Leopardstown 3.05
SEAN - Leopardstown 3.05 Handicap - 1 mile 2 furlongs - Soft > Heavy - 16 run (+ Reserves)
I'm going to tread carefully here but a few are worth following I think going forwards and may just need the run today, there is one in particular though that I really like here (if fit) and it usually runs well fresh, so rather than throw a few hopeful arrows, we'll have one bet about which I have quiet confidence.
Certainly the likes of La Dame Blanche, Dark Note, Butterfly Garden and Wild Dollar could outrun currently generous Odds and I think that Butterfly Garden who really progressed in 2022 and Wild Dollar who has burst blood vessels a couple of times but shown some promise are worth adding to the TRACKER which I've done. Only For Me an 8 race Maiden is another who deserves a win once tuned up. The likes of New Hill will come on for the run and be more likely to win on drier ground, Smooth Tom has a similar profile and the likes of Brazil, who may be having a warm up for a hot NH run in a few weeks and Purple Gown (if getting a run) and Cristal Clere, who won at the weekend will be tough nuts to beat.
The one I'm really keen on though is GRADULATIONS. It's drawn in Stall 1 and I see that as a positive as they meet the first left hand turn quite quickly after the start here, it should get a nice position on the rail then turning in and with a few of the more fancied ones drawn very high could save a lot of early speed and certainly cut the corners off considerably. Its form suggests it is primed and capable of running well fresh and certainly if repeating the early form of last season has a cracking chance at a nice price.
Wild Dollar and Only For Me would be next preferences in the event of a non-runner or if you want a bit of shrapnel.
TIP (1) Gradulations
