Horse Racing Tips: Timeform’s Friday Flutters at Leopardstown include a 7/1 shot

9mo ago

Timeform’s Leopardstown Racing Tips

12:05 GALILEO DAME
12:35 BIRDIE OR BUST
13:10 DINOBLUE
13:45 KARNIQUET
14:20 WEE CHARLIE
15:00 THREE CARD BRAG
15:30 ECLIPSE CHASER

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GALILEO DAME is taken to follow in the footsteps of stablemate Intellotto, who made a winning hurdles debut in this 12 months ago. The Galileo Gold filly ended her Flat campaign by chasing home smart performers in mile and a half listed events at Naas and the Curragh during the autumn and, if she takes to this game, she could be a real force in the juvenile hurdle division. Wendrock shaped very well indeed on his debut in this sphere at Navan and is feared most ahead of French bumper winner Last Kingdom.

12:35 BIRDIE OR BUST

This has the makings of an informative race and BIRDIE OR BUST could be the answer. She signed off her novice hurdle campaign by finishing third in a Grade 2 at the Cheltenham Festival and wasn’t far behind Nurburgring, who had race-fitness on his side, when fourth on chase debut at Navan. Nurburgring is a much-respected main danger, while It’s For Me, who took the notable scalp of Caldwell Potter on his sole hurdles start 13 months ago, is a fascinating chasing debutant.

13:10 DINOBLUE

DINOBLUE was the Willie Mullins first string when winning this race last year and, while that won’t be the case this time round with Gaelic Warrior on the prowl, she has race-fitness on her side having chasing home another classy stablemate in Energumene on her recent reappearance at Cork, and she should be spot-on for this assignment. Gaelic Warrior was so impressive when brushing Found A Fifty aside in the Arkle and, if able to deliver a performance akin to that, he will obviously be a big threat.

13:45 KARNIQUET

Though this represents a big step up in class, KARNIQUET may well take it in his stride having looked a fine prospect when making a winning beating another promising sort for his powerful new connections in a Tramore maiden last month. Gordon Elliott fields two strong candidates in Romeo Coolio and Bleu de Vassy, with the former marginally preferred of the duo, despite failing to land the odds in the Royal Bond last time. The selection’s stablemates Karafon and Sea of Sands should also make their presence felt.

14:20 Wee Charlie

Cases can be made for any number of these, but few arrive here in better form than WEE CHARLIE, who has sprouted wings since joining this yard and the way he went through the race when runner-up at Thurles recently strongly suggested that he is still ahead of his mark. The unexposed trio of Diamond Nora, Ethical Diamond and Pinot Gris are all feared (in that order of preference), while Enniskerry and Lieber Nicc are also appealing. Jacovec Cavern hails from a shrewd yard and needs a second look, too, in a competitive contest.

15:00 Three Card Brag

THREE CARD BRAG is armed with an appealing profile having shaped well on each of his three starts over fences last season, including when third to Spillane’s Tower in a Punchestown Grade 1 during the spring. On that evidence, he is starting off in a handicap on a fair mark, and a recent spin over hurdles will have set him up very nicely for this return to fences. There could be more to come from Hgranca de Thaix this season and he is second choice ahead of Perceval Legallois and last year’s winner Meetingofthewaters.

15:30 ECLIPSE CHASER

Jockey bookings suggest that ECLIPSE CHASER is the Willie Mullins first-string and he is taken to make a winning Rules debut. The four-year-old appeared to be holding all the aces when coming down at the second-last on his sole start between the flags in March and it taken to come out on top for a yard with an excellent record in this race. American Jukebox should come on for his spin at Fairyhouse last month and, with this stiffer test likely to be in his favour, he is feared most ahead of Eclipse Chaser’s stablemate Leaky Cauldron. God Help Me is also shortlisted.