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Preview leopardstown 16th Jun

Wed 15th Jun 2011, 14:00

The Listed Glencairn Stakes is the showcase event at Leopardstown on Thursday evening and Wild Wind has her sights lowered significantly.

Having made Banimpire pull out all the stops at Gowran Park, Aidan O'Brien's Danehill Dancer filly has since contested a couple of Classics - making the frame in the French 1000 Guineas before flopping in the Curragh equivalent.

That was only a week after her Longchamp exploits, though, and given more time to recover heading into this assignment, she can capitalise on the weight she receives from the likes of Barack and Hen Night, who were third and fourth respectively at Naas last week.

O'Brien's Foot Soldier made an encouraging start to his career at the Curragh and sets the standard which the John Oxx-trained newcomer Rubina must aspire to in the opening Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at 6.05.

Oxx saddles a couple in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden and Johnny Murtagh has stuck with the proven experience of Narjawa, who returns after a couple of second-placings behind smart performers on the all-weather.

Oxx's Creekside must concede upwards of 11lb to three rivals in the Growise Handicap and each possesses as much potential as the top-weight.

Casbah Rock has been an excellent moneyspinner for the Ger Lyons team this year and bids for a hat-trick in the Bulmers Live Handicap, just six days after another comfortable Navan success as favourite.

This is a tricky heat, however, with Deire Ba Sli and Duc De Savoie just two with genuine pretensions of toppling the likely market leader.

Ted Dolly justified strong support at Cork last weekend and is turned out again quickly under a 5lb penalty in the Undertones Handicap, while Tornedo Shay and Johnny McGeeney are more familiar to aficianados of the winter game, but lock horns in the Follow Leopardstown On Facebook (QR) Maiden.