20:30 Leopardstown

Thursday 8 June 2017

All17:5018:2018:5019:2519:5520:3021:00

Grant Thornton Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 2m 53.70s

1^st

(7)

Automated

69-11

5/2f

T: G ElliottJ: Colin Keane

Mid-division closer approaching straight and 6th 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, led 150 yards out, kept on well op 10/3 tchd 9/4

2^nd

2 ¾

(5)

Dara Tango

108-6

20/1

T: A J MartinJ: Chris Hayes

Rear of mid-division, pushed along and headway on inner entering straight, switched right and 6th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 2nd close home

3^rd

(8)

He's Our Man

129-7

33/1

T: A McCannJ: P B Beggy

Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, 4th entering straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace

4^th

(6)

Jan Van Eyck

79-7

25/1

T: G O'LearyJ: N G McCullagh

Towards rear, switched right and progress entering straight, 9th under 2f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 4th close home

5^th

(1)

English Pale

49-5

14/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: C O'Donoghue

Tracked leaders, headway on inner to dispute over 5f out, pushed along to lead entering straight, soon ridden and headed 150 yards out, no extra op 10/1

6^th

2 ¾

(20)

Pirolo

59-0

7/1

T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along in 3rd early straight and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

7^th

(13)

Glib Speech

68-4

16/1

T: R SweeneyJ: K G Steyn

Led, joined over 5f out, headed entering straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 20/1

8^th

(10)

Easy Pass

49-6

25/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: C P Hoban

Towards rear, pushed along 4f out, no impression and slightly hampered approaching straight, ridden and some progress on inner under 2f out, kept on one pace, never a factor tchd 20/1

9^th

1 ¼

(15)

Coffee

1010-0

20/1

T: N MaddenJ: T P Madden (5)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no extra 1 1/2f out

10^th

(12)

Ormskirk

49-2

14/1

T: G P CromwellJ: K K Hennessy (5)

Mid-division, pushed along 4f out and no impression in rear of mid-division entering straight, kept on one pace op 12/1

11^th

nse

(2)

Ondamoura

58-4

5/1

T: G ElliottJ: Sean Davis (7)

Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, 6th entering straight, soon ridden and no impression, no extra, kept on one pace final furlong

12^th

1 ¾

(14)

Creative Talent

58-13

12/1

T: A McNamaraJ: Seamie Heffernan

Rear of mid-division, dropped towards rear entering straight, kept on one pace, never a factor op 14/1 tchd 16/1

13^th

1 ½

(19)

Papal Parade

69-2

20/1

T: E O'ConnellJ: Gary Halpin (3)

Tracked leaders, lost place after 5f and mid-division halfway, pushed along 4f out and dropped towards rear entering straight, kept on one pace final furlong op 16/1

14^th

(18)

Why Me

78-6

16/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Rory Cleary

Towards rear, pushed along and some headway entering straight, no impression over 1f out, no extra op 33/1

15^th

1 ½

(9)

All Body And Soul

59-10

8/1

T: T CollinsJ: Ronan Whelan

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along 4f out and no extra early straight, eased final furlong op 9/1 tchd 10/1

16^th

(21)

Gladiator King

88-12

20/1

T: A J MartinJ: Billy Lee

Always towards rear, no impression entering straight, kept on one pace op 16/1

17^th

3 ¾

(17)

Time For Mabel

69-6

16/1

T: E J O'GradyJ: Gavin Ryan (10)

Dwelt, rear of mid-division, headway on outer after 4f and 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra, weakened

18^th

(16)

Sir Raston

59-0

16/1

T: D K WeldJ: P J Smullen

Rear of mid-division, headway on outer and mid-division halfway, pushed along and no extra early straight, soon eased, tailed off op 20/1

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Non-Runners

(11)

Dodgybingo²⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Shane Foley

(3)

Our Rachael¹³⁹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Wayne Lordan

(4)

Ligeti¹³

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: D O'Brien

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.00Pl:€1.10, €6.80, €9.60, €8.10EX:€123.10Trifecta:€2,964.90Tricast:€1,521.61SF:€68.13

Forecasts

Automated (5/2), Ondamoura (5/1), Ligeti (5/1), Pirolo (7/1), All Body And Soul (8/1), Our Rachael (8/1), Creative Talent (12/1), Dodgybingo (12/1), English Pale (14/1), Ormskirk (14/1), Glib Speech (16/1), Why Me (16/1), Time For Mabel (16/1), Sir Raston (16/1), Dara Tango (20/1), Coffee (20/1), Papal Parade (20/1), Gladiator King (20/1), Jan Van Eyck (25/1), Easy Pass (25/1), He's Our Man (33/1)

LIGETI looked progressive on the AW earlier in the year and produced his best turf outing to date last time out when finding only one too strong over C&D. He's been raised just the minimum for that effort and ought to go close again in this. Automated was out of form when last seen in this sphere but hurdles form since means he commands respect while last week's Fairyhouse scorer Pirolo should also have a say despite the penalty he carries. With Tony Martin aiming three at the race, it will be interesting to see which of the trio the market favours and the bottom weight Ondamoura is another meriting closer inspection back on the level with blinkers returned.