Leopardstown levels a high quality seven-race card on Saturday and we have three picks on the cardboard from the Dublin observe for consideration.
Leopardstown levels a high quality seven-race card on Saturday, a pair of Group 3s for two-year-olds the spotlight, together with the Eyefield Stakes over 1m1f and the Killavullan Stakes over 7f, the latter a race that’s been dominated by Aidan O’Brien in current seasons.
There’s some aggressive supporting races on the cardboard, 4 of them informative maidens. Our knowledgeable has supplied his greatest three bets for the assembly.
Saturday’s Leopardstown Suggestions
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15:15 Leopardstown – Thread Of Glory @ 5/2
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15:50 Leopardstown – Minerva @ 4/6
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17:20 Leopardstown – River Ara @ 15/8
15:15 Leopardstown – Thread Of Glory @ 5/2
Prime jumps coach Willie Mullins does nicely with restricted ammunition on the Flat and appears to have a doubtlessly good juvenile one on his palms courtesy of Thread Of Glory, who travelled strongly and received with lots to spare on his debut in August.
The son of Ghaiyyath has already been gelded, suggesting he’s given a number of points at dwelling, however he did nothing improper on his introduction over 7f on the Curragh, quickening up stylishly to attain by a widening two lengths beneath at this time’s pilot, Ronan Whelan.
He’s associated to a pair of 1m4f AW winners, so this step as much as 1m1f should certainly be in his favour and, while this Group 3 represents a marked step up in grade for him, he doesn’t have an ideal deal to search out with these rivals judged on his opening Racing Submit Score of 92.
15:50 Leopardstown – Minerva @ 4/6
Aidan O’Brien’s Minerva is but to win in six begins, however she units an excellent normal and received’t get many higher alternatives this 7f maiden.
The daughter of Frankel has twice been overwhelmed at odds-on, together with when working inexperienced on her debut at this observe in June, however she’s bought a few actually sturdy bits of kind to her identify, particularly when chasing dwelling her stablemate Diamond Necklace on the Curragh, that filly subsequently successful in Listed and Group 1 firm and heading most ante-post lists for subsequent season’s 1,000 Guineas and Oaks.
Minerva ran nicely under that degree on her subsequent begin, however reacted positively to the applying of first-time cheekpieces when ending third in a Group 3 final month.
17:20 Leopardstown – River Ara @ 15/8
One other Aidan O’Brien-trained filly, River Ara, appears to carry sturdy claims within the concluding nursery, the daughter of St Mark’s Basilica beginning out of a greater than workable mark of 85.
The 2-year-old appeared badly in want of the expertise when by no means concerned on her debut right here in June, however she’s run very creditably in two runs at Cork since, together with when upped to this journey of a mile final time.
Her sire was comparatively gradual to come back at hand himself and that’s a pattern that’s been handed onto his offspring, so there’s cause to consider she’s bought a good bit extra enchancment to come back, notably over center distances subsequent time period.
Nonetheless, she’s already proven sufficient to make her of main curiosity off this ranking and the potential for softening floor ought to assist her trigger.