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20:30 Leopardstown (IRE)

Grant Thornton Handicap

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f
  • Going: Yielding to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • €14,500 added
  • Winner: €8,932
  • 2nd: €2,769
  • 3rd: €1,320
  • 4th: €594
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 53.70s
  • Off Time: 20:30:40
  • 18 Ran
1(15)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & ORANGE hooped, WHITE cap
20/1
  • Form 51-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 78

tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no extra 1 1/2f out

3(7)
Silk - Yellow, emerald green & yellow striped sleeves, yellow cap

Automated

40 pt
5/2
  • Form 31/6320-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 75

mid-division closer approaching straight and 6th 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, led 150 yards out, kept on well

4(9)
Silk - WHITE & YELLOW DIAMONDS, yellow sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 7/1134-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 74

tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along 4f out and no extra early straight, eased final furlong

5(8)
Silk - RED, white cross of lorraine, red cap, white star
33/1
  • Form 33239/6-
  • Age 12
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 71

tracked leaders, 8th halfway, 4th entering straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace

6(6)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, grey braces & sleeves, hooped cap
25/1
  • Form 63523D-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 71

towards rear, switched right and progress entering straight, 9th under 2f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 4th close home

7(10)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, dark blue star & sleeves, dark blue cap, light blue star
25/1
  • Form 542445-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 70

towards rear, pushed along 4f out, no impression and slightly hampered approaching straight, ridden and some progress on inner under 2f out, kept on one pace, never a factor

8(17)
Silk - Orange, royal blue hooped sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 4445-50
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 70

dwelt, rear of mid-division, headway on outer after 4f and 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra, weakened

9(1)
Silk - Purple, pink hoop, purple sleeves, pink cap
  • Form 0/3415-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 69

tracked leaders, headway on inner to dispute over 5f out, pushed along to lead entering straight, soon ridden and headed 150 yards out, no extra

10(12)
Silk - DARK BLUE, yellow cross of lorraine, diabolo on sleeves, yellow star on cap
14/1
  • Form 04903-6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 66

mid-division, pushed along 4f out and no impression in rear of mid-division entering straight, kept on one pace

11(19)
Silk - GREY, yellow sash, yellow cap
  • Form 31210-6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 66

tracked leaders, lost place after 5f and mid-division halfway, pushed along 4f out and dropped towards rear entering straight, kept on one pace final furlong

12(20)
Silk - WHITE, purple panel, check cap

Pirolo (IRE)

7 t D
7/1
  • Form 00-4171
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 58

tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along in 3rd early straight and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

13(16)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, black disc, pink cap
16/1
  • Form 21303-7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 64

rear of mid-division, headway on outer and mid-division halfway, pushed along and no extra early straight, soon eased, tailed off

14(14)
Silk - Pink and Purple quartered, Pink sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 35824/0-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 63

rear of mid-division, dropped towards rear entering straight, kept on one pace, never a factor

16(21)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & ORANGE hooped, WHITE cap
20/1
  • Form 5000/6-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 62

always towards rear, no impression entering straight, kept on one pace

18(5)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & RED STRIPED, red sleeves, quartered cap

Dara Tango (FR)

893 t BFD
20/1
  • Form 050661/
  • Age 10
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 56

rear of mid-division, pushed along and headway on inner entering straight, switched right and 6th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 2nd close home

19(18)
Silk - YELLOW, emerald green star & chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap

Why Me

256 t
16/1
  • Form 5343/00-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 56

towards rear, pushed along and some headway entering straight, no impression over 1f out, no extra

20(13)
Silk - DARK GREEN, grey epaulettes, striped cap
16/1
  • Form 0508-56
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 54

led, joined over 5f out, headed entering straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

21(2)
Silk - Emerald green, red stars, red star on cap
5/1
  • Form 55082-7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 54

tracked leaders, 7th halfway, 6th entering straight, soon ridden and no impression, no extra, kept on one pace final furlong

2(4)
NR

Ligeti (IRE)

13 bt
5/1
  • Form 122252
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 76

15(11)
NR
12/1
  • Form 21/4876-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 63

17(3)
NR
8/1
  • Form 4/2066-7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 58

In depth

Verdict

This looks extremely competitive but PIROLO, who has won twice over the trip and scored over much shorter at Fairyhouse last week, should give supporters a good run. Dual Dundalk winner Ligeti is ultra-consistent which is why he's creeping slowly up the ratings without winning. It's a long time since smart hurdler Dara Tango ran but he's very well handicapped if ready while All Body And Soul reappeared with a very good run here last month and should be at his peak. Sir Raston will enjoy the trip and ground and could spring a surprise as could Ondamoura, who has a very long losing run on Turf to contend with but can't go much lower in the ratings.

Formwatch

Coffee (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Towards rear, pushed along in 7th 2 1/2f out, driven under 2f out, ridden into 4th 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong to lead on line, just, won at Navan 1m mdn gd in Jul beating Seville Star (9-5) by hd, 14 ran.

Automated 16-1 (10-11) Held up, 19th approaching 4th, some progress but no impression straight, ran on well without threatening run-in, 5th of 24, 3 1/2l behind Open Eagle (11-8) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.

All Body And Soul 7-2 (9-8) Soon raced in 3rd, pushed along before straight, challenged under 2f out, led over 1f out, headed from 100yds out and one pace, 4th of 12, 1l behind St Lawrence Gap (9-7) at Leopardstown 1m 5f hcp gf in May.

He's Our Man (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th after 2 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace, 6th of 11, 14 3/4l behind Fiesole (11-7) at Down Royal 2m hcp gd in May.

Jan Van Eyck (USA) 11-2 (8-6) Chased leaders, 8th on outer halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden in over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong (finished 6th, disqualified as rider failed to weigh in), 6th of 9, 5 1/4l behind To Choose (8-10) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Oct.

Easy Pass (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Raced in 10th early, slight mistake 3 out, 8th approaching straight, soon no extra, 10th of 16, 31l behind Ex Patriot (11-7) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn sft in Jan.

Time For Mabel (FR) 33-1 (10-3) Mid-division, ridden and weakened from 3 out, 13th of 14, dist behind Thomas Hobson (11-0) at Fairyhouse 2m hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.

English Pale (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Rear, 11th 4f out, no impression, never a factor, 10th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Shinghari (9-7) at Killarney 1m 3f hcp Yielding in May.

Ormskirk 20-1 (9-0) Towards rear, raced on outer straight, pushed along to go 8th 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 4 1/4l behind St Lawrence Gap (9-7) at Leopardstown 1m 5f hcp gf in May.

Papal Parade (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Always rear, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, kept on one pace final furlong, never a factor, last of 6, 5 1/2l behind Zamira (9-6) at Tipperary 1m 4f hcp fll gf in May.

Pirolo (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden in 2nd 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Fairyhouse 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in Jun beating Easy Boy (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.

Sir Raston (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden entering straight, no impression, 7th of 17, 15 1/2l behind Lomi's Law (9-3) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp Yielding - Soft in May.

Creative Talent (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Soon raced in 5th, 3rd 2 out, soon no impression, one pace, 3rd of 8, 9 3/4l behind Look Closer (11-2) at Cork 2m gd in May.

Gladiator King (IRE) 25-1 (10-1) Soon mid-division, slight mistake 2nd, 12th approaching 4th, not fluent 3 out, soon under pressure, no impression straight, 18th of 20, 26 1/2l behind Ice Cold Soul (10-2) at Leopardstown 2m hcp gd in Jan.

Dara Tango (FR) 6-1 (11-8) Towards rear, 13th approaching straight, ridden and progress into 4th before last, kept on one pace, 4th of 21, 8 1/2l behind Usuel Smurfer (10-8) at Leopardstown 3m hcp sft in Dec.

Why Me 50-1 (10-6) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, 13th of 20, 29 1/2l behind Theos Well (11-5) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp hvy in Sep.

Glib Speech (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, progress to lead 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 6th of 18, 5 1/4l behind The Last Marju (10-0) at Cork 1m 2f hcp gd in May.

Ondamoura (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Mid-division, slight mistake 1st, mistake and unseated rider next, at Kilbeggan 2m mdn Yielding in May.

Ligeti (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Soon raced in 6th, progress on outer into straight, disputed 3rd 1f out, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind St Lawrence Gap (9-7) at Leopardstown 1m 5f hcp gf in May.

Dodgybingo (IRE) 11-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders, 3rd after 5th, on terms after 4 out, headed from 3 out, no impression from next, 6th of 18, 13l behind St Stephens Green (10-7) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp gd in May.

Our Rachael (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-8) Rear of mid-division, ridden in 9th 2f out, no impression, 7th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Duchessofflorence (9-13) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Jan.