/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (7f, good, 4/1) 20 days ago, doing too much too soon. Up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 507257

(16)

Famous Enough^h²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: N G McCullagh| T: P T Foley| OR: 40| BF

18/1

4/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 28 days ago, not ideally placed. Possibilities.

Form: 000/537

(9)

Gianh River^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Jessica O'Gorman⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey| OR: 40

40/1

20/1 and blinkered for 1st time, sixteenth of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 050-200

Non-Runners

(18)

Share The Treasure¹⁹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: T Hogan J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

Forecasts

Thegooseiscooked (7/2), Unterberg (15/2), Flier (15/2), Carvalhal (8/1), Glencullen (8/1), Noble Andy (9/1), Harbanaker (9/1), Cleopatra's Needle (10/1), Harseva (16/1), Fleetfootsoldier (16/1), Share The Treasure (16/1), Famous Enough (18/1), Sobriety Blue (22/1), Blue Wood (25/1), Master Garvey (33/1), Leabaland (33/1), Tara Power (33/1), Gianh River (40/1), Galician Girl (66/1), Malaysian (80/1), Goldsmith (100/1)

Plenty are in with a shout but the vote goes to CARVALHAL who rates just the pick of the weights and is taken to edge out recent C&D second Flier. Noble Andy, Unterberg and Cleopatra's Needle all need factoring in too. Blue Wood completes the shortlist.