16:35 Leopardstown

Saturday 8 April 2017

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Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 2m 11.01s

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(6)

Richard Strauss^p³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: J A Heffernan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 69

10/1

Still a maiden and placed just once in six starts. Best efforts have come on the AW and may be up against it returned to turf.

Form: 34-5067

(12)

Family Crest^b,t³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Anastasia O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 68

7/1

Credit in both of his recent AW runs but bred with an artificial surface in mind and may not be suited to a return to turf. Wide draw to contend with and may be best watched this time.

Form: 55-6400

(4)

Inescapable⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 68

11/2

Sixth of 14 on both her last couple of starts but step up in trip looks sure to suit. Jockey has an excellent strike rate around here and repected.

Form: 076-644

(17)

Sweetasever³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: C R King| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 68

12/1

Performed well in a couple of maidens on fast ground but not shown enough in four starts this year on the AW to be of interest here. Wide draw to contend with and while the return to turf may suit, she may want faster ground than she's likely to get here.

Form: 334905

(14)

Young Special^b1⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: P J Smullen| T: D K Weld| OR: 67

16/1

Very disappointing in three starts so far in her career and will need first time blinkers to make all the difference. Wide draw to overcome but does have race fitness on her side.

Form: 6-09

(13)

Epitaph⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 65

11/1

Still a maiden and likely to want faster ground than what he will get here but step up in trip could bring about a little improvement.

Form: 90-5722

(8)

Tilly's Chilli⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 65

10/1

Ran okay in some maidens at Dundalk last year but showed nothing when last of eight at that course in a handicap last time; handicap mark looks a little stiff.

Form: 566-831

(3)

Wild Shot²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D English| OR: 63

12/1

Still a maiden after eight starts and only made the frame in one of those, a weak Wolverhampton maiden in November. Step up in trip will help and one of his better efforts at Dundalk last time. Return to turf could bring about improvement and he looks like an interesting runner.

Form: 087496

(1)

Level Of Intensity^t1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 61

13/2

Well beaten in soft ground last time out but sure to come on for that run. Feasibly handicapped and trainer and jockey have an excellent record around here, independantly, and when combing. First-time tongue-tie could bring improvement and worth watching in the market.

Form: 05-055

(16)

Khudha¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: N G McCullagh| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 60

16/1

Signs of promise when 6¼L sixth of 14 on debut over 7f at Dundalk in October but has disappointed since then. Handicap mark looks fair but likely to struggle from a wide draw.

Form: 60-066

(11)

Seapoint¹³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J F Levins| OR: 60

16/1

Unplaced on all six starts but minor promise last time at Dundalk staying on well. Step up in trip should help and could well if the market speaks in her favour. Each-way chance.

Form: 44506-0

(18)

Steelyeyed^p²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G P Halpin⁽³⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 59

16/1

Yet to place in eight starts but step up in trip will help judged on her pedigree. Jockey rides this course well and he will need to be at his best to overcome her wide draw.

Form: 8-66518

(5)

Hyperdrive¹⁹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 56

10/1

Beaten a total of 59¼L in three starts and while this looks a feasible starting point on handicap debut, he's hard to fancy on all known form.

Form: 090-2

(7)

D K Travel²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: L F Roche| T: J Feane| OR: 54

12/1

Minor promise last time when but still well beaten and has missed the kick on all four of his starts. Jockey yet to have a winner from 49 starts over C&D and has just a 3.6% strike rate at this course in overall so probably best watched on this occasion.

Form: 689505

(15)

Conron¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: C P Hoban| T: M Halford| OR: 50

20/1

Barely beaten a rival home on all three of his starts but longer trip could bring out some improvement on handicap debut. Will need to shake off his habit of missing the break though and draw isn't ideal.

Form: 89-0

(2)

Ostaiocht¹⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: B W Duke| OR: 49

20/1

Some promise in a soft ground Limerick handicap two start back but failed to back that up last time when finishing a disappointing eleventh at Gowran Park. Needs to have improved over the winter to be a factor.

Form: 06030-8

(9)

Jack Baur^b1¹⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: T Doyle| OR: 47

25/1

Tauked off in all his starts and step up in trip didn't bring out any improvement last time. Goes up another 2f and first-time blinkers will need to bring about plenty of improvement.

Form: 0590-0

(10)

Lady Million^p1¹⁸⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: S P Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 45

33/1

Only beaten two rivals in three starts and looks up against it on all know form. First-time cheekpieces applied for handicap debut.

Form: 000-

(19)

Very Demanding^p1¹⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: A J Breslin⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 45

33/1

Beaten one home in three starts and last of 14 at Dundalk when stepped up in trip last time. First-time cheekpieces applied for handicap debut and likely to struggle from the widest draw of all.

Form: 000-

Forecasts

Inescapable (11/2), Level Of Intensity (13/2), Family Crest (7/1), Hyperdrive (10/1), Tilly's Chilli (10/1), Richard Strauss (10/1), Epitaph (11/1), Wild Shot (12/1), Sweetasever (12/1), D K Travel (12/1), Steelyeyed (16/1), Khudha (16/1), Young Special (16/1), Seapoint (16/1), Ostaiocht (20/1), Conron (20/1), Jack Baur (25/1), Lady Million (33/1), Very Demanding (33/1)

WILD SHOT may not look like an obvious type on paper but he should enjoy this return to turf after a spell on the AW and there was some promise in his final start on an artificial surface. With race-fitness on his side he could go well from a nice draw. Jim Bolger has a good record around here so any market support for Level Of Intensity should be respected and it will be interesting who the market speaks in favour of with regards to Joseph O'Brien's five runners; Inescapable looks like she will appreciate this step up in trip.