20:25 Leopardstown

Thursday 4 August 2022

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Awards & Gifts Handicap

Off time: 20:25 | Winning time: 3m 21.9s

(7)

True Destiny¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: J A Heffernan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 82

40/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good, 66/1) 14 days ago, weakening over 1f out. Others make greater appeal.

Form: 1470-70

(11)

Takarengo¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 81| C

7/1

Course winner. 14/1, fifth of 7 in minor event at this C&D (good) 28 days ago. Been afforded a chance by the assessor ahead of this switch back to handicaps but recent exploits have been mixed.

Form: 07-6651

(5)

No Thanks⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M J Smith| OR: 77

11/2

Below form twelfth of 19 in handicap (14/1) at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 8 days ago, beaten before home turn. Needs to bounce back but that not out of the question.

Form: 1014-50

(6)

Arabian King^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: M J Smith| OR: 70

9/1

Successful return from 9 months off over hurdles at Killarney (20f) in July but he ran poorly returned to the Flat when fourteenth of 19 in handicap at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 33108-0

(2)

Annecherie¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 69

18/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Dundalk in February. Last of 11 in handicap at this C&D (good, 22/1) 14 days ago. That was her first start for 5 months but very best form has come on polytrack to date.

Form: 313-130

(9)

Rich Belief^b⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: K Thornton| OR: 69

7/4

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap (16/1) at Galway (14.1f, soft) 6 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 67-6824

(8)

Derrinlaur^v⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 66| BF

10/3

Blinkered for 1st time, creditable second of 13 in handicap (3/1) at Gowran (13.7f, soft) 72 days ago, no match for winner. Visor back on and she's one to consider back up in trip.

Form: 36-2532

(1)

Oranmore⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 61

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 40/1, thirteenth of 18 in handicap at this C&D (good) 56 days ago. Still needs to prove his effectiveness at this trip.

Form: 5-550

(4)

Yenillik^p1³³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 60

33/1

14/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (24f, good) 33 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/75900-

(3)

Nusra²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: K J Leonard| T: G Ahern| OR: 57

20/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. 12/1, good fourth of 10 in handicap at Limerick (12.5f, good) 28 days ago. Another who still needs to prove his effectiveness at this sort of trip.

Form: 082294

Non-Runners

(10)

Curious Bride⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: E O'Connell J: Danny Gilligan

(12)

Firstman¹⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Wayne Lordan

Forecasts

Rich Belief (7/4), Derrinlaur (10/3), No Thanks (11/2), Takarengo (7/1), Firstman (8/1), Arabian King (9/1), Curious Bride (12/1), Oranmore (16/1), Annecherie (18/1), Nusra (20/1), Yenillik (33/1), True Destiny (40/1)

DERRINLAUR remains a maiden but she again ran well, not least with a view to stepping back up in trip, when runner-up at Gowran in May and she could be the answer in a refitted visor. Rich Belief, No Thanks and Arabian King are others to consider.