15:10 Leopardstown

Wednesday 14 April 2021

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SPIN 1038 Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 2m 12.72s

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(16)

Blackpoint¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: C T Keane| T: J E Kiely| OR: 80| BF

22/1

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Continued his discouraging start to hurdling career when twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel 13 days ago, pulling hard. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1949-

(10)

Drakensberg^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 80| C| D

22/1

Form: 38-3117

(2)

Lethal Power^b¹⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: M A Enright| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 80| C| D

33/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 10 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, soft, 40/1). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Susan A. Finn. Blinkers back on. Merits consideration.

Form: 60/2009-

(18)

Forbearance⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 79

9/2

Twice-raced winner. Won 14-runner maiden at Dundalk (8f, 15/2) 56 days ago, despite unsuited by drop in trip. Back up in trip. Open to further improvement on handicap debut.

Form: 6-1

(1)

Pin Your Hopes¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: C J McGovern⁽³⁾| T: A Oliver| OR: 79

14/1

Winner at Dundalk in December. Looked rusty after 4 months of when sixth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 12/1) 14 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 27081-6

(4)

Dancing Approach²³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 77

5/1

14/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at York (13.8f, good to soft), doing too much too soon. Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Roger Charlton. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4/91138-

(11)

Affable¹⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: W J Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 75| D

20/1

Found her keenness costing her when sixth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Newbury (10f, heavy). Off 173 days. May need this run on first outing for yard after leaving Ralph Beckett.

Form: 555146-

(22)

Pempie⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: M A Gallagher| T: E P Harty| OR: 75| D

20/1

Latest win at Dundalk in January. Produced best effort to date when second of 10 in handicap (9/2) at Dundalk (12f) 68 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. J. F. Murphy.

Form: 5005-12

(7)

Talking Tough¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: G F Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 73

40/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 28/1, bounced back to form when second of 18 in handicap at Navan (8f, heavy) 18 days ago, running on. Up in trip.

Form: 000-602

(9)

Born To Rule¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: T Hogan| OR: 72

33/1

Went backwards from hurdling bow when tenth of 14 in novice hurdle (15/8) at Clonmel (16f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Fair on the Flat, good on last outing. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 6/53740-

(12)

Bring Us Paradise²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: C D Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 72

11/2

12/1, ran well after 8 weeks off when second of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 26 days ago, headed close home. More to come.

Form: 5455-02

(17)

Melliferous^b1⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 71

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 15/2, best effort when second of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 40 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Makes turf debut. Blinkers on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 4232

(23)

Blyton¹⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 70

33/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2018. Very good second of 17 in handicap (50/1) at the Curragh (8f, heavy), never nearer. Off 159 days. Up in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0/40502-

(6)

Shamiyan¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R P Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 70

11/2

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. One win from 3 runs last year. 14/1, improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner handicap at Dundalk (12f), battling well. Off 140 days. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 63/701-

(3)

Excelcius⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: B M Coen| T: T Mullins| OR: 69

14/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2018. 33/1, nineteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, below form on last run.

Form: 020006-

(5)

Maysonlight⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: O J Orr| T: J G Murphy| OR: 68

50/1

18/1, below form when eleventh of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 82 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 40765-0

(13)

Eternal Prince²⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 67| BF

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 15 in handicap at Windsor (10f, good to firm, 11/4). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Appleby. Others more persuasive.

Form: 538

(19)

The Bog Bank²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 67

80/1

33/1, ran poorly after 7 weeks off when twelfth of 20 on handicap debut at the Curragh (8f, soft) 24 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 3840-60

(15)

Lusis Naturea¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 66

22/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Below form sixth of 16 in handicap (14/1) at Navan (13f, heavy) 18 days ago. Down in trip. Enters calculations if getting a run. RESERVE.

Form: 0863-06

Non-Runners

(20)

Mccabe¹⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: J S Bolger J: K J Manning

(21)

Inshallah Queen¹⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: P W Flynn J: R P Cleary

(14)

Canning⁸⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: L Comer J: Reserve 2

(8)

Waterville Lady⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: B A Murphy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Forbearance (9/2), Dancing Approach (5/1), Bring Us Paradise (11/2), Shamiyan (11/2), Melliferous (7/1), Pin Your Hopes (14/1), Excelcius (14/1), Mccabe (16/1), Pempie (20/1), Affable (20/1), Blackpoint (22/1), Lusis Naturea (22/1), Drakensberg (22/1), Waterville Lady (25/1), Lethal Power (33/1), Born To Rule (33/1), Blyton (33/1), Inshallah Queen (33/1), Talking Tough (40/1), Maysonlight (50/1), Eternal Prince (50/1), Canning (50/1), The Bog Bank (80/1)

An ultra-competitive early season handicap in which it could pay to side with SHAMIYAN, who stepped up markedly from his handicap debut when getting off the mark at Dundalk in November and Mick Halford's unexposed 5-y-o is taken to double his tally back on the turf. Bring Us Paradise, Forbearance, Blyton and Pempie are a handful of potential dangers.