Racecards
20:30 Leopardstown (IRE)
Leopardstown Club Members Handicap (50-75)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- €8,000 added
- Winner: €5,520
- 2nd: €1,280
- 3rd: €560
- 4th: €320
- Form 0/08699-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer T Mullins
- Jockey Joseph O'Brien
chased leaders, close 2nd travelling well 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, soon ridden clear, stayed on strongly final furlong, easily
- Form 5U6334
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J S Bolger
- Jockey K K Hennessy
chased leader in 2nd, dropped to 3rd and ridden entering straight, 4th 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong and stayed on close home without troubling winner
- Form 06757/9-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Mrs D A Love
- Jockey P J Smullen
niggled along in rear early and raced last early, ridden along and rapid progress to lead 4f out, ridden and strongly pressed over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, soon no impression and weakened final furlong
- Form 4/85-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Mrs D Coleman
- Jockey Colin Keane
chased leaders, 4th 4f out, soon ridden, no impression straight
- Form 0-350
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R Brabazon
- Jockey Fran Berry
chased leaders, 3rd 4f out, ridden in 2nd entering straight, 3rd on outer 2f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 09-6009
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 67
- Form 20-6417
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Jim Bolger puts a 10lb claimer on Something Graceful, whose best form including her only success has been on softer ground. That last remark also applies to the former Godolphin-trained Auden, though he's now dropped to a very winnable mark. BOBSKIER won a Tramore handicap by 9l at the beginning of last month and though subsequently beaten it was only two days later and over a shorter trip so she can bounce back and take this. Winning hurdler Toretto has run well enough on the Flat to be considered.
Formwatch
Fosters Cross (IRE) 11-1 (9-11) Never better than mid-division, 9th of 14, 5l behind Roe Deer (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcap pol in Dec.
Something Graceful 12-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, 2nd 3f out, ridden to lead briefly 2f out, soon headed, no extra from 1 1/2f out, 4th of 12, 8l behind Dabadiyan (8-11) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp gf in Jun.
Laughing Boy (IRE) 20-1 (11-13) Led or disputed lead, headed under 3f out, no extra from well over 1f out, weakened, 9th of 10, 12l behind Six Silver Lane (12-3) at Laytown 7f am hcp 50-80 in Sep.
Mind The Pennies (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Unruly before race and slow to load, waited with well off the pace, no impression and kept on same pace straight, 11th of 14, 23l behind Mourani (8-10) at Curragh 1m 4f app stks gf in Jun.
Toretto (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, ridden and weakened 4f out, 12th of 13, well behind Rawnaq (9-1) at Navan 1m 5f app hcp 50-85 in Jun.
Auden (USA) 10-1 (8-2) Pushed up to soon dispute lead, headed and lost place from 2f out, soon no extra, 5th of 6, 13l behind Edith Cowan (9-1) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp gf.
Prince Chaparral (IRE) 14-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 16, 11l behind Beach Of Falesa (11-11) at Curragh 1m 4f ldy hcp gf in Jun.
Bobskier (IRE) 5-2fav (8-9) Led, pressed and headed 1 1/2f out, dropped to 5th early final furlong and no extra, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Love And Cherish (9-3) at Naas 1m 2f fll hcp 50-80 gf in Jun.