Skip to content

Racecards

18:20 Leopardstown (IRE)

Leopardstown September Handicap

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • €80,000 added
  • Winner: €48,000
  • 2nd: €15,200
  • 3rd: €7,200
  • 4th: €2,400
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 26.20s
  • Off Time: 18:28:05
  • 17 Ran
1(17)
Silk - BLACK, white seams, light green cap
12/1
  • Form 065910
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 100

chased leaders, 7th on outer entering straight, no extra from 1f out

2(8)
Silk - Yellow, purple sleeves, quartered cap

Six of Hearts

23 pt DCD
16/1
  • Form 525746
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 99

rear of mid-division on inner, some headway early straight, 8th 1f out, kept on one pace

3(18)
Silk - DARK BLUE, white star, white sleeves, maroon stars, white cap, maroon stars
14/1
  • Form 513444
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 95

tracked leaders, 4th entering straight, no extra from over 1f out, weakened

4(14)
Silk - Red, white hoop, white armlet, white cap, red diamond
5/1
  • Form 792266
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 95

rear of mid-division, good headway between horses early straight to go 4th 1f out, kept on same pace

5(1)
Silk - YELLOW, red epaulettes & sleeves, yellow cap
12/1
  • Form 1-06837
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 98

always towards rear, never a factor

6(6)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, yellow stars & armlet, red cap
16/1
  • Form 0413-50
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 93

tracked leaders, driven along in 8th entering straight, no extra and weakened

7(4)
Silk - Royal blue & purple halved, purple sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 125732
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 92

slowly away and always towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight

8(10)
Silk - Pink, mauve triple diamond, white sleeves, mauve cap
  • Form 26-3750
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 96

tracked leaders, 5th approaching straight, ridden early straight and 3rd 1f out, led inside final 100 yards and kept on under pressure

9(7)
Silk - PINK & EMERALD GREEN QUARTERED, check sleeves & cap
  • Form 052271
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 94

chased leaders on inner, 6th entering straight, soon no extra

10(9)
Silk - White, Purple sash, Yellow cap
25/1
  • Form 846650
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 90

reluctant to enter stalls, tracked leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no extra from over 1f out

11(3)
Silk - MAROON

Duff (IRE)

20 b DCD
12/1
  • Form 40-5560
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 88

led and attempted to make all, ridden entering straight and strongly pressed, kept on under pressure, headed final 100 yards and dropped to 3rd

12(5)
Silk - Red, white hoop, white armlet, white cap, red diamond
8/1
  • Form 553989
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 92

towards rear, headway on outer in straight, ridden to go 4th inside final furlong and every chance final 100 yards, no impression on winner close home

13(2)
Silk - BLACK, white slvs, red cap, black star
9/2
  • Form 10-0262
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 87

prominent, 2nd approaching straight, ridden and tried to challenge over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

14(13)
Silk - Grey, orange disc, grey cap
16/1
  • Form 114310
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 86

mid-division, went 7th inside final furlong, kept on same pace

15(12)
Silk - DARK BLUE, pink triple diamond, pink sleeves, dark blue cap, pink diamond
10/1
  • Form 39211
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 84

mid-division, 9th entering straight, ridden and went 6th inside final furlong, kept on same pace

16(16)
Silk - Royal blue, red chevron, red sleeves, royal blue stars, red cap, royal blue stars

Fairy Wing (IRE)

23 p DCD
7/1
  • Form 545313
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 83

rear of mid-division, kept on one pace in straight without threatening

17(15)
Silk - Light blue, white & pink striped sleeves, pink cap
  • Form 007438
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 87

never a factor

18(11)
NR
9/1
  • Form 74-221
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 85

19
NR

Jembatt (IRE)

14 p D
  • Form 262150
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 83

20
NR
  • Form 416/0-45
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 82

21
NR

Skyway (IRE)

105 t C
  • Form 25698-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 81

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

A couple of three-year-olds have won this in recent years and there are plenty from the younger generation involved here including Battleoftheboyne, who scored over 5f at the Curragh last time but has no problems with this trip. Dougal Philps is another youngster with potential as he was having just his fifth start when landing a Ballinrobe maiden. That was over 1m1f and his previous start had been over 1m4f but he has plenty of pace and with his low weight is entitled to respect. Russian Soul is in tremendous form though an 11lb rise makes things difficult so JAMESIE is handed the vote in a very tricky event. He ran well to finish sixth in the race a year ago and, though he hasn't won subsequently, he's performed with credit in plenty of tough handicaps including when runner-up in the Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot. He was conceding 15lb to Bold Thady Quill when narrowly beaten at Naas and should have no problems reversing the form on these terms. Flic Flac and Seanie are others to consider in a wide-open handicap.

Formwatch

Moran Gra (USA) 25-1 (9-11) Chased leader, led halfway, ridden and headed 2 1/2f out, soon no extra and weakened entering straight, 11th of 14, 22l behind Vastonea (9-0) at Galway 1m hcp sft in Jul.

Six of Hearts 12-1 (9-9) Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 10, 8l behind Piri Wango (9-3) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gs in Aug.

Elusive Ridge (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden entering straight, kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind The Reaper (10-0) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Aug.

Jamesie (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Raced far side, held up, headway when not clear run inside final 2f, switched right over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, finished well, not reach leaders, 6th of 27, 2l behind Hawkeyethenoo (9-9) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.

Bible Black (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, 7th of 9, 10l behind Stirring Ballad (8-12) at Chester 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug.

When Not Iff (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed under 2f out, weakening when checked on inner over 1f out, 13th of 14, 10l behind The Reaper (10-0) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Aug.

Bold Thady Quill (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Soon chased leaders, challenged from 2f out, 2nd and clear with two other principals over 1f out, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 18, 1 1/2l behind Punch Your Weight (8-6) at Curragh 1m hcp sft in Aug.

Lily's Angel (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Behind stand's side, never a factor, 11th of 17, 31l behind Sholaan (8-9) at York 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) sft in Jun.

Battleroftheboyne (IRE) 9-2 (9-13) Always prominent, challenged from over 1f out where rider dropped whip, led inside final furlong, pushed out to maintain advantage closing stages, won at Curragh 5f hcp sft in Aug beating Faleena (9-5) by hd, 9 ran.

Norville (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Always towards rear, 11th of 14, 9l behind The Reaper (10-0) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Aug.

Duff (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, soon ridden and weakened, 10th of 14, 8l behind The Reaper (10-0) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Aug.

Seanie (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, 9th of 10, 10l behind Piri Wango (9-3) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gs in Aug.

Flic Flac (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, 7th halfway, good headway on inner entering straight, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong and headed final 50 yards, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Piri Wango (9-3) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gs in Aug.

Bubbly Bellini (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra entering straight, 11th of 13, 13l behind Pintura (9-11) at Galway 7f hcp sft in Aug.

Russian Soul (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders on outer, 5th halfway, travelled well to challenge early straight and led 1f out, pushed out and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 1m hcp 60-80 pol in Aug beating Brown Butterfly (9-11) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.

Fairy Wing (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Prominent, 2nd halfway, disputed 3f out, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no extra 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Piri Wango (9-3) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gs in Aug.

Strait Of Zanzibar (USA) 16-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, no impression from 3f out, 8th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Muck 'N' Brass (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Aug.

Dougal Philps 4-6fav (9-5) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, improved to narrow lead 4f out, ridden to assert over 1f out, kept on strongly, comfortably, won at Ballinrobe 1m 1f mdn stks gd in Jul beating Jpevie (9-5) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.

Jembatt (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Mid-division, 13th 2 1/2f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace, 13th of 18, 13l behind Punch Your Weight (8-6) at Curragh 1m hcp sft in Aug.

Music In The Rain (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Went left leaving stalls, towards rear, headway into 6th 2f out, ridden into 4th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 7l behind Jembatt (9-5) at Curragh 7f hcp in Aug.

Skyway (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, no threat from 2f out, 13th of 17, 13l behind Glor Na Mara (8-13) at Curragh 1m hcp gd in May.