17:55 Leopardstown

Thursday 21 August 2025

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Off time: 17:55 | Winning time: 1m 29.4s

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(3)

Altimara^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D W O'Connor| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 67| CD

10/3

Again had a hood fitted and she justified good support when shedding maiden tag in 18-runner handicap at this course (7.2f, good) 14 days ago. Enters calculations again from 7 lb higher mark.

Form: 2-09091

(2)

Lady Pagasa^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 67

9/2

Good fourth of 16 in handicap (12/1) at Naas (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago, no extra only late on. Yard in good form and she shouldn't be long in getting off the mark.

Form: 2423-34

(5)

Lovely¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: G M Ryan| T: D Dias| OR: 71| D

10/1

Winner from 4 lb higher mark at Fairyhouse (7f) in May. Run best excused when ninth of 16 in handicap at Naas (7f, good to soft, 6/1) 17 days ago, keeping on when snatched up final 1f and not recover. Not ruled out from present mark.

Form: 591769

(10)

Still She Blooms^h²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: C Timmons| OR: 65

10/1

Winner at Killarney in July. 11/2, below form ninth of 17 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 439219

(13)

Bowman⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: J A Heffernan| T: C Byrnes| OR: 63| D

16/1

9/1, improved on recent efforts to win 7-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 79 days ago, just holding on. Remains with plenty of handicapping scope on old form now starting out for new stable and significant if the market spoke in his favour.

Form: 08-9651

(12)

Purring Along⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Fahey| OR: 61| D

6/1

Latest win at Down Royal in June. 14/1, creditable seventh of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 5 days ago, keeping on when not clear run final 1f. Each-way possibilities.

Form: 9-0D767

(1)

Timana^t1²⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: Ms J Morgan| OR: 61

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving K. J. Condon when ninth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 11/1), slowly away and always behind. Off 9 months. Tongue strap on 1st time and the market can prove a good guide as to expectations ahead of this.

Form: 2389-

(9)

Happy For Evva¹⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Alan McIntyre| OR: 63

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden who was below the pick of her form from over the winter earlier this year, tenth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 25/1) when last seen in March. Others more persuasive back on turf.

Form: 9372-80

(8)

Clever And Classy¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J S Bolger| OR: 62| D

15/2

Winner at Roscommon in July. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at Naas (7f, good to soft, 14/1) 17 days ago, headed final 100 yds and no extra. Fancied to give another good account.

Form: 041205

(4)

Rising Sky¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Luke McAteer| T: A McCann| OR: 62| BF

6/1

13/2, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Naas (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago, left poorly placed on the back of a tardy start. Certainly not one to write off in handicaps from this sort of mark given her low-mileage profile.

Form: 068448

(11)

Big Baby Bull^p,t²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: Sean Hayes| OR: 51| BF| D

11/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. Well backed, he ran respectably having been better placed than most when fifth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good, 4/1) 26 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: 55-0565

(14)

Monzoon²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Sweeney| OR: 47| D

25/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 12/1, first run since leaving R. Donohoe, probably needed the run following 8 months off when twelfth of 17 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft) 29 days ago, always behind. This can reveal more.

Form: 35090-0

(6)

Blue Wood^t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 40| D

33/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2024. Bit below form tenth of 21 in handicap at Cork (6f, good to firm, 16/1) 27 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 725700

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(7)

Hell Left Loose⁵

Weight: 8-7| Age: 9

T: D Hogan J: T P O'Shea

Forecasts

Altimara (10/3), Lady Pagasa (9/2), Purring Along (6/1), Rising Sky (6/1), Clever And Classy (15/2), Still She Blooms (10/1), Lovely (10/1), Big Baby Bull (11/1), Bowman (16/1), Happy For Evva (22/1), Monzoon (25/1), Hell Left Loose (25/1), Blue Wood (33/1), Timana (50/1)

ALTIMARA justified good support and capitalised on the drop in class when shedding the maiden tag here 2 weeks ago and, in a wide-open contest, she may well be up to defying a 7 lb higher mark. Bowman on debut for Charles Byrnes and Lady Pagasa are others with solid claims. 3-y-os Rising Sky and Clever and Classy are also worthy of a second look.