15:10 Leopardstown

Saturday 11 July 2020

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Leopardstown Handicap (50-75)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 1m 29.97s

1^st

(7)

Atlas

79-10

6/1

T: D HoganJ: J M Sheridan (7)

Mid-division, pushed along and headway straight, challenged inside final furlong, soon led, strongly pressed and kept on well close home tchd 7/1

2^nd

(13)

Reverberation

59-11

4/1j

T: J J LambeJ: Gavin Ryan (5)

A little slow into stride, towards rear, pushed along before straight, soon headway on outer, stayed on well to challenge closing stages, not quite match winner op 9/2

3^rd

(4)

Tanseeq

59-11

10/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Rory Cleary

Chased leaders, pushed along from 3f out, effort straight and challenged inside final furlong, kept on without matching front pair closing stages tchd 11/1

4^th

1 ¼

(20)

Oneiroi

49-12

8/1

T: D BuckleyJ: Ronan Whelan

Tracked leaders, pushed along straight, soon effort, challenged inside final furlong, kept on without matching principals closing stages op 9/1 tchd 15/2

5^th

1 ¼

(3)

Sharp Focus

59-7

33/1

T: J J MurphyJ: Killian Leonard

Waited with, soon towards rear, pushed along straight, headway between horses from over 1f out, ran on without threatening inside final furlong

6^th

(18)

Qaabil

49-10

40/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: O J Orr

Dwelt, rear of mid-division, pushed along straight and headway, ran on without threatening inside final furlong op 20/1 tchd 50/1

7^th

(1)

Khafaaq

510-2

4/1j

T: A SlatteryJ: Andrew Slattery (3)

Disputed lead early, soon led, pushed along 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong tchd 9/2

8^th

(8)

Poet's Pride

59-9

25/1

T: D MarnaneJ: Gary Carroll

Chased leaders, pushed along before straight, soon effort, kept on same pace final furlong op 20/1 tchd 18/1

9^th

1 ½

(19)

Dance Emperor

59-4

33/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Mikey Sheehy (7)

Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along straight and headway, slightly impeded and ran on without threatening inside final furlong tchd 40/1

10^th

1 ¾

(12)

Highly Approved

59-9

13/2

T: A McGuinnessJ: Colin Keane

Mid-division, headway on outer straight, kept on same pace final furlong op 7/1 tchd 15/2

11^th

(14)

Shawaf

49-12

25/1

T: D EnglishJ: Chris Hayes

Disputed lead early, prominent, pushed along approaching straight, no extra final furlong op 16/1

12^th

(2)

Beleaguerment

49-6

22/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Robbie Colgan

Waited with, soon rear of mid-division, pushed along before straight, kept on same pace from over 1f out op 25/1 tchd 16/1

13^th

1 ¼

(21)

Fit For Function

710-1

25/1

T: J G MurphyJ: Amy Jo Hayes (10)

Tracked leaders on outer, effort straight, weakened from over 1f out op 18/1 tchd 16/1

14^th

5 ½

(10)

No Speed Limit

510-2

66/1

T: A FogartyJ: S M Crosse (3)

Awkward away from stalls and lost a little ground start, waited with, soon mid-division, headway on inner straight, no extra final furlong op 33/1

15^th

(6)

Bellakris

49-13

14/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Pushed along briefly early, tracked leaders, pushed along again from 3f out, weakened from over 1f out op 12/1

16^th

(5)

Never Back Down

510-0

33/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Leigh Roche

Very slowly away, always behind in rear op 28/1

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Non-Runners

(15)

Tuamhain⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: N C Kelly J: Reserve 2

(11)

Rattling Jewel⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 8

T: M Hassett J: Reserve 1

(17)

Castletownshend¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: T M Walsh J: Rachael Blackmore

(9)

The Mpex Kid²³

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: Mrs D A Love J: Mikey Sheehy

(16)

Calonne²

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: J F Levins J: D W O'Connor

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.10Pl:€1.10, €1.20, €3.10, €2.00EX:€31.80Trifecta:€130.00Tricast:€254.94SF:€26.98

Forecasts

Reverberation (4/1), Khafaaq (4/1), The Mpex Kid (5/1), Atlas (6/1), Highly Approved (13/2), Oneiroi (8/1), Tanseeq (10/1), Castletownshend (10/1), Bellakris (14/1), Calonne (16/1), Rattling Jewel (20/1), Beleaguerment (22/1), Poet's Pride (25/1), Shawaf (25/1), Fit For Function (25/1), Sharp Focus (33/1), Dance Emperor (33/1), Never Back Down (33/1), Qaabil (40/1), Tuamhain (50/1), No Speed Limit (66/1)

A typically competitive Leopardstown handicap with plenty holding chances. After she returned to form with a close second Highly Approved is on the shortlist & it is encouraging that Colin Keane retains the ride. Oneiroi was only a half-length behind her & is 1lb better off now so has a chance of reversing the form. Despite the 11lb rise, The Mpex Kid is a player after posting a career-best to shed his maiden tag and he is still lightly raced. Khafaaq posted a solid seasonal reappearance effort and is interesting in first-time blinkers but the vote goes to REVERBERATION who can defy this career high mark and complete the four-timer.

Reverberation
Highly Approved
Khafaaq

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €199.00