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15:00 Leopardstown - 13 August 2020 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life
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15:00 Leopardstown

Thursday 13 August 2020

All13:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:30

Clipper Logistics Desmond Stakes (Group 3)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m  |   Good (Good to Firm in Places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 1m 41.86s
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Odds
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1
(5)
Horse silk
Ancient Spirit33
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR:  109| D
9/4
No shame in finishing second to the rapidly improving Patrick Sarsfield when second over 1m1f at this track last month. 2-2 this year prior to that defeat & holds a couple of his rivals on recent form. Should be bang there.
Timeform
2
(3)
Horse silk
Bowerman21
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR:  104| D
11/2
Produced a rare below-par performance when seventh in this grade over 1m2f three weeks ago. Must be given another chance as he was only beaten one-length by Ancient Spirit the time before that at the Curragh (1m; good).
Timeform
3
(6)
Horse silk
Nebob,t16
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: T Hogan| OR:  105| D
28/1
Looks the outsider of the field in this grade after contesting handicaps the last twice & he must take a big step forward after finishing down the field at the Galway Festival (1m; yielding). Likely to make the running.
Timeform
4
(2)
Horse silk
Trais Fluors33
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-9| J: W J Lee| T: K J Condon| OR:  107| D
13/2
Finished one-length behind Ancient Spirit (2nd) when fourth over 1m1f in the Meld Stakes last month. Behind that same rival the time before at Navan (1m; good to firm) so looks held by him on form. Place claims at best.
Timeform
5
(7)
Horse silk
Fiscal Rules47
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR:  106
10/3
Holds some strong form to his name after finishing fifth in both the Irish 2000 Guineas & Irish Derby after finding only Wichita too good on debut. Drops back in trip & likely to go close as he bids to get off the mark.
Timeform
6
(1)
Horse silk
Royal Dornocht154
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR:  107| D
12/1
This is a marked drop in class after he has been well held in both the 2000 Guineas/St James' Palace. However, it is hard to have any confidence in him judged on how he has ran in each of those races. Tongue-tie goes on.
Timeform
7
(4)
Horse silk
Etneya34
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-13| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| D
9/2
Made a deep impression when winning handsomely on debut at the Curragh (1m; yielding) The runner-up has boosted the form since, her trainer evidently thinks she is up to this stiff task at such an early stage and she is related to talented sorts.
Timeform

Forecasts

Ancient Spirit (9/4), Fiscal Rules (10/3), Etneya (9/2), Bowerman (11/2), Trais Fluors (13/2), Royal Dornoch (12/1), Nebo (28/1)

15:00 Leopardstown - 13 August 2020 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life

The Jessica Harrington-trained Ancient Spirit has been in the form of his life this year & only found one too good behind an upwardly-mobile rival at this track last month. He looks a solid bet to finish in the frame but he may be vulnerable to more lightly raced types in the shape of Fiscal Rules & ETNEYA. The former has his sights lowered a bit after running respectably in a pair of Irish Classics, but preference is for the sole filly in the field. Dermot Weld's charge receives weight from all her rivals and the filly she slammed on debut has came out and won since. Her trainer would not be chucking her into this if he didn't think she was more than capable.
  1. Etneya
  2. Fiscal Rules
  3. Ancient Spirit

Previous Winners

2019
Madhmoon
Weight: 9-0  |Age: 3
J: Chris Hayes  |  T: K Prendergast
4/7

Prize Money

1st: €30,000.002nd: €10,000.003rd: €5,000.004th: €2,500.005th: €1,500.006th: €999.00

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