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19:20 Leopardstown (IRE)

Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Handicap

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • €50,000 added
  • Winner: €32,500
  • 2nd: €9,500
  • 3rd: €4,500
  • 4th: €1,500
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 2.75s
  • Off Time: 19:26:48
  • 14 Ran
1(13)
Silk - Dark Blue
8/1
  • Form 02-117
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 102

prominent and led after 3f, strongly pressed and headed approaching straight, rallied to lead 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, all out

2(11)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & BLACK CHEVRONS, emerald green sleeves, hooped cap
12/1
  • Form 310-530
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 90

held up towards rear, headway and switched left 1f out, not clear run, kept on same pace

3(6)
Silk - BLACK, white slvs, red cap, black star
12/1
  • Form 28-7263
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 90

mid-division, 7th halfway, 6th entering straight, soon ridden and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace to go 4th on line

4(2)
Silk - ORANGE & WHITE CHEVRONS, white sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 114654
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 88

settled in rear of mid-division, rear entering straight, good headway on inner to go 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on first 2 final 100 yards

5(10)
Silk - BLACK, red stars, red sleeves, red star on cap
  • Form 22952-2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 86

settled in rear, ridden entering straight, no threat and kept on one pace

6(7)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & ORANGE hooped, WHITE cap
  • Form 22/23-91
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 85

held up towards rear, some headway on outer over 1f out, kept on one pace without troubling leaders

7(3)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, white chevron, white cap
  • Form 40-9895
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 82

chased leaders on inner, 6th halfway, ridden in 8th entering straight, no impression and kept on one pace

8(4)
Silk - Dark blue, white armlet, white cap
16/1
  • Form 3127
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 91

rear of mid-division, driven along in rear 4f out, no extra

9(12)
Silk - White, large emerald green spots, emerald green spots on cap
12/1
  • Form 332-136
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 77

tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden early straight and soon no extra, weakened

10(5)
Silk - Red, white cap

Domination

7 BF
6/1
  • Form 020-022
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 77

mid-division, 8th halfway, driven along approaching straight, no impression from over 1f out

11(9)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, yellow chevron, yellow armlet, emerald green cap
  • Form 006271
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 77

led early, tracked leader in 2nd, led again approaching straight until headed under pressure 1f out, soon weakened

12(14)
Silk - Royal blue & red chevrons, red & white striped sleeves, red & white quartered cap
  • Form 6-7213
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 87

mid-division, 9th halfway, driven along in 7th on outer entering straight, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace under pressure

13(1)
Silk - Black, orange stripe, orange cap

Teak (IRE)

42 D
8/1
  • Form 3-11221
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 76

tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden early straight and no impression inside final furlong, lost 4th on line

14(8)
Silk - PINK, light green spots, pink sleeves & cap
  • Form 8064-11
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 82

tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden to challenge 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just failed

In depth

Verdict

A very competitive end to a superb card. Domination has been heavily supported on his last three starts but found one too good, including over timber at Killarney last week. He's not badly handicapped on the Flat and connections will be looking for compensation. Louisville Lip appears much better on more testing ground than he'll face here but the lightly-raced Shelford is 11lb better off with I Have A Dream for a three-length beating over the C&D in July and has the scope to reverse the form and go close. Call Me Bubbles went up a massive 13lb for his victory at Roscommon but still managed to beat a strong field at Galway a month later. He's been handed another 15lb for this but Leigh Roche can claim 3lb and Willie Mullins' charge has to be a threat. ALL THAT RULES beat subsequent winner Hail on fast ground at Wexford before a better run behind Livia Galilei at Gowran where he stayed on strongly over that 1m4f. That was only his fifth start and with the longer trip likely to suit he's handed the vote.

Formwatch

I Have A Dream 9-2 (9-12) Prominent, 2nd halfway, driven along entering straight and dropped to 6th over 2f out, no extra from well over 1f out, eased when beaten, 7th of 9, 34l behind Diplomat (8-10) at Killarney 1m 3f hcp hvy in Aug.

Certerach (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) Mid-division on outer, no impression from 3f out, 12th of 14, 9l behind Muck 'N' Brass (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Aug.

Notable Graduate (IRE) 4-5fav (9-5) Tracked leader, on terms after 4f, headed over 6f out, ridden in 2nd approaching 2f out, soon dropped to 3rd and no impression, kept on again close home and just held for 2nd, 3rd of 4, 3l behind Shadow Eile (9-4) at Galway 1m 6f stks sft in Aug.

Strandfield Lady (IRE) 10-1 (9-11) Rear of mid-division, 9th 3f out, soon ridden, kept on without threatening final furlong, 4th of 13, 2l behind Zariyna (8-13) at Leopardstown 1m 1f fll hcp gs in Aug.

Cry For The Moon (USA) 16-1 (11-9) In rear, headway from 4f out, 9th 3f out, stayed on well final furlong, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 19, 2 3/4l behind Midnight Music (11-1) at Galway 2m am hcp 70-100 gd in Jul.

Louisville Lip (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, good headway on outer into 5th early straight, led 1f out and kept on well, won at Leopardstown 1m 6f hcp 60-90 hvy in Jun beating Beau Michael (9-2) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.

Admiral Barry (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Soon mid-division, 8th straight, kept on without threatening under pressure from over 1f out, 5th of 13, 3l behind Sky Pilot (8-10) at Limerick 2m hcp 60-90 gd in Jun.

Shelford (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Raced in 4th, pushed along from halfway, no extra from under 2f out, 7th of 8, 14l behind Livia Galilei (9-3) at Gowran Park 1m 4f hcp gs in Aug.

Clarach (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Waited with, some headway in 7th approaching 2f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 6th of 9, 26l behind Inis Meain (8-5) at Galway 1m 4f hcp sft in Aug.

Domination 11-8fav (10-9) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden into 2nd 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, kept on, 2nd close home, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Aughnacurraveel (10-3) at Wexford 2m am stks (4yo+) sft in Aug.

Regal Tramp (USA) 9-2 (9-8) Led early, headed after 1f, led again 3f out, ridden to assert under 2f out, reduced advantage inside final furlong, strongly pressed close home and all out, won at Dundalk 2m hcp 50-75 pol beating Greenbelt Star (9-7) by nk, 14 ran.

All That Rules 4-1 (8-12) Soon settled towards rear, 7th before straight, headway into 3rd over 1f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Livia Galilei (9-3) at Gowran Park 1m 4f hcp gs in Aug.

Teak (IRE) 6-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, headway on inside 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on, won at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fm in Jul beating Juno The Muffinman (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.

Call Me Bubbles (FR) 5-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders on inner, 5th halfway, switched left and headway between horses to challenge entering straight, soon ridden and kept on under pressure to lead final 100 yards, won at Galway 1m 4f stks sft in Aug beating Inis Meain (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.