UK Horse Racing Tips: Leopardstown

INTENSIFY makes plenty of appeal on pedigree being a full-sister to Newspaperofrecord, twice a Grade 1 winner in the USA including the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. The dam has produced four other winners including the smart sprinter Classical Times and it will be interesting to see how strong she is in the market. Crystal Ball is a Wootton Bassett half-sister to Tepin, while Tarima hails from a family that Dermot Weld has done very well with in the past, including with Tarnawa and Tahiyra. Made U Blush sets a decent standard among those to have run and is already proven over a mile.
Prediction : 1st Intensify 2nd Made U Blush 3rd Tarima

HENRI MATISSE showed some wayward tendencies as a juvenile but also plenty of talent when winning four times. The Wootton Bassett colt had Arizona Blaze nearly four lengths behind when landing the Group 2 Railway Stakes at the Curragh and successfully signed off the campaign in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf when stepping up to a mile at Del Mar. Arizona Blaze went close in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint and now tries this trip for the first time having scored in good style over 6f at Dundalk earlier this month. The form of Hazdann's maiden win at the Curragh last summer has worked out exceptionally well and it will be interesting to see how he has progressed.
Prediction : 1st Henri Matisse 2nd Arizona Blaze 3rd Hazdann

EXACTLY progressed well throughout her juvenile campaign and was placed twice in Group 1 company including behind stablemate Lake Victoria in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh before handling soft ground well when a runaway winner of the Group 3 Killavullan Stakes over this C&D. Riding arrangements suggest she is preferred to Bubbling, who finished off last season by landing the Group 2 Rockfel Stakes over this trip at Newmarket. Sparkling Sea twice showed smart form against Fairy Godmother at Naas early last term but now reappears after an absence of 315 days, while Swelter won a mile maiden in good style on her only outing here last July.
Prediction : 1st Exactly 2nd Bubbling 3rd Sparkling Sea

DELACROIX won twice last year including the Group 3 Autumn Stakes at Newmarket before just losing out by the slimmest of margins to Hotazhell in the Group 1 Futurity Trophy at Doncaster. The Dubawi colt is bred to stay this extra quarter mile, while stablemate Puppet Master also looked like he'd be suited by stepping up in trip when finishing strongly to land a maiden at the Galway Festival. Cork maiden winner Wemightakedlongway subsequently performed well at Group 3 level and riding arrangements suggest she's preferred to Kibris.
Prediction : 1st Delacroix 2nd Puppet Master 3rd Wemightakedlongway

Aidan O'Brien has won this handicap four times in the past eight years and SERIOUS CONTENDER may prove the pick of his trio. The selection was prominent throughout on all three outings last year, including when successful here over a mile, and is bred to appreciate this step up in trip. Galveston made all to land a mile maiden at Naas, with Mocking not enjoying a clear run behind in fifth, and is another to consider along with Glen To Glen, who made a winning reappearance over 6f at the Curragh a fortnight ago. Dahlia Noir kept good company last year and is also noted.
Prediction : 1st Serious Contender 2nd Galveston 3rd Dahlia Noir

RAMPAGE has won three times including over 1m1f at this venue and has been placed on his last two turf starts. The Tom McCourt-trained gelding was having his second outing in the space of 48 hours when a creditable fourth at the Curragh most recently. Dark Viper is a frustrating sort to follow and filled the runner-up spot for the eighth time in the space of 12 months when reappearing at the Curragh a fortnight ago. Chavajod has dropped down to a competitive mark and David Egan is an interesting booking.
Prediction : 1st Rampage 2nd Chavajod 3rd Dark Viper

GENUINE JIM provided Nicola Burns with her first winner when appreciating cut in the ground to land a 24-runner event at the Curragh last autumn and shaped well when out of the handicap on his only subsequent start. Master Garvey is versatile in terms of ground conditions and last time scored over this trip at Dundalk. Si Senor has dropped down to a competitive mark and was placed at Dundalk over the winter, while Seas And Oceans is another to consider.
Prediction : 1st Genuine Jim 2nd Master Garvey 3rd Si Senior