20:05 Leopardstown

Thursday 17 August 2023

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Longines Fegentri World Championship (Q.R.) Handicap

Off time: 20:05 | Winning time: 3m 28.05s

(3)

No Thanks³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Miss R Dudfield⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 75

6/4

Improved on recent efforts to win 16-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.8f, good, 8/1) 3 days ago, responding well. Fairly useful on the Flat, creditable on last Flat outing.

Form: 403-904

(6)

Barnacullia¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss E Scully⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 73

2/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Useful winner at 18f in chases. Very good second of 12 in handicap chase (11/2) at Galway (18.2f, soft) 11 days ago, clear of rest. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 4535

(8)

Dark Voyager^p,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr M Havart⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 72

25/1

Eighteenth of 19 in handicap (66/1) at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 82330-0

(7)

Kings Prince¹³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr M Luka⁽⁷⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 63

16/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Seventh of 8 in claimer at Dundalk (7f, 16/1), unsuited by drop in trip. Off 139 days. Significantly up in trip. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 606-077

(4)

Abraham⁶³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr E Ohgren⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58

9/2

One win from 27 Flat runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2017. Good fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good, 28/1) 63 days ago, never nearer. Every chance.

Form: 6/60-004

(5)

Television³⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Mr E Cagney⁽⁷⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 53

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 11/1, brought down in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good). Off 11 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 8760/

(1)

Futurum Regem²⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss E Ahlin⁽⁷⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 47

12/1

250/1, tailed-off eighth of 9 to Home By The Lee in Lismullen Hurdle at Navan (20f, soft). Off 9 months. Modest on the Flat, below form on last Flat outing.

Form: 456/078-

Non-Runners

(2)

Liquid Metric⁷⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 4

T: A McCann J: Mr A Sainz

Forecasts

No Thanks (6/4), Barnacullia (2/1), Abraham (9/2), Futurum Regem (12/1), Television (14/1), Kings Prince (16/1), Liquid Metric (20/1), Dark Voyager (25/1)

BARNACULLIA is better known as a useful chaser but this looks a good opportunity for him to open his account on the Flat. No Thanks arrives on the back of a win over hurdles on Monday, while the veteran Abraham turned in his best effort of the season when fourth over C&D 9 weeks ago.