UK Horse Racing Tips: Leopardstown

SKYDANCE kept good company last season and if she runs near her official mark of 106 she'll take a bit of beating. The Night Of Thunder filly ran in a maiden on her debut but her next four starts were in stakes company. Thundering On is another who has contested a Group race, when chasing home Sugar Island at the Curragh in October. She is another leading player. Ballydoyle filly Institute is another to note.
Prediction : 1st Skydance 2nd Thundering On 3rd Institute

MISS AMERICANA turns out again quickly here after a narrow miss at Gowran Park on Thursday. The Sea The Moon filly was just denied when finishing strongly that day and, off the same mark, she is capable of running a big race. Sedro Woolley has hinted at ability in maidens and doesn't look harshly treated on his handicap debut. He could play a big role now with a visor fitted for the first time. Cleopatra's Needle completes the shortlist.
Prediction : 1st Miss Americana 2nd Sedro Woolley 3rd Cleopatras Needle

SYZYGY ran a big race on her return to action when third in the Irish Lincoln and she may be able to strike again despite a 5lb rise for that effort. The Cable Bay filly was a big improver last season, winning three on the bounce, and judged on her initial effort this term there may be more to come. Beat The Devil has been consistent on the all-weather over the winter and it will be interesting to see how he fares back on the grass. Merlin The Wizard is noted too.
Prediction : 1st Syzygy 2nd Beat The Devil 3rd Merlin The Wizard

POWER BLUE might be up to giving weight away to his rivals here. The Space Blues colt was a Group 1 winner when last seen in action in the Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh last August. The form of that race has worked out well with the runner-up True Love landing the Cheveley Park subsequently, while leading Guineas hope Puerto Rico was back in fourth. Aidan O'Brien saddles four with Ryan Moore on Flushing Meadows. This Wootton Bassett colt was beaten at short prices in a couple of stakes races last season but is obviously well regarded. Stablemate Dorset was progressive last season and is another to bear in mind.
Prediction : 1st Power Blue 2nd Flushing Meadows 3rd Dorset

BLACK CAVIAR GOLD progressed well last year and is ideally suited by an easy surface. By a leading sprint stallion, she stayed 7f well as a two-year-old and holds five of today's rivals on previous meetings, including Pivotal Attack, who she defeated to win the Weld Park Stakes. True Love won the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes and while forgiven a subsequent defeat in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint after a busy season, she would prefer fast ground and carries a 3lb penalty stepping up in distance on her reappearance. Her stablemate Composing seems dependable but is vulnerable to a high-class type, while Suzie Songs was too keen in the Moyglare.
Prediction : 1st Black Caviar Gold 2nd Pivotal Attack 3rd True Love

PIERRE BONNARD is a leading fancy for the Epsom Derby and can make a winning reappearance. A half-brother to a Group-placed performer, the Camelot colt won a Dundalk maiden and the Group 3 Zetland Stakes on fast ground before proving his versatility, ground-wise, to land the Criterium de Saint-Cloud in late-October. He clearly stays well and can defy his Group 1 penalty. A Boy Named Susie finished second in the Saint-Cloud race and is closely matched with Christmas Day on Eyrefield Stakes form. Shosholoza was fifth behind the selection in France, while James J Braddock steps up several divisions following an impressive maiden success last year.
Prediction : 1st Pierre Bonnard 2nd A Boy Named Susie 3rd Christmas Day

CAPE COD was progressive last year and while unlikely to be a star, should prove competitive on his handicap debut. By a top stallion, he was well held on his debut, but showed improvement last autumn when running over longer distances. There is nothing outstanding about his overall form, although the fourth-placed horse from his Naas win last October scored recently. So Must I won a Dundalk rated race so should be race-fit and while she remains a little unexposed, she encounters easy ground for the first time. Marjorie Daw caught the eye behind Cherry Hill Girl on debut and proved her liking for testing ground when scoring at Gowran in October.
Prediction : 1st Cape Cod 2nd So Must I 3rd Marjorie Daw