Sunday Racing - (Inc. Leopardstown)

[BillyHills]

Three for today

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2.45 Market Rasen:  Kerrow @ 5/2 Bet635 NR

2.40 Leopardstown: Johannes Vermeer @ 6/5 Skybet

4.30 Market Rasen:  Quieto Sol @ 7/2 Skybet

3.15 Leopardstown:  Juliette Fair EW @ 13/2 BetVic

[arsenalfh]

Another great card at Leopardstown. There can't be many racecourses that can guarantee such quality fields for every single meeting. I can take on Housesofparliament in the first after being beaten 8L in a weak enough maiden in the autumn. Bolger thinks Stellar Mass wants better ground and he's never backed up his Group 2 4th while Weld's doesn't look like one Abdullah's really nicely bred horses and I can see him drifting. I like Oxx's Star Glitter who cost 150k and Oxx has a good record with debutantes.

In the second race I really want to take on True Solitaire at the prices as I really don't think he has much scope for improvement and Weld says he'll like better ground. Johannes Vermeer is probably worth taking on first time out as a Ballydoyle runner although he goes in testing ground and is clear on form. Stenographer only got going the last half a furlong the last day and didn't seem to mind the testing ground so he's my pick. He did pretty well to get up and when looking beaten and the extra 2f in distance will bring a lot of improvement. Godolphin paid a fortune for him and he could be anything so I'll take a chance at the prices.

Alice Springs sets the standard but again she's a short priced Ballydoyle contender and seems to like a decent surface. I don't like Juliette Fair as again I don't think she has much improvement in her and Weld says she is a 6f filly so it's unlikely she wants 7f at Leopardstown on heavy ground. How High The Moon also looks short when you consider she's likely to come on for the run and needs to find improvement. Michael O'Callaghan seems mad about this Now Or Never and she ran a really good race behind Herald The Dawn before running below form in the Moyglare. He seems to think she needed more time to recover before that run and his stable usually starts the season well so she's the one for me.

Aidan's horses in the Ballysax are probably more his 2nd string and Bolger seems to think the world of Moonlight Magic so he might take some beating in a race he's won multiple times in recent years. Bolger said he was very backward last year so he's probably improved a good deal over the break and he looked a proper middle distance colt on both his starts last season so should also relish the step up to 10f. He's bred in the purple being very closely related to Sea The Stars and the form of both his wins is working out.

The first handicap on the card is a no bet race for me. Favourite should improve but his form is on better ground and there's not much else to like. In the subsequent race Tribal Path won well last time at Cork and that race couldn't be working out better so he could be tough to stop on a 6lb higher mark in similar conditions. He's been running well off similar marks on the all weather during the winter so he might need a few more pounds to stop his progress on turf. I think Laganore is better than 87 but as I said last time I doubt he'll be trying for the Tony Martin yard with the heavy ground looking far from ideal on his known form. Money for him could be significant but Aussie Valantine sets a good standard so I'll leave the race alone.

Leopardstown 2.10 - Star Glitter (Will be looking for a price in the morning)

Leopardstown 2.40 - Stenographer @ 8/1 BetVictor

Leopardstown 3.15 - Now Or Never @ 9/1 BetVictor

Leopardstown 3.50 - Moonlight Magic @ 5/2 BetVictor

Leopardstown 4.55 - Tribal Path @ 9/1 Bet365