15:40 Leopardstown

Saturday 27 October 2018

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(7)

Silverkode^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: A J Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Murphy| OR: 92| BF| D

4/1

Running well this season, including neck-second over this C&D penultimate outing, unable to justify short-price favouritism since at Cork earlier in the month (third), but remains in good tune.

Form: 9-36523

(5)

Johann Bach²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-13| J: R Coakley⁽³⁾| T: P Harney| OR: 89

33/1

Last win came at Naas in May 2016 and handicapper has been slow to relent. Entitled to have needed recent comeback over a mile at Naas, though lights went out very fast.

Form: 9392-00

(8)

Omran²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 89| D

6/1

Took advantage of handicapper easing the grip to win at Naas (1m, good) last month, forging ahead under pressure late in the piece. Now must back that up having gone back up 4lb.

Form: 07-5801

(4)

Hit The Silk⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 81| D

10/1

50/1 Limerick winner over 7f on heavy ground last season in just his second start. Moderate efforts since, including last month at Listowel when beating only one rival home. Others preferred for now.

Form: 17-0000

(12)

Betsey Trotter¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D K Weld| OR: 82| C

14/1

Kept on well to score latest over 6f here in August after back-to-back seconds over 7f. Given a short break and beaten 5L back over this trip at Cork earlier this month, so must bounce back now.

Form: 3-12215

(9)

Stormy Belle^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 80| D

9/1

Tends to do her best work on soft going, well held at Ascot this month in 7f Listed event, not out of this on ratings dropped in class, though potentially wants to see some ease in conditions.

Form: 123140

(10)

Dream Of Words⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 79| D

6/1

Has won twice this season though form had seemingly tailed off in recent starts before close second over a mile here a week ago. Respected on that showing, for all that consistency isn't one of her strong suits recently.

Form: 015982

(6)

Mr Ormsby^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 76| D

14/1

Not won since March AW success at Dundalk but has twice threatened in last three starts, including when 1L second of six over this trip at Cork (good) earlier in the month. Player again off same mark.

Form: 425392

(2)

Fit For Function¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 75| C| D

7/1

Winner at Listowel in June over half-furlong shorter, form since has lacked consistency but has gone close from higher marks than this in the past so cannot be overlooked.

Form: 070584

(1)

Krispen⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: T P Madden⁽³⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 76| D

7/1

Record stands at 2-9 on turf, including a June success at Sligo over this trip. Likely to be ridden forward again but has more to find in the finish if hoping for that third turf win.

Form: 1-41375

(3)

Mokhalad⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: D English| OR: 73| D

9/1

Winner of a Navan spring (5½f, yielding to soft) earlier in the year but most struggling to get home over longer trips since, including here last week over a mile. Well-handicapped.

Form: 388059

(11)

Curly Girl²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: M A Gallagher| T: J Feane| OR: 66| D

33/1

Winner of low-grade Ayr contest in August over this trip (good), though that came from 7lb lower mark and liable to struggle in this field.

Form: 091340

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(13)

Massa Lubrense¹³

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: J Geoghegan J: G P Halpin

Forecasts

Silverkode (4/1), Omran (6/1), Dream Of Words (6/1), Krispen (7/1), Fit For Function (7/1), Stormy Belle (9/1), Mokhalad (9/1), Hit The Silk (10/1), Mr Ormsby (14/1), Betsey Trotter (14/1), Massa Lubrense (16/1), Curly Girl (33/1), Johann Bach (33/1)

It might be worth taking a chance on STORMY BELLE here, particularly if the forecast rain arrives. She has been fairly consistent this season and was given a tough task last time out in an Ascot Listed event. She's got a fair chance on the ratings down in grade and gets a handy 7lb from Ben Coen's claim. Silverkode should go well back here having failed to justify favouritism at Cork while Mr Ormsby was ahead of him down in Mallow and joins Omran and Betsey Trotter in completing the shortlist for an open event.