15:55 Leopardstown

Sunday 22 October 2023

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Christmas Festival Tickets On Sale Now Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 2m 19.31s

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Nostringsattached²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: N M Crosse| T: A Kinirons| OR: 73| D

3/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Didn't need to improve to win 19-runner maiden at the Curragh (10f, soft, 6/1) 29 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 559-221

(10)

Spy³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 73

15/2

Unreliable sort. 10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 34 days ago. Betting check needed back on the Flat.

Form: 5616-54

(14)

New Hill²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: R C Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 70| BF

10/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, heavy, 4/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 300547

(3)

Time To Boogie^p1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 74

13/2

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Navan in September. 5/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Should go well again.

Form: 4-9103

(13)

Dazzling Spirit³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 69| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Latest win at Clonmel in September. Tenth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Listowel (9f, soft) 31 days ago.

Form: 558810

(2)

Dumb Love^b²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: C T Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 73

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. Blinkered for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 6-runner maiden (9/2) at Bellewstown (7.6f, heavy) 24 days ago, rallying. Makes handicap debut. On the shortlist.

Form: 64301

(11)

Tea Olive²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: N Meade| OR: 71

13/2

Winner at Gowran in April. Fifth of 8 in handicap (7/1) at Bellewstown (7.6f, heavy) 24 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Stable in good form.

Form: 124545

(12)

Teorema¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R P Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 71| BF

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/5, below form eleventh of 20 in maiden at the Curragh (12f, soft) 10 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0430

(9)

Global Energy²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: G F Carroll| T: S Lavery| OR: 66

10/1

Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (25/1) at Killarney (8.1f, heavy) 22 days ago, slowly away. Back up in trip.

Form: 750-804

(6)

Golden Star^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: B M Coen| T: A J Martin| OR: 65

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Below form eighth of 14 in handicap (25/1) at the Curragh (10f, soft) 10 days ago, slowly away. Has work to do.

Form: 7978

(8)

Influential Lady³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: J Barcoe| OR: 64

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fair winner at 22f in chases. Good third of 7 in handicap at Tramore (12f, good, 50/1) 39 days ago.

Form: 3-0003

(15)

Albion Princess^h⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Kiely Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: D Kinsella| OR: 63| D

125/1

80/1 and hooded for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good to firm) 44 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 41-7500

(5)

Speckled Meadow¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: C Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: Don Browne| OR: 61

17/2

Below form eighth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft, 18/1) 15 days ago. Back up in trip. Bounce back needed.

Form: 1-02978

Non-Runners

(1)

Turbulence²²

Weight: 9-13| Age: 6

T: R O'Sullivan J: D McMonagle

(4)

Final Check³⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: John O'Donoghue J: A J Slattery

Forecasts

Nostringsattached (3/1), Teorema (6/1), Final Check (6/1), Time To Boogie (13/2), Tea Olive (13/2), Spy (15/2), Speckled Meadow (17/2), Global Energy (10/1), New Hill (10/1), Turbulence (10/1), Dumb Love (14/1), Dazzling Spirit (25/1), Golden Star (33/1), Influential Lady (40/1), Albion Princess (125/1)

The low-mileage TIME TO BOOGIE made a sound start to her handicap career when third at Dundalk recently and can strike for Aidan O'Brien and Seamie Heffernan. Dumb Love is another lightly-raced 3-y-o from a good stable and is second choice ahead of Turbulence and last month's Punchestown scorer Final Check.