16:20 Leopardstown

Sunday 30 March 2025

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1888 Restaurant Handicap

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 2m 7.38s

1^st

(4)

Serious Contender

39-9

9/4f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Tracked leaders on inner, pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, all out op 2/1 tchd 5/2

2^nd

(9)

Light As Air

39-3

5/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: J Cleary (5)

Rear of mid-division, short of room and pushed along over 3f out, headway into 7th when briefly short of room 2f out, soon ridden, short of room again over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on well in 2nd close home, never nearer op 6/1

3^rd

(5)

Glen To Glen

39-12

11/1

T: J S BolgerJ: Gabriella Hill (10)

Led, clear and pushed along 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd and no extra close home

4^th

(13)

Mocking

38-13

9/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen

Mid-division, short of room 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and went 4th 1f out, kept on on inner close home op 17/2 tchd 8/1

5^th

2 ½

(6)

Dahlia Noir

39-4

11/1

T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: Gavin Ryan

Tracked leaders, pushed along in 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, 2nd 1f out, no extra final furlong op 9/1

6^th

2 ¼

(16)

Birdie Time

38-11

25/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Keithen Kennedy (5)

In rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden in moderate 12th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong tchd 28/1

7^th

(2)

Galveston

39-11

5/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Wayne Lordan

Tracked leader in close 2nd, pushed along at halfway, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no impression when checked inside final furlong, no extra op 9/2

8^th

(14)

Berto Ramirez

39-1

11/1

T: D MarnaneJ: Luke McAteer

Mid-division, ridden in 11th 2f out, no impression op 14/1

9^th

(12)

Lady O

39-11

20/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Towards rear, ridden in 10th entering straight, no impression op 22/1

10^th

nse

(10)

Georg Zhukov

38-10

40/1

T: N MeadeJ: Robert Whearty (3)

In rear, ridden in 12th 2f out, no impression op 33/1

11^th

(15)

Sunriseontheboyne

39-1

22/1

T: M MulvanyJ: Wesley Joyce (5)

Tracked leaders on outer, took keen hold, ridden in 5th 2f out, weakened op 18/1

12^th

(7)

Sugar Club

39-0

16/1

T: N MeadeJ: Colin Keane

Mid-division, ridden in 8th 2f out, weakened op 18/1 tchd 14/1

13^th

(3)

Just Before

39-8

16/1

T: W P BrowneJ: Seamie Heffernan

Mid-division on inner, took keen hold, 9th when checked 2f out, soon pushed along, 9th when short of room and again checked inside final furlong, not recover

14^th

(17)

Flynn Ryder

38-10

50/1

T: Eoghan O'NeillJ: Chris Hayes

Always behind, never a factor op 33/1

15^th

(8)

You Are Mine

38-12

25/1

T: J A StackJ: J M Sheridan

Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened tchd 28/1

16^th

4 ¾

(11)

I'll Be Handy

39-0

100/1

T: M J SmithJ: Robbie Colgan

Rear of mid-division, ridden in rear at halfway, weakened op 80/1

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Non-Runners

(1)

Mister Adam¹⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: Gerard O'Leary J: Billy Lee

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.25Pl:€1.10, €1.80, €2.80, €3.20EX:€17.00Trifecta:€131.20Tricast:€115.71SF:€12.90

Forecasts

Serious Contender (9/4), Light As Air (5/1), Galveston (5/1), Mocking (9/1), Glen To Glen (11/1), Dahlia Noir (11/1), Berto Ramirez (11/1), Mister Adam (12/1), Sugar Club (16/1), Just Before (16/1), Lady O (20/1), Sunriseontheboyne (22/1), Birdie Time (25/1), You Are Mine (25/1), Georg Zhukov (40/1), Flynn Ryder (50/1), I'll Be Handy (100/1)

Aidan O'Brien has a fine recent record in this and his upwardly-mobile Wootton Bassett colt SERIOUS CONFIDENCE looks a very likely sort now going into handicaps and earns a confident vote. Stablemate Galveston also comes here on the back of a last-time-out victory and is next on the list ahead of Sunriseontheboyne and Light As Air.

SERIOUS CONTENDER (IRE)
GALVESTON
SUNRISEONTHEBOYNE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Chantilly

Weight: 9-8 |Age: 3

J: R L Moore | T: A P O'Brien

7/4

Prize Money

1st: €15,000.002nd: €5,000.003rd: €2,500.004th: €1,250.005th: €750.006th: €500.00