Leopardstown Golf And Driving Range Handicap – Leopardstown

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Leopardstown Golf And Driving Range Handicap

Date 2024-04-10

Distance 1m1f

Class

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,850

Winning Time 2m 13.24s (slow by 20.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Saffronandblue (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Martin Brassil	7/1	Won
2nd	Angel On Fire (IRE) Cian MacRedmond · P F McEnery	8/1	2.25
3rd	So Messi (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Patrick Martin	8/1	0.3
4th	Atbay (IRE) Shane Foley · Mark Fahey	5/1	7
5th	My Birthday Girl (IRE) Robert Whearty · Noel Meade	28/1	7
6th	Miss Aytan (IRE) Sean D Bowen · John E & Thomas Kiely	14/1	1.25
7th	Ranko Express (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	11/1	4.5
8th	Atlas (IRE) James Ryan · T G McCourt	40/1	0.3
9th	Velvet And Vine (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	11/1	7.5
10th	Lisamaria (IRE) Colin Keane · Paul W Flynn	4/1F	4.75
11th	Roman Palace (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Luke Comer	22/1	2
12th	St Cianans Fire (IRE) Hugh Horgan · Shane Crawley	13/2	0.3
13th	Man Is King (IRE) Danny Sheehy · Thomas Dowling	80/1	41
14th	Captain John Barry (IRE) W J Lee · Gillian Scott	18/1	11
15th	Pale Ale (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Luke Comer	80/1	25

Runners (19)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10 (18)	Lisamaria Bay J:Colin Keane T:Paul W Flynn	J:Colin Keane T:Paul W Flynn	128	—	43730-	49	72	54	—	—	—	-10	8.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Poor form hurdling when last seen but eyecatching jockey booking here for flat return
12 (2)	Atbay Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:Mark Fahey	J:Shane Foley T:Mark Fahey	126	b	247-45	47	75	58	17d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Unable to justify market plunge at Naas; blinkers now fitted and upped in trip
3 (16)	St Cianans Fire Bay J:Hugh Horgan(5) T:Shane Crawley	J:Hugh Horgan(5) T:Shane Crawley	138	t	405-22	59	69	38	56d	—	—	-7	5.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
In good form on AW this winter but ground remains a concern here
9 (17)	Angel On Fire Bay J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:P F McEnery	J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:P F McEnery	129	t	015-04	50	72	32	17d	—	—	-7	2.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Heavy ground winner not one to rule out although wide draw hardly ideal
11 (1)	Saffronandblue Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Martin Brassil	J:Ronan Whelan T:Martin Brassil	128	t	08806-	49	74	42	177d	—	—	-6	2.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Didn't seem to stay 1m1f at Gowran; remains unexposed but may just need this
16 (8)	So Messi Chestnut J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Patrick Martin	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Patrick Martin	126	t	00320-	47	67	53	—	—	—	0	6.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Nothing over hurdles during the winter but don't rule out last year's Killarney second
4 (6)	Ranko Express Chestnut J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	137	—	89019-	58	65	41	310d	—	—	+4	10.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Soft-ground Gowran winner last year long absent but could still have more to offer
2 (12)	Velvet And Vine Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	J:Robbie Colgan T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	141	—	64837-	62	75	43	161d	—	—	-1	7.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Didn't look to stay 1m4f on yard debut at Dundalk in November; ground concerns
8 (5)	Miss Aytan Chestnut J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:John E & Thomas Kiely	J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:John E & Thomas Kiely	133	—	80-67	54	67	-	26d	—	—	-4	2.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ordinary AW form, hard to be confident in now switched to turf
7 (15)	Roman Palace Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Luke Comer	J:Declan McDonogh T:Luke Comer	134	—	427-17	55	68	50	15d	—	—	-2	2.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Not much luck in running at Dundalk last month, could still have more to offer
R17 (11)	Captain John Barry Bay J:W J Lee T:Gillian Scott	J:W J Lee T:Gillian Scott	131	t	78077-	52	61	35	239d	—	—	-3	1.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Nothing as yet for current yard, gelded since last seen in August; reserve
13 (4)	Atlas Bay J:James Ryan(5) T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan(5) T:T G McCourt	126	v	08-087	47	68	51	61d	—	—	-3	1.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Long time since his last win (2020) and wins all on better ground; hard to fancy
R18 (3)	My Birthday Girl Chestnut J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Noel Meade	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Noel Meade	128	—	0058-	49	69	20	177d	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Never counted on handicap debut in October; scope for improvement remains; reserve
15 (13)	Pale Ale Bay J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Luke Comer	J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Luke Comer	126	—	60/70/	47	69	-	615d	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Absent since last of 18 at Leopardstown in August 2022; can only be watched
14 (19)	Man Is King Bay J:Danny Sheehy T:Thomas Dowling	J:Danny Sheehy T:Thomas Dowling	126	ht	87-698	47	61	26	17d	—	—	-2	0.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Ran better than results infers at Naas, still hard to see him playing a major role
NR (9)	Sapristi Chestnut J:TBC T:Thomas Dowling	J: T:Thomas Dowling	141	—	41P25-	62	67	50	209d	—	—	—	8.8	—	—
Back from short spell in Britain; probably wants better ground
NR (10)	Venetian Bay J:TBC T:Sean Davis	J: T:Sean Davis	137	tv	000-76	58	77	79	41d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Long losing run and recent AW form doesn't give too much hope
NR (14)	Pascalia Bay J:TBC T:J P Murtagh	J: T:J P Murtagh	136	tp	006-16	57	73	43	33d	—	—	—	1.8	—	—
Dundalk winner has flopped since; first experience of this sort of ground
NR (7)	Adhuil Bay J:TBC T:Aidan Anthony Howard	J: T:Aidan Anthony Howard	129	b	00924-	50	62	49	163d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
Went close on heavy at Gowran last autumn; may need this comeback run however; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Lisamaria	7/2	4/1	4/1	7/2	10/3
Atbay	4/1	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2
St Cianans Fire	11/2	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2
Angel On Fire	8/1	15/2	9/1	15/2	7/1
Saffronandblue	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1
So Messi	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Ranko Express	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Velvet And Vine	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Miss Aytan	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Roman Palace	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Captain John Barry	25/1	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1
Atlas	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	20/1
My Birthday Girl	28/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
Pale Ale	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Man Is King	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ranko Express

10.9

OR: 2 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

14/1

2nd

Sapristi

8.8

OR: 3 Form: 5.8 Odds: 0

—

3rd

Lisamaria

8.2

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Velvet And Vine

7.5

OR: 3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.4

12/1

So Messi

6.9

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

St Cianans Fire

5.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Atbay

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Adhuil

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

—

Angel On Fire

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Miss Aytan

2.9

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Roman Palace

2.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Saffronandblue

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Venetian

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Captain John Barry

1.8

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

25/1

Pascalia

1.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Atlas

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

My Birthday Girl

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Pale Ale

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Man Is King

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Velvet And Vine	62	75	43
Sapristi	62	67	50
St Cianans Fire	59	69	38
Ranko Express	58	65	41
Venetian	58	77	79
Pascalia	57	73	43
Roman Palace	55	68	50
Miss Aytan	54	67	—
Captain John Barry	52	61	35
Angel On Fire	50	72	32
Adhuil	50	62	49
Lisamaria	49	72	54
Saffronandblue	49	74	42
My Birthday Girl	49	69	20
Atbay	47	75	58
So Messi	47	67	53
Atlas	47	68	51
Pale Ale	47	69	—
Man Is King	47	61	26

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Roman Palace	15d ago	Fit
Atbay	17d ago	Fit
Angel On Fire	17d ago	Fit
Man Is King	17d ago	Fit
Miss Aytan	26d ago	Fit
Pascalia	33d ago	Fit
Venetian	41d ago	Fit
St Cianans Fire	56d ago	Fresh
Atlas	61d ago	Fresh
Velvet And Vine	161d ago	Long break
Adhuil	163d ago	Long break
Saffronandblue	177d ago	Long break
My Birthday Girl	177d ago	Long break
Sapristi	209d ago	Long break
Captain John Barry	239d ago	Long break
Ranko Express	310d ago	Long break
Pale Ale	615d ago	Long break
Lisamaria	—	—
So Messi	—	—