17:10 Leopardstown

Sunday 7 May 2023

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Fund A New Home For Festina Lente Handicap

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 2m 48.67s

(4)

Water Nymph^p1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 82

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 4/1, below form fifth of 13 in maiden at Gowran (9.6f, heavy) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Trainer going well. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 62-95

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(9)

Teutates^p1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 80

4/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 5/1, fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (10f, heavy) 35 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 145

(7)

Amusement²²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 79

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/1 and blinkered for 1st time, good fourth of 11 in nursery at the Curragh (7f, soft), slowly away. Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 52344-

(8)

Sixpack¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 78

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 10/1, sixth of 14 in maiden at Cork (10.1f, good to soft) 16 days ago, not knocked about. Yard having good spell. Makes handicap debut. Open to progress. Player.

Form: 7-46

(3)

Picture Of A City¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Billy Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 71

15/8

Twice-raced maiden. Third of 9 in maiden at Limerick (11.2f, soft, 9/2) 15 days ago, needing stiffer test. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement. Interesting runner.

Form: 4-3

(6)

Lasting Peace¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 70

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, fourth of 15 in maiden at Gowran (9.6f, heavy) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-84

Non-Runners

(1)

Autocrat²³

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: J M Sheridan

(5)

Dubawi Spectre¹⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Shane Foley

(2)

Rauzan²¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: M Halford & T Collins J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Forecasts

Picture Of A City (15/8), Sixpack (7/2), Amusement (4/1), Teutates (4/1), Dubawi Spectre (5/1), Autocrat (11/2), Lasting Peace (8/1), Water Nymph (12/1), Rauzan (12/1)

Johnny Murtagh has his team in good form so perhaps SIXPACK can strike on handicap debut after catching the eye a bit last time. Dubawi Spectre's last 2 efforts show he can be very competitive from his mark, while Picture of A City is a possible improver for the Andrew Oliver team now making a quick switch to handicaps.