20:05 Leopardstown

Friday 26 May 2017

All18:0018:3519:0519:3520:0520:3521:05

Leopardstown Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   1m 4f  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:05  |   Winning time: 2m 40.38s
1st
Horse silk
1
(7)
5/2f
T: N MeadeJ: S Foley
Towards rear, pushed along under 4f out and headway, good progress from over 1 1/2f out, 2nd 1f out, led inside final furlong and stayed on best, eased near finish op 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
(4)
16/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, progress to lead over 1 1/2f out, headed and kept on without matching winner inside final furlong op 20/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
(9)
38-12
7/1
T: J S BolgerJ: R P Whelan
Held up, 8th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, went 3rd 1f out, kept on without matching 1st 2 inside final furlong
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
3
(5)
13/2
T: G M LyonsJ: C T Keane
Towards rear, pushed along under 4f out, some headway but no impression 1 1/2f out, ran on without threatening final furlong op 6/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
4
(8)
9/2
T: J P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien
Raced in 3rd early, 2nd halfway, slightly impeded over 1 1/2f out, 5th 1f out and one pace op 4/1 tchd 5/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
10
(10)
16/1
T: A OliverJ: C D Hayes
Held up, 7th halfway, pushed along under 4f out, no impression under 2f out op 14/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ¾
5
(2)
12/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: C R King
Dwelt, held up, 6th halfway, pushed along 4f out, slightly impeded before straight, no impression 1 1/2f out op 14/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
2
(1)
6/1
T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning
Chased leaders, took keen hold, 4th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, headway on inner and not much room approaching straight, switched right over 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out
9th
Horse silk
½
9
(6)
25/1
T: Barry J MurphyJ: C P Hoban
Held up, 7th halfway, pushed along under 4f out, no impression under 2f out op 20/1
10th
Horse silk
17
6
(3)
11/1
T: J G MurphyJ: G F Carroll
Raced in 2nd early, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 3f out, slightly impeded approaching straight, lost place and no impression from 2f out, weakened op 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.40Pl:€1.40, €3.00, €2.50EX:€34.30Trifecta:€390.40Tricast:€255.98SF:€47.45

Forecasts

Wingingit (5/2), Epitaph (9/2), Teo's Music (6/1), Circling Moon (13/2), Mearu (7/1), Cosimo Medici (11/1), Wimbourne (12/1), Grey Waters (16/1), Dynamagic (16/1), Varkhann (25/1)

Verdict

WINGINGIT won well last time out and a 6lb rise may not be enough to stop him. Epitaph looks like the pick of the Joseph O'Brien trio and he has been running well without winning recently. Any market support for Circling Moon could prove significant.
  1. Wingingit
  2. Epitaph
  3. Circling Moon

Prize Money

1st: €6,775.002nd: €2,101.003rd: €1,002.004th: €450.005th: €176.00

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