Unio Employee Benefits Handicap – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

17:55

Unio Employee Benefits Handicap

Date 2025-08-21

Distance 7f30y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €8,850

Runners (14)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (3)	Altimara Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Donagh O'Connor T:Ross O'Sullivan	140	h	-09091	67	74	62	14d	—	—	+1	20	7/2 22%
Was running for the 12th time when opening account with C&D win, more progress feasible
6 (12)	Purring Along Bay J:Jack Cleary(5) T:P G Fahey	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:P G Fahey	134	—	-01767	61	69	58	5d	—	—	-4	9.8	13/2 13%
Did not have much luck in running at the Curragh last Saturday, not without a chance
2 (2)	Lady Pagasa Grey J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	140	p	423-34	67	71	27	17d	—	—	-6	8.3	13/2 13%
Consistent sort in maidens, Irish handicap debut at Naas provides plenty of encouragement
3 (5)	Lovely Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:Diego Dias	J:Gavin Ryan T:Diego Dias	139	—	591769	71	74	58	17d	—	—	+1	10.9	15/2 12%
Long-priced winner at Fairyhouse, not far behind Lady Pagasa when ninth at Naas on latest
10 (4)	Rising Sky Bay J:Luke McAteer T:Anthony McCann	J:Luke McAteer T:Anthony McCann	130	—	068448	62	72	67	17d	—	—	-4	5.9	8/1 11%
Her first two handicap runs were promising, had a possible excuse at Naas on latest
9 (8)	Clever And Classy Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:J S Bolger	J:Declan McDonogh T:J S Bolger	130	—	041205	62	71	64	17d	—	—	+2	11	17/2 11%
Showed that her Galway run was too bad to be true when fifth at Naas, shortlist material
11 (11)	Big Baby Bull Chestnut J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Sean Hayes	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Sean Hayes	124	tp	5-0565	51	72	56	26d	—	—	-7	3.1	8/1 11%
Not beaten far in four 2025 outings, potentially interesting with a top apprentice booked
4 (10)	Still She Blooms Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Chris Timmons	J:Robbie Colgan T:Chris Timmons	138	h	439219	65	69	41	29d	—	—	+9	15.6	14/1 7%
Killarney win was prefaced by a promising C&D second, mid-field at Naas, may do better now
5 (13)	Bowman Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:C Byrnes	J:Seamie Heffernan T:C Byrnes	136	—	8-9651	63	75	-	79d	—	—	-2	5.4	14/1 7%
Brought his career tally to nine with 6f Wolverhampton win in June, on a competitive mark
8 (9)	Happy For Evva Bay J:Shane Foley T:Alan McIntyre	J:Shane Foley T:Alan McIntyre	131	—	372-80	63	80	-	153d	—	—	0	4.5	20/1 5%
Maiden, placed twice from five AW runs, only turf run was on debut, probably best watched
12 (14)	Monzoon Bay J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:P Sweeney	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:P Sweeney	120	—	5090-0	47	77	73	29d	—	—	-4	1.4	28/1 3%
Better record on AW, needs to step up considerably from stable/seasonal debut at Naas
13 (6)	Blue Wood Bay J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Kevin Michael Smith	J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Kevin Michael Smith	119	t	725700	46	71	62	27d	—	—	-1	1.8	28/1 3%
Placed only once from 11 starts since January, up against it from 6lb out of the handicap
7 (1)	Timana Bay J:Rory Cleary T:Ms Joanna Morgan	J:Rory Cleary T:Ms Joanna Morgan	134	t	2389-	61	76	-	295d	—	—	+4	6.2	50/1 2%
Started her career promisingly with two good AW maiden runs, unplaced in two handicaps
NR (7)	Hell Left Loose Bay J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Tadhg O'Shea T:Denis Gerard Hogan	119	tp	0036U9	46	64	61	5d	—	—	—	0	—
Last win was in 2021, third at Limerick four starts ago, 6lb wrong here, hard to fancy

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Altimara	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Purring Along	6/1	13/2	6/1	6/1	13/2
Lady Pagasa	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Lovely	7/1	15/2	7/1	15/2	15/2
Rising Sky	7/1	8/1	15/2	7/1	7/1
Clever And Classy	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	15/2
Big Baby Bull	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2	7/1
Still She Blooms	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	11/1
Bowman	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Happy For Evva	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
Monzoon	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Blue Wood	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Timana	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Hell Left Loose	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Altimara

OR: 4.3 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Still She Blooms

15.6

OR: 3.8 Form: 10.1 Odds: 1.7

14/1

3rd

Clever And Classy

OR: 3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Lovely

10.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Purring Along

9.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 3 Odds: 4

13/2

Lady Pagasa

8.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Timana

6.2

OR: 2.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Rising Sky

5.9

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Bowman

5.4

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Happy For Evva

4.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Big Baby Bull

3.1

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Blue Wood

1.8

OR: 0 Form: 1 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Monzoon

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

28/1

Hell Left Loose

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lovely	71	74	58
Altimara	67	74	62
Lady Pagasa	67	71	27
Still She Blooms	65	69	41
Bowman	63	75	—
Happy For Evva	63	80	—
Rising Sky	62	72	67
Clever And Classy	62	71	64
Purring Along	61	69	58
Timana	61	76	—
Big Baby Bull	51	72	56
Monzoon	47	77	73
Blue Wood	46	71	62
Hell Left Loose	46	64	61

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Purring Along	5d ago	Quick return
Hell Left Loose	5d ago	Quick return
Altimara	14d ago	Fit
Lady Pagasa	17d ago	Fit
Lovely	17d ago	Fit
Rising Sky	17d ago	Fit
Clever And Classy	17d ago	Fit
Big Baby Bull	26d ago	Fit
Blue Wood	27d ago	Fit
Still She Blooms	29d ago	Fit
Monzoon	29d ago	Fit
Bowman	79d ago	Fresh
Happy For Evva	153d ago	Long break
Timana	295d ago	Long break