14:30 Leopardstown

Thursday 3 June 2021

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Plusvital Handicap (50-80) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 41.75s

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Trading Point⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 79| D

16/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 40/1, twenty second of 24 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft) 74 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 54046-0

(17)

Eagle's Flight^t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 78

17/2

Winner at Dundalk in December. Creditable third of 18 in handicap (22/1) at this course (10f, good) 25 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 2414-73

(15)

Ice Cold In Alex^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: N G McCullagh| T: K J Condon| OR: 77| C

25/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Tenth of 15 in handicap at Naas (8f, heavy, 16/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 648-300

(3)

Lethal Power²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: M A Enright| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 77| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2018. 14/1, first run since leaving Aidan Anthony Howard when respectable eighth of 18 in handicap at this course (10f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 2009-38

(16)

Indian Lilac²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: J A Heffernan| T: J Dullea| OR: 76| CD

8/1

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving Joseph G. Murphy when career best when winning 20-runner handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 28/1) 20 days ago, well positioned. Shortlist material.

Form: 2/045-1

(13)

Lady Scathach¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 76| C| D

100/1

Course winner. 50/1, last of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, heavy) 11 days ago.

Form: 033-060

(19)

Big Island²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: G M Ryan| T: J Feane| OR: 75

18/1

14/1, below form fourth of 14 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, soft) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 67440-4

(8)

Fearless Girl³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 73| D

16/1

16/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft) 30 days ago.

Form: 5140-36

(18)

Beyond Happy²¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 72

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 16 in maiden (10/1) at Naas (10f, heavy). Off 7 months. Makes handicap debut. Gelded since last seen and may well do better in handicaps.

Form: 829-

(23)

David Garrick^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: M A Gallagher| T: E & P Harty| OR: 72| D

16/1

25/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, heavy) 11 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 5550-70

(22)

Dream Tale²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen| T: A Oliver| OR: 72| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 11/1, respectable ninth of 18 in handicap at this course (10f, good) 25 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 9-57129

(10)

Khafaaq^v³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 71| D

28/1

25/1, below form twelfth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 58-0070

(20)

Dark Magic²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 70| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Respectable 5½ lengths eighth of 20 to Indian Lilac in handicap (14/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 20 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Others have achieved more.

Form: 288468

(9)

Malaysian³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 80| BF| D

10/3

Promising individual. Fifth of 11 in handicap (3/1) at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 31 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Should progress.

Form: 51-5

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Talking Tough²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 69

66/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 80/1, respectable 7¾ lengths twelfth of 20 to Indian Lilac in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 20 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 602000

(14)

Moktaffy^p1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: D K Weld| OR: 79

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/3 and visored for 1st time, sixth of 8 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. One to note.

Form: 43-226

(4)

Howyoulikethat^t⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 64| D

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. 12/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 76 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Makes turf debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 6-4614

(12)

Neyland^p,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: P Martin| OR: 55| D

40/1

Latest win at Dundalk in February. Respectable sixth of 19 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 20 days ago, never nearer. RESERVE.

Form: 0-52106

(2)

Sweet Justice^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 53

25/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Respectable 2¼ lengths fourth of 20 to Indian Lilac in handicap (25/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 20 days ago, well positioned. RESERVE.

Form: 289-094

Non-Runners

(7)

Miss Myers³

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: M C Grassick J: Wayne Lordan

(5)

Thefaithfulindian¹⁸

Weight: 9-13| Age: 6

T: A A Howard J: Chris Hayes

(11)

Good Job Power⁵⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: James J Doyle

(21)

Storm Elza²⁰

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: Barry J Fitzgerald J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Malaysian (10/3), Beyond Happy (13/2), Indian Lilac (8/1), Storm Elza (8/1), Eagle's Flight (17/2), Dream Tale (17/2), Howyoulikethat (10/1), Miss Myers (10/1), Moktaffy (12/1), Lethal Power (14/1), Thefaithfulindian (14/1), Fearless Girl (16/1), David Garrick (16/1), Trading Point (16/1), Big Island (18/1), Ice Cold In Alex (25/1), Sweet Justice (25/1), Good Job Power (25/1), Khafaaq (28/1), Neyland (40/1), Dark Magic (50/1), Talking Tough (66/1), Lady Scathach (100/1)

Lightly-raced 3-y-o MALAYSIAN shaped well on handicap debut after 8 months off when third at the Curragh last month, doing best of those ridden close up, and she can find the required improvement. Beyond Happy showed above-average ability in maidens and looks the type who'll do better now handicapping, while Indian Lilac beat a big field over C&D on her handicap bow/return for her new yard.