16:55 Leopardstown

Saturday 16 October 2021

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:4516:2016:5517:25

Carmanhall Handicap

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 2m 38.93s

1^st

(13)

Lunar Power

39-6

4/1

T: N MeadeJ: Colin Keane

Chased leader in 2nd, dropped to 3rd on inner entering straight, ridden to lead under 2f out, went well clear under pressure final furlong, stayed on strongly, easily op 18/5 tchd 9/2

2^nd

(9)

Britzka

39-1

25/1

T: E & P HartyJ: Declan McDonogh

Dwelt, in rear, ridden in moderate 8th 2f out, moderate 9th 1f out, kept on without threatening easy winner final furlong, 2nd close home op 28/1 tchd 33/1

3^rd

(3)

Magic Word

38-13

12/1

T: A OliverJ: Nathan Crosse (3)

Dwelt, soon chased leaders, ridden in 6th 2f out, moderate 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 11/1

4^th

(8)

Igraine

310-2

33/1

T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: D M Redmond (5)

Chased leaders, ridden and dropped to moderate 9th 2f out, moderate 7th 1f out, kept on one pace op 25/1

5^th

(4)

Chicago Bear

39-13

12/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen

Mid-division, ridden in moderate 10th 2f out, moderate 10th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong op 9/1

6^th

(6)

Goodnight Kiss

39-8

5/2f

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Chased leaders in 3rd, went 2nd entering straight, ridden to dispute lead briefly 2f out, headed under 2f out, disputed 2nd 1f out, weakened final furlong op 11/4 tchd 3/1

7^th

(2)

Prince Of Verona

39-12

16/1

T: D HoganJ: James J Doyle

Led, ridden and joined 2f out, soon headed, disputed 2nd 1f out, weakened final furlong op 20/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 22/1

8^th

(12)

Female Approach

39-0

12/1

T: N MeadeJ: Chris Hayes

Rear of mid-division on outer, took keen hold early, mid-division at halfway, ridden and closer in 5th 2f out, moderate 6th 1f out, weakened op 9/1

9^th

(10)

Umneyaat

39-13

12/1

T: D K WeldJ: Sam Ewing (5)

Mid-division, ridden and closer in 4th 2f out, soon weakened tchd 14/1

10^th

(11)

Star Image

39-10

20/1

T: T MullinsJ: N G McCullagh

Always towards rear, took keen hold, no impression from 3f out op 18/1 tchd 25/1

11^th

(5)

Mcpherson

39-9

10/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Scott McCullagh (5)

Dwelt, rear of mid-division, no impression from 3f out, never a factor

12^th

(7)

Monty's Way

39-13

13/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: Mikey Sheehy (5)

Dwelt, rear of mid-division, stumbled after 1f and rider briefly lost an iron, ridden entering straight, no impression, eased over 1f out op 11/2

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Non-Runners

(1)

Uncharted¹⁵

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: R O'Brien J: Ronan Whelan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.10Pl:€1.10, €6.20, €5.30EX:€84.90Trifecta:€654.50Tricast:€1,119.55SF:€105.03

Forecasts

Goodnight Kiss (5/2), Lunar Power (4/1), Monty's Way (13/2), Uncharted (8/1), Mcpherson (10/1), Magic Word (12/1), Chicago Bear (12/1), Female Approach (12/1), Umneyaat (12/1), Prince Of Verona (16/1), Star Image (20/1), Britzka (25/1), Igraine (33/1)

Noel Meade holds a strong hand here, fielding leading candidates LUNAR POWER and Female Approach. Preference is for the former, who has yet to strike on turf but he's found just one too good on 4 of his last 5 starts, including twice here in June. Goodnight Kiss did the job well in a Bellewstown maiden recently and she merits respect now handicapping, while Monty's Way isn't one to write off.

LUNAR POWER (IRE)
FEMALE APPROACH (IRE)
GOODNIGHT KISS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Camorra

Weight: 10-4 |Age: 3

J: Sam Ewing | T: G M Lyons

11/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,900.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €230.00