19:57 Leopardstown

Friday 15 May 2026

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Mervue Equine Supplements Handicap (0-60)

Off time: 19:57 | Winning time: 2m 46.72s

(19)

Tassarolo^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Reese Holohan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 60

6/1

Ran well when third on latest Flat run at the Curragh in March. Below form in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft) following month. Has the cheekpieces back on and is respected down in grade returned to the level.

Form: 1048-93

(4)

Church Mountain^p,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 59

33/1

Generally more effective on the all-weather than on turf and was successful at Dundalk in January. More miss than hit since and can't be backed with much confidence at present.

Form: 308740

(20)

Evening's Empire¹⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: J Barcoe| OR: 59| D

50/1

Has little form on the Flat/over hurdles of late and is very hard to make a case for.

Form: 0510/00-

(2)

Felicity Smoak¹³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 58

18/1

Ran well when last seen on the Flat at Dundalk in September. Well held last 2 starts over hurdles. Probably best watched on seasonal reappearance.

Form: 060/926-

(17)

Autocrat^b,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Luke McAteer| T: P Sweeney| OR: 56

12/1

Latest win in claimer at Dundalk (10.7f) in January. Tenth of 14 in handicap (9/2) at Sligo (1¾m, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 00-4170

(1)

Amavasya^h²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 55

14/1

Produced best effort when fourth in 1½m handicap at Cork last summer. 20/1, twelfth of 16 in similar event at Limerick (1½m, good to soft) on return 20 days ago. Entitled to come on for that run.

Form: 85485-0

(5)

Numidia^v²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: P Lawlor| OR: 55

25/1

Had been running well over the winter, winning handicap over 2m at Dundalk in November. Well held in turf handicap at Gowran (13.7f, soft) 23 days ago and has something to prove all of a sudden.

Form: 145-640

(14)

Trishuli River^p,t⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: S Crawley| OR: 55

13/2

Latest win in handicap at Dundalk (1½m) in December and has maintained her form there since. Returns to the turf on a lower mark but has to prove her effectiveness on the surface.

Form: 351-523

(12)

Eastern Wind^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Sadhbh Tormey⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 54| C

12/1

Course winner. 18/1, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 22 days ago. Back up in trip and well treated at present.

Form: 0474-56

(13)

Maxwell Smart¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: James Ryan| T: T G McCourt| OR: 54| D

12/1

Consistent sort who opened his account at Down Royal (13f) last summer. Respectable third of 14 in handicap (4/1) at Sligo (1¾m, good to soft) 12 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 41256-3

(8)

Vivacious Lady¹¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins| OR: 54

16/1

5/1, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (1½m). Off 119 days. Any market support would be worth noting on return.

Form: 00946-8

(16)

Miners Cabin²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Leigh Roche| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 53

50/1

Behind all 3 starts in maidens this year. Steps up in trip on handicap debut.

Form: 600

(9)

Real Petite^p1⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: N G McCullagh| T: T Mullins| OR: 50

66/1

Hasn't gone on since showing some ability on debut at Dundalk last year. Showed nothing over hurdles since last Flat run and makes limited appeal. Fitted with first-time cheekpieces and tongue strap discarded.

Form: 680090-

(18)

Voice Of Northeast^p,t¹⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rian Lane⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 50

33/1

Seems to have lost way and it's easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 368000-

(15)

Jurality²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P W Flynn| OR: 48

16/5

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 5/1, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at Limerick (1½m, good to soft) 20 days ago. Booking of McMonagle a plus. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 422-555

(3)

Marians Gal^p⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 44

10/1

Won handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) in November and has held form well there since. Should be in the mix back up in trip though needs to prove as effective on the turf.

Form: 615-432

(6)

Shakita¹⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 44

50/1

Has finished behind all starts on Flat/over hurdles. Plenty of improvement is required.

Form: 0/8988-

(10)

Bang Po¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: L McAteer| OR: 40

66/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. Has little recent form to make him of interest at present.

Form: 08-0090

(11)

Masego²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 40

9/2

Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Gowran (13.7f, soft, 17/2) 23 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 000/0-55

Non-Runners

(7)

Creative Dancer¹²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 9

T: Ian Donoghue J: Shane Foley

Forecasts

Jurality (16/5), Masego (9/2), Tassarolo (6/1), Creative Dancer (6/1), Trishuli River (13/2), Marians Gal (10/1), Eastern Wind (12/1), Maxwell Smart (12/1), Autocrat (12/1), Amavasya (14/1), Vivacious Lady (16/1), Felicity Smoak (18/1), Numidia (25/1), Voice Of Northeast (33/1), Church Mountain (33/1), Miners Cabin (50/1), Shakita (50/1), Evening's Empire (50/1), Bang Po (66/1), Real Petite (66/1)

Quantity over quality in this handicap and MAXWELL SMART may be the answer. Tassarolo is very interesting in this grade on the back of his last Flat run, while Creative Dancer is also entitled to be in the mix if repeating his most recent effort.