Lil’ Leprechaun Dash (Grade II)
Sunday, August 7, 2022 — 3:20:00 PM EST
Grade II / Group 2*CPU – Purse : $375,000
Restricted to 3 Year Olds and Older
7 Furlongs | ~1400 Meters | Seven Eighths of a Mile
Fast Dirt
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| 1 | BENEFIT ANALYSIS – 9/1 BENEFIT ANALYSIS is sired by LIAM’S MAP and is representing ATTHEWIRE Racing Stables. BENEFIT ANALYSIS started her 3yo campaign hot with a wire to wire stakes win in January 2021, after finding her footings in the allowance class she is looking to make a challenge at the stakes tier again but will need a significant jump in speed to match the contenders in this field. Top SP – 103 902 Dirt Sprint Rank – 479 (7 – 7) |
| 2 | MELBOURNE GIRL – 48/1 MELBOURNE GIRL is sired by MAJESTIC WARRIOR and is representing DANMARKO Racing Stables. MELBOURNE GIRL is coming in off a stakes win last time out, but will be making her first start against older runners which may be a difficult test as her best speeds are almost 20 behind the top contenders. Top SP – 96 476 Dirt Sprint Rank – 189 (11 – 11) |
| 3 | THIS JUST HAPPENED – 21/1 THIS JUST HAPPENED is sired by THE FACTOR and is representing DANMARKO Racing Stables. THIS JUST HAPPENED started her career off on fire with seven victories in her first eight starts, since then she has managed a handful of top three finishes including two in the graded class but is still looking to find her way back to the top. Top SP – 97 907 Dirt Sprint Rank – 2,852 (2 – 2) |
| 4 | JABUK ALERT – 9/2 JABUK ALERT is sired by FRANKEL (GB) and is representing VYZ Racing Stables. JABUK ALERT is coming off a stakes win in the ‘Belle Of Broadway Dirt Mare Sprint’ where she netted her second career stakes win, she should be expected to press for the early lead but will need another career best if she is to hold off the closers. Top SP – 111 859 Dirt Sprint Rank – 76 (22 – 22) |
| 5 | WARTIME COURAGE – 9/5 WARTIME COURAGE is sired by WAR FRONT and is representing SUPERTAFFY Racing Stables. WARTIME COURAGE finally made the jump to stakes races two starts ago and has come from last place to snatch victory at the wire in both starts. She is coming off her career best speed, which is also the highest last start speed in the field. Top SP – 114 482 Dirt Sprint Rank – 89 (21 – 21) |
| 6 | VIOLENT TAP – 7/5 VIOLENT TAP is sired by VIOLENCE and is representing GOWANS Racing Stables. VIOLENT TAP is another top contender coming off two stakes victories including the Grade II Delta Tau Chi Sprint where she came from near the back in both victories. Top SP – 114 627 Dirt Sprint Rank – 20 (41 – 41) |
| 7 | A LOT OF STARS – 7/1 A LOT OF STARS is sired by KODIAC (GB) and is representing SPINROUND Racing Stables. A LOT OF STARS is making her stakes debut off an allowance victory last time on the track, she has consistently finished among the leaders but will need a big jump in speed to match the contenders. Top SP – 106 182 Dirt Sprint Rank – 270 (10 – 10) |
Keggers Picks
JABUK ALERT (4), WARTIME COURAGE (5), and VIOLENT TAP (6)
Make sure you have your viewer zoomed all the way out, as the top 3 contenders should be expected to have the field sandwiched.
JABUK ALERT should be expected to make a strong early push, and looks to be coming into her prime making her a wire-to-wire threat.
WARTIME COURAGE and VIOLENT TAP are both deep closing threats, both coming in with the highest speeds in the field and coming off two stakes wins each. In all four combined wins they came back from over 10 lengths back from the leaders, including an almost 14 length deficit for WARTIME COURAGE last time out.