SPIN1038 Handicap – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

15:45

SPIN1038 Handicap

Date 2024-04-10

Distance 7f14y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,850

Winning Time 1m 40.76s (slow by 12.36s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Desert Haven (GB) Colin Keane · Noel Meade	14/1	Won
2nd	Merisi Diamond (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Martin Brassil	5/6F	1.5
3rd	Brains (IRE) Keithen Kennedy · R Donohoe	17/2	1.75
4th	Mogwli (IRE) Jessica Maye · W McCreery	13/2	2.5
5th	Racing Royalty (GB) W J Lee · Gillian Scott	9/2	0.2
6th	Mile End (GB) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Ciaran Murphy	33/1	1
7th	Gobi Star (IRE) Gary Halpin · Sean Davis	66/1	5.5
8th	Orandi (FR) Ben Coen · A J Martin	16/1	0.2
9th	Perseids (USA) Robbie Colgan · Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	150/1	5.5
10th	Clear Quartz (IRE) Dillon Butler · Mark Fahey	25/1	0.05

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (2)	Merisi Diamond Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Martin Brassil	J:Ronan Whelan T:Martin Brassil	134	ht	/S51-1	72	88	47	23d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-15	30.5	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Hat-trick seeking 5yo with still likely improvement in him; big chance
8 (5)	Mogwli Grey J:Jessica Maye(10) T:W McCreery	J:Jessica Maye(10) T:W McCreery	134	v	553-26	72	82	39	3d	—	—	-4	9.1	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Improvement needed on Sunday's run here but don't rule out
9 (10)	Racing Royalty Bay J:W J Lee T:Gillian Scott	J:W J Lee T:Gillian Scott	133	b	34117-	71	84	61	162d	—	—	+11	20.5	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Likes the conditions and has run well fresh so one to consider
3 (4)	Desert Haven Bay J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	138	—	41400-	76	88	72	204d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+4	11.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Ground versatile, begins this season on an okay mark and has run well fresh
5 (3)	Brains Bay J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:R Donohoe	J:Keithen Kennedy(7) T:R Donohoe	134	tb	-92082	72	85	53	33d	—	—	+8	13.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Prolific AW winner but not sure if these testing conditions will play to his strengths
2 (1)	Orandi Bay J:Ben Coen T:A J Martin	J:Ben Coen T:A J Martin	140	t	2100/6	78	85	55	17d	—	—	+3	8.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Mildly encouraging run at Naas recently but probably still a bit high in the handicap
6 (8)	Clear Quartz Grey J:Dillon Butler(10) T:Mark Fahey	J:Dillon Butler(10) T:Mark Fahey	134	—	/020-0	72	85	43	23d	—	—	+3	6.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has won on heavy but needs to come on a ton from last month's Curragh seasonal return
4 (6)	Gobi Star Bay J:Gary Halpin T:Sean Davis	J:Gary Halpin T:Sean Davis	137	—	18-444	75	84	58	15d	—	—	+5	6.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Solid AW form over the winter but definite ground concerns here back on turf
1 (9)	Mile End Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Ciaran Murphy	140	b	/9656-	78	84	43	258d	—	—	+5	7.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Dual 2yo soft ground winner; upped in trip here for new yard with ground to suit
10 (7)	Perseids Chestnut J:Robbie Colgan T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	J:Robbie Colgan T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	132	t	/546-0	70	87	57	54d	—	—	+4	5.2	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Back to best trip here although hasn't convinced on this type of ground; tongue tie tried

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Merisi Diamond	5/6	5/6	5/6	5/6	5/6
Mogwli	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Racing Royalty	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Desert Haven	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Brains	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Orandi	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Clear Quartz	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Gobi Star	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Mile End	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Perseids	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Merisi Diamond

30.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 10 Odds: 15

5/6

2nd

Racing Royalty

20.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 12.6 Odds: 2.7

7/1

3rd

Brains

13.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Desert Haven

11.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Mogwli

9.1

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Orandi

8.6

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Mile End

7.6

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Gobi Star

6.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Clear Quartz

6.3

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Perseids

5.2

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Orandi	78	85	55
Mile End	78	84	43
Desert Haven	76	88	72
Gobi Star	75	84	58
Merisi Diamond	72	88	47
Mogwli	72	82	39
Brains	72	85	53
Clear Quartz	72	85	43
Racing Royalty	71	84	61
Perseids	70	87	57

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mogwli	3d ago	Quick return
Gobi Star	15d ago	Fit
Orandi	17d ago	Fit
Merisi Diamond	23d ago	Fit
Clear Quartz	23d ago	Fit
Brains	33d ago	Fit
Perseids	54d ago	Fresh
Racing Royalty	162d ago	Long break
Desert Haven	204d ago	Long break
Mile End	258d ago	Long break