18:55 Leopardstown

Thursday 21 August 2025

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TOTE Handicap

Off time: 18:55 | Winning time: 1m 54.85s

(4)

Giuseppe Cassioli²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Jimmy Dalton⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 82| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good, 11/2) 26 days ago. Trainer going well. Solid place claims.

Form: 300-043

(15)

Artful Approach¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 79

7/1

5/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 262005

(2)

Presence^b³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 78

13/2

Blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 10 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft, 13/2) 32 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 4-00097

(8)

Solomon Coop¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Orla Tynan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M J Tynan| OR: 78

18/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse in May. Seventh of 8 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to firm, 9/1) 12 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 430197

(1)

Amemri³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: D Marnane| OR: 75

33/1

4 wins from 5 runs this year. Tenth of 11 in handicap (12/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 38 days ago. The type to bounce back however.

Form: 1-11110

(3)

No More Porter^p,t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 75

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 9/2, good third of 8 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to firm) 12 days ago, not ideally placed. Trainer going well. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 088603

(13)

Sinbad My Dad¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Joseph Harnett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 74| CD

11/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 21-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 20/1) 14 days ago, always holding on. Hiked up 9 lb but not taken lightly in his current mood.

Form: 0560-41

(12)

Red Hugh O'Donnell^b,t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Scott| OR: 73

40/1

Career best when winning 6-runner maiden (10/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 37 days ago, slowly away. Very much one to consider.

Form: 604001

(14)

Grizabella^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 71

28/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Ballinrobe in July. 7/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Enters calculations if back on her A-game.

Form: 0/21715

(11)

Nakasero^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Adam Grant⁽¹⁰⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 71

6/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at Naas (7f, good to soft, 8/1) 29 days ago. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 21-4550

(7)

Unterberg⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 70| CD

10/1

Won 20-runner handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 15/2) 42 days ago, driven clear. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 0-02741

(10)

Hutton Glen²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 67

50/1

40/1, seventeenth of 18 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 234/60-0

(16)

Maarisha¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Adam Browne-Souza⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Browne| OR: 74

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, very good third of 19 in maiden at Naas (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Possibilities.

Form: 076-53

(5)

Green Icon^p⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: T P O'Shea| T: D Hogan| OR: 71

15/2

Good third of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good, 18/1) 5 days ago, not clear run. Can give another good account.

Form: 704003

(6)

Keilah¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 61| D

17/2

9/1, very good third of 16 in handicap at Naas (10.4f, good to soft) 17 days ago, especially as she was not ideally placed and challenged wide. Player off the same mark.

Form: 125-763

Non-Runners

(9)

Colpe Cross²⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: N Lupini J: Robbie Colgan

Forecasts

Sinbad My Dad (11/2), Nakasero (6/1), Presence (13/2), Artful Approach (7/1), Green Icon (15/2), Keilah (17/2), Giuseppe Cassioli (9/1), No More Porter (10/1), Unterberg (10/1), Colpe Cross (10/1), Maarisha (16/1), Solomon Coop (18/1), Grizabella (28/1), Amemri (33/1), Red Hugh O'Donnell (40/1), Hutton Glen (50/1)

An open-looking handicap but KEILAH signalled she is ready to strike when a promising recent third in a big-field Naas handicap so gets the vote. No More Porter also caught the eye when third at the Curragh on his most recent outing and is next on the list ahead of C&D scorer Sinbad My Dad. In-form duo Red Hugh O'Donnell and Unterberg need factoring in too.