15:25 Leopardstown

Thursday 29 December 2022

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Plusvital Flat Race

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 3m 49.6s

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Caldwell Potter⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott| D

7/2

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. 13/8, won 9-runner bumper at Punchestown (16.1f, good to soft) 40 days ago, staying on well. Open to further progress.

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Cato Capone³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| D

14/1

Won 7-runner bumper (11/10) at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 39 days ago by head from Lecky Watson (second past the post but subsequently promoted).

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King Of Kingsfield^h1⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

2/1

8/13, won 6-runner bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) on NH debut 54 days ago, kept up to work. Hood on 1st time. Another bold show likely.

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Special Cadeau⁴⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss J Townend⁽³⁾| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Won 9-runner bumper (9/4) at Huntingdon (13.7f, good) on NH debut. Off 13 months. First run for yard after leaving Pam Sly. Interesting to see how he compares in the betting to stablemate Lecky Watson.

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Teuchters Glory⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr W J Burke⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke

40/1

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. 7¾ lengths third of 9 to Caldwell Potter in bumper (12/1) at Punchestown (16.1f, good to soft) 40 days ago.

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Fascile Mode

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

16/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Dam modest 2½m hurdle winner. Betting should guide to expectations on debut but he'll need to be useful to play a prominent role.

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Lecky Watson³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

5/2

Twice-raced maiden. 4/7, head second of 7 to Cato Capone in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 39 days ago (first past the post but subsequently disqualified). Leading contender.

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Rockstown Girl⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: A McCann

40/1

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Winner in bumper at Roscommon in July. 4 lengths third of 11 to Troubled Times in listed bumper at Gowran (16f, soft, 18/1) 90 days ago.

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Shuil Valentine⁶³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D Kiely⁽⁷⁾| T: J E Kiely

25/1

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. 6½ lengths sixth of 11 to Party Central in listed bumper (9/2) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft), unable to sustain effort. Off 21 months.

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Forecasts

King Of Kingsfield (2/1), Lecky Watson (5/2), Caldwell Potter (7/2), Special Cadeau (9/2), Cato Capone (14/1), Fascile Mode (16/1), Shuil Valentine (25/1), Rockstown Girl (40/1), Teuchters Glory (40/1)

Willie Mullins is taken to land a third successive win in this race courtesy of LECKY WATSON. This 4-y-o lost a race in the stewards' room last time but that means he escapes a penalty here and he can take full advantage of the 7 lb he receives from the previous winners in the line-up. Gordon Elliott pair King of Kingsfield and Caldwell Potter may give him most to do.