14:00 Leopardstown

Saturday 2 April 2022

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Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 1m 43.97s

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(1)

Baroque Artist

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: M A Enright| T: J A Stack

50/1

£50,000 yearling, Caravaggio gelding. Dam, 1¼m winner, half-sister to useful winner around 9f Important Time out of very smart 1m-1¼m winner Satwa Queen. Watch the betting for clues.

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(8)

Dulargy Star²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

300/1

Twice-raced gelding. Last of 14 in maiden (250/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 29 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 00

(4)

Flying Argosy

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh

125/1

€5,500 foal, £13,000 yearling, Nathaniel gelding. Jockey bookings suggest that he's the least fancied of the stable's three runners.

Form:

(13)

Hotel Wren¹⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: O J Orr| T: N Meade

8/1

Promising individual. Second of 14 in maiden at Cork (6f, soft, 12/1). Off 6 months and significantly up in trip here. Leading contender.

Form: 62-

(5)

Janoobi¹⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: C T Keane| T: G M Lyons

2/1

Promising sort. 9/1, second of 8 in maiden at Nottingham (8.3f, good) on debut. Off 171 days ahead of this debut for new yard and he's open to improvement.

Form: 2-

(12)

Man Johnny⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: P Byrne

300/1

Once-raced gelding. 50/1, twelfth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) on debut 78 days ago.

Form: 0

(10)

Midnight Treasure⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: G M Ryan| T: K P Cotter

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. 100/1, thirteenth of 20 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 90

(17)

Minister Of War²⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 85

11/2

Promising type. Third of 7 in maiden at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft, 3/1). Off 9 months. Open to improvement and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 43-

(2)

Our Scholar

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S B Kelly| T: J P Murtagh

50/1

Exceed And Excel colt. Closely related to 1½m winner Moruadh and half-brother to 3 winners, including very smart winner up to 2m Patkai and smart 9.7f-1½m winner Modun. Worth a peek in the betting.

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(6)

Point Gellibrand²²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien

13/8

Promising individual. 22/1, 9¾ lengths fifth of 6 to Point Lonsdale in Futurity Stakes at the Curragh (7f, soft). Off 7 months. May well do better and obvious claims in this less exalted company on return.

Form: 25-

(9)

Samuel Pepys

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W M Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

12/1

Galileo colt. Brother to smart 2-y-o 7f winner Year of The Tiger and 2-y-o 7f winner Southern Cape. Jockey bookings suggest that he's the Ballydoyle second-string, but needs close attention in the betting all the same.

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(16)

Sovereignty^h²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Adam Caffrey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McGuinness

300/1

Twice-raced gelding. 250/1, thirteenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f) 29 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 00

(7)

Theophilos

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: B M Coen| T: J P Murtagh

33/1

Teofilo gelding. Dam unraced out of useful 10.3f winner Miss Jean Brodie. Worth a second look in the betting.

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(14)

Yashin²⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

18/1

Twice-raced gelding. Tenth of 14 in maiden (13/2) at Punchestown (7.9f, good). Off 6 months.

Form: 40-

(3)

Lightly Spiced^t²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell

300/1

Once-raced filly. Tongue strap on, thirteenth of 14 in maiden (33/1) at Dundalk (6f) on debut 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

(11)

Red Trail

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: E J McNamara| T: A McNamara

200/1

Galileo Gold filly. Dam unraced.

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(15)

Serafina¹⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C D Hayes| T: D K Weld

14/1

Twice-raced filly. Fifth of 24 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, heavy, 8/1). Off 158 days. Should progress.

Form: 85-

Forecasts

Point Gellibrand (13/8), Janoobi (2/1), Minister Of War (11/2), Hotel Wren (8/1), Samuel Pepys (12/1), Serafina (14/1), Yashin (18/1), Theophilos (33/1), Baroque Artist (50/1), Our Scholar (50/1), Flying Argosy (125/1), Red Trail (200/1), Midnight Treasure (200/1), Dulargy Star (300/1), Lightly Spiced (300/1), Sovereignty (300/1), Man Johnny (300/1)

HOTEL WREN shaped well on his two starts as a juvenile, latterly going close in a 6f Cork maiden, and improvement is on the cards now that he's faced with a stiffer test. Noel Meade's charge is marginally peferred to Point Gellibrand, who wasn't disgraced in a Group 2 at the Curragh when last seen in August. Minister of War is third choice, while his stablemate Samuel Pepys is one to note in the betting and Janoobi is open to improvement.