Three Horses To Follow From Leaopardstown On Sunday - 11/04/21

Leopardstown - April 10 2021
Leopardstown 13:10
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Ryan Moore

Horoscope

J:
 
Ryan Moore
T:
 
A P O'Brien
Age: 3
Weight: 9-5
OR: N/A
Days: 21

The first selection from us on Sunday from Leoaprdstown comes in the 2000 Guineas Listed Trial and we have found Horoscope as a nice bet.

The Aidan O'Brien trained three year old had two runs as a juvenile, making his debut over seven furlongs at The Curragh when finishing fourth to stablemate Khartoum.

He then had one final run in October, again on soft ground over seven furlongs and it saw him finish a better second behind the progressive Sword Zorro.

He is one of the few in the field to have a run this season as he got off the mark on seasonal debut at The Curragh in a 20 runner maiden.

The son of No Nay Never should be much fitter for the run and should also come on for the experience.

Leopardstown - April 10 2021
Leopardstown 13:40
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Ryan Moore

Shale

J:
 
Ryan Moore
T:
 
Donnacha Aidan O'Brien
Age: 3
Weight: 9-5
OR: 113
Days: 184

Our second selection of the day comes in the feature race of the day in Ireland with the Group Three 1000 Guineas Trial and Shale for Donnacha O'Brien will be tough to beat if fit.

She backed that up in a Group Three at Leopardstown before just falling short behind Pretty Gorgeous in a Group Two at the Curragh.

The daughter of Galileo stepped up for the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes over the same course and distance and reversed the form with the Joseph O'Brien runner to land her first black type event, with the good ground being crucial for her success.

She then headed to Newmarket last time out in the bet365 Fillies' Mile and could only finish sixth with the soft ground not playing to her strengths.

Getting back to good ground is a positive here and this is much easier than the races she contested well in last term.

DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
11/09/21LEO8Gd9-211
27/08/21CUR9Gd9-24
27/06/21CUR10GF9-06
18/06/21ASC8Hy9-010
11/04/21LEO7Gd9-55
Leopardstown - April 10 2021
Leopardstown 14:45
2(2)
Ryan Moore

Bolshoi Ballet

J:
 
Ryan Moore
T:
 
A P O'Brien
Age: 3
Weight: 9-5
OR: 108
Days: 169

The final runner for us on Sunday comes in the Group Three Ballysax Stakes and at the top of the market Bolshoi Ballet can make it a red letter day for the O'Brien family.

The three year old son of Galileo was seen three times as a juvenile, finishing third at Newmarket on debut over a mile in a Maiden and backing that up at Leopardstown over the same trip when getting off the mark for the first time in his career.

He was sent to Saint-Cloud for the Group One Criterium and could only finish a close up fifth behind some nice horses, wit the softer ground going against him.

The colt gets his first try on quicker ground on Sunday and dropping back in class should go close if fully fit.

DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
26/08/23SAR12Y8-81
29/07/23ASC12GS9-96
20/06/23ASC10Gd9-52
20/05/23NBY12Gd9-23
22/04/23NAV14Hy9-63