15:10 Leopardstown

Saturday 22 October 2022

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Knockaire Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 1m 46.95s

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(13)

Lust^t¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: M A Enright| T: G M Lyons| OR: 99| D

14/1

Smart gelding. Career best when winning 6-runner listed race at Naas (7f, good to firm, 5/2) by 1¼ lengths from Diadora, driven out. Off 160 days. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 101-321

(2)

Power Under Me^t1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 106

17/2

Useful gelding. Blinkered for 1st time, 9 lengths fifth of 7 to Art Power in Renaissance Stakes at the Curragh (6f, soft, 15/2) 27 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 1-16305

(9)

Casanova⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: A McGuinness| OR: 99| D

12/1

Useful gelding. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap at Ascot (8f, good to soft, 40/1) 7 days ago. Stable having good spell.

Form: 760340

(6)

Cosmic Vega²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 94| C| D

5/1

Useful gelding. Course winner. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (6/1) at Killarney (8.1f, soft) 21 days ago, easily. This asks a different question.

Form: 092471

(10)

Emporio²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K J Leonard| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 100| D

9/2

Useful gelding. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 5/1, creditable 2¼ lengths fifth of 11 to Statement in listed race at Cork (8f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 201-145

(12)

Laughifuwant⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Robbie Colgan| T: G Keane| OR: 91| D

66/1

Useful gelding. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 125/1, 12½ lengths eleventh of 12 to Self Belief in listed race at this course (10f, soft) 7 days ago. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 530050

(8)

Glounthaune²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 107| C

5/1

Useful colt. Course winner. 19/1, 14 lengths eighth of 10 to Erevann in Prix Daniel Wildenstein at Longchamp (8f, soft) 21 days ago. Definite player on his runner-up effort at Group 2 level prior to that.

Form: 10-5628

(14)

Marcher Lord³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 90| D

16/1

Winner at Navan on debut in August. Better form when third of 8 in minor event at Gowran (7f, good to soft, 9/2) 35 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 13

(4)

Pale Iris^b1⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: J G Murphy| OR: 90

40/1

Fairly useful filly. 50/1, respectable 5½ lengths eighth of 18 to Toy in listed race at Naas (8f, heavy) 6 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 005488

(3)

Freedom Of Speech⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 95

40/1

Fairly useful filly. Creditable 5½ lengths seventh of 18 to Toy in listed race (125/1) at Naas (8f, heavy) 6 days ago, never nearer. Difficult ask.

Form: 354007

(5)

Sunset Shiraz⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 100| D

11/4

Useful filly. Good ½-length second of 18 to Toy in listed race at Naas (8f, heavy, 10/1) 6 days ago, having to pick way through. Can make presence felt.

Form: 3231-02

(7)

Tartan Skirt^p1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: E J McNamara| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 83

66/1

Creditable 9 lengths eleventh of 18 to Toy in listed race at Naas (8f, heavy, 66/1) 6 days ago. Stable having good spell. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 415-00

Non-Runners

(11)

Federal⁵⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: M P Sheehy

(1)

Neptune Rock³²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: S M Crosse

(15)

Eskimo Komet²⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: L Comer J: Nathan Crosse

Forecasts

Sunset Shiraz (11/4), Emporio (9/2), Cosmic Vega (5/1), Glounthaune (5/1), Power Under Me (17/2), Neptune Rock (10/1), Casanova (12/1), Federal (12/1), Lust (14/1), Marcher Lord (16/1), Eskimo Komet (33/1), Freedom Of Speech (40/1), Pale Iris (40/1), Tartan Skirt (66/1), Laughifuwant (66/1)

In theory this is a pretty big step up in class for FEDERAL, but such was the impression he created when landing the Irish Cambridgeshire on handicap debut at the Curragh last time, he looks well worth his place in this. Lust and Glounthaune are established at this level and head the opposition.