Four to focus on at Leopardstown

After a difficult Punchestown tipping-wise, it was good to be again amongst the winners on this column on Monday, the place he had a hat-trick of profitable alternatives again on the flat at the Curragh.

Maintaining the flat racing theme, Sunday’s racing in Ireland comes from Leopardstown, the place we now have a elegant card and may get some clues in the direction of the Derby and Royal Ascot, with some blue-blooded people on show.

Putting this column collectively earlier than nearly all of races are priced up is at all times somewhat speculative, however I’m hoping that our first choice can be a backable value within the 1m 4f maiden at 15:00.

Waterville went into his debut at the Curragh final month with a tall repute however in the end formed as if the expertise would deliver him on when third to Glory Daze having been despatched off odds-on.

Ryan Moore’s mount was somewhat unfortunate not to end nearer to the winner, getting trapped in a pocket a few furlongs from dwelling earlier than staying on when the race was all however over.

On paper, First Emperor appears to be like nearly as promising as the choice and I’m hoping his presence within the race will make the market for Waterville, who holds some fancy entries and can want to be taking this properly to justify the hopes connections clearly harbour for him.

The 1m 4f handicap at 15:35 has an fascinating form to it and I’m very eager to be with Enthrallment, who confirmed loads of promise when second in an identical race over 1m2f right here final time.

Dermot Weld’s son of Fastnet Rock did not get the most effective of runs that day however completed to good impact to be overwhelmed juts a subsequent be a really well-bred filly of Donnacha O’Brien’s, and just a bit enchancment from that effort ought to see him go very shut below high weight.

He additionally guarantees to be properly suited by the additional couple of furlongs right here, his pedigree on the dam’s facet containing loads of stamina (associated to a few 2m-winning hurdlers), whereas Enthrallment ought to have derived loads of profit from that comeback run the place he was getting back from six months off.

There will not be many extra expensively bought horses on present this season than History within the 1m Group 3 at 16:05, who price at least 2.8m guineas as a yearling and now steps up in grade having damaged her maiden at Gowran in September.

While the naked type of that run is nothing particular, she’s clearly open to any quantity of enchancment and expectations are rightly excessive at Ballydoyle given how a lot this filly fetched at public sale.

With an official score of 96, she’ll want to take a giant step ahead, however when coping with these connections particularly, we all know that that form of development is way from out of the query.

The commonplace setter is clearly Agartha, who ran a superb race to be second to Homeless Songs within the 1000 Guineas Trial right here final month, and a win for her could be a giant increase to that one’s possibilities within the French Guineas subsequent weekend.

However, she’s going to be a tight sufficient value and the extent she’s at now’s just about properly established with this being her tenth profession begins.

While a sensible filly, she’s probably weak to one thing much less uncovered, and I’m hoping that History has sufficient development in her on simply her fourth begin to enhance previous Agartha.

Our remaining choice comes within the 1m 2f handicap that shut the cardboard at 17:35, the place the 1-2 from an identical C&D race final month renew their rivalry.

Moracana acquired the higher of Entropy by a size that day however I’m hopeful that the runner-up can flip the tables this time, significantly as he is 4lb higher off at the weights.

Entropy actually caught the attention with how properly he travelled in that contest however in the end was simply run out of issues late on by the robust ending Moracana, who was performed late and moderately mugged Joseph O’Brien’s colt.

Although each have been getting back from layoffs there, I acquired the distinct impression that Entropy would enhance markedly for the run, whereas Moracana was most likely tuned to the minute for that race.

I’m assured that kind can be reversed this time, and whereas Entropy has a barely tough draw to overcome, he appears to be like open to loads of enchancment on what can be simply his second begin for the yard having joined from France.