May 12 / 15.00 Leopardstown

15.00

Good

Porsche In Support Of Breast Cancer Ireland Amethyst Stakes (Group 3)

  • Prize money: £26934.78
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 5 runners
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Porsche In Support Of Breast Cancer Ireland Amethyst Stakes (Group 3)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £2.30

Form: 01567- D

Last run: 226 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Highest rated in the field and won a Listed race on quick ground at the Curragh on Derby weekend last summer; not as good after and has been gelded; Foley presumably has to ride lower-rated stablemate due to a retainer; decent record fresh.
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10th

1

(11)

14th Sep 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

14:15 Leopardstown

Bold Discovery

9st 10lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

never better than midfield, outpaced under 2f out, eased inside final 110yds

33/1

6th

1

(7)

18th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

18:50 Leopardstown

Bold Discovery

9st 12lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Keen-going sort likes a sound surface; beat Tarawa on the round mile at the Curragh just over a year ago and, after being gelded over the winter, made winning reappearance in five-runner Group 3 over that trip here in May; penalty means he's 3lb worse off with runner-up Real Appeal; down the field over 1m2f at Royal Ascot where he probably didn't stay; not an obvious candidate for headgear but cheekpieces are fitted.

6/1

14th

2

(10)

18th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 1f 212y

Class 1

18:40 Ascot

Bold Discovery

9st 10lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Reappeared after a gelding operation to win a 1m Group 3 at Leopardstown (good) last month but it wasn't a strong race of its type and he looks vulnerable under a 5lb penalty here; stamina is also not assured (weakened on his previous attempt at about 1m2f).

20/1

12/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 4529-1 CD

Last run: 65 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Group 2 winner over C&D in 2021 for Jessica Harrington; best turf run for this yard last year was when second in 7f Group 3 here in June; AW winner in March and will like the ground.
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5th

4

(5)

8th Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

17:52 Leopardstown

Real Appeal

9st 9lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Adrian McGuinness

Won three times at this venue in 2021 for Jessica Harrington including the Group 2 Boomerang Mile on Irish Champions Weekend; wins for this stable have been at Dundalk; well below his best on his two most recent visits to this track.

16/1

7th

2

(1)

18th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

18:50 Leopardstown

Real Appeal

9st 9lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Adrian McGuinness

Won three times here in 2021 for Jessica Harrington including the Group 2 Boomerang Mile on Irish Champions Weekend; couple of AW wins for this yard since and was second to former stablemate Bold Discovery over a mile here in May; disappointing in Group 3 over 7f here last month; trying this trip for the first time, not nailed on to appreciate it.

6/1

6th

3

(6)

13th Jun 2024

Good

0m 7f 47y

17:55 Leopardstown

Real Appeal

9st 9lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Adrian McGuinness

held up in rear

7/2

9/2

Form: 144-2 BF

Last run: 49 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Impressive debut winner over 9.5f at Gowran last summer and ran respectably in Group company after; ground was very heavy when beaten favourite at Naas on return; first time running over this short a trip and interesting contender.
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3rd

3

(3)

12th May 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:00 Leopardstown

Knight To King

9st 9lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Impressive debut winner over 9.5f at Gowran last summer and ran respectably in Group company after; ground was very heavy when beaten favourite at Naas on return; first time running over this short a trip and interesting contender.

9/2

3rd

3

(3)

12th May 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:00 Leopardstown

Knight To King

9st 9lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

in touch with leaders, headway and prominent on near side of group 2f out, outpaced when short of room and hampered inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, no match for first two

9/2

2nd

1

(3)

24th Mar 2024

Heavy

1m 2f 98y

14:35 Naas

Knight To King

9st 7lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

All three starts over a similar trip to this; impressive maiden winner at Gowran before running creditably in Group class in France and at the Curragh; has been off since August, though and has yet to encounter ground this soft; big player if handling it.

100/30

7/2

Form: 6140-2 CD

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Rock solid gelding goes well here and won this last year on soft to heavy; nothing wrong with his C&D return on heavy but he wouldn't want the ground to get any faster.
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1

(6)

29th Jul 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 123y

18:40 Galway

Power Under Me

10st 0lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: G M Lyons

Winner of seven of his 25 races; gained most recent of five stakes wins on his favoured soft ground at Tipperary last October; has had a break since respectable seasonal return in the Gladness Stakes in March; stakes performer dropping back into handicap so has to be respected but wants softer ground.

8/1

6th

3

(6)

29th Mar 2025

Soft

0m 7f 0y

16:00 Curragh

Power Under Me

9st 12lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Winner of seven of his 24 races; gained the most recent of five stakes wins on his favoured soft ground at Tipperary last October; 1-9 record at this venue is a negative; unplaced in this event two years ago.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 285/02 BF

Last run: 3 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Highly tried and rated as 3yo but only managed maiden win; back from almost three years off and nearly beat 104-rated foe at Gowran (7f, heavy) on Thursday; turned out again quickly which is a very Bolger thing to do; won't mind this ground and respected.
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8th

3

(11)

24th May 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

19:20 Curragh

Fiscal Rules

9st 9lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: J S Bolger

Only win came in a Cork maiden in 2020; narrowly denied over 7f at Gowran on his penultimate start and wasn't beaten far in Leopardstown Group 3 since but mark looks tough.

25/1

8th

3

(11)

24th May 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

19:20 Curragh

Fiscal Rules

9st 9lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: J S Bolger

Only win came in a Cork maiden in 2020; narrowly denied over 7f at Gowran on his penultimate start and wasn't beaten far in Leopardstown Group 3 since but mark looks tough.

25/1

5th

2

(1)

12th May 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:00 Leopardstown

Fiscal Rules

9st 9lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: J S Bolger

Highly tried and rated as 3yo but only managed maiden win; back from almost three years off and nearly beat 104-rated foe at Gowran (7f, heavy) on Thursday; turned out again quickly which is a very Bolger thing to do; won't mind this ground and respected.

8/1

Non-runners

Quar Shamar, Yosemite Valley

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €32.10
Straight Forecast €48.63
Trifecta €125.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Bold Discovery

The Irish Sun:

Quar Shamar

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Yosemite Valley

POSTDATA:

Power Under Me

TOPSPEED:

Bold Discovery