16:20 Galway

Tuesday 12 September 2023

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Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 1m 50.69s

(7)

Laughifuwant¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 86| C

5/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 16/1, not disgraced ninth of 22 in Irish Cambridgeshire at the Curragh (8f, good) 17 days ago. 3 of his 4 career victories gained at this venue and no surprise to see him thereabouts again.

Form: 500919

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(3)

Shigar²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: W Durkan| OR: 83

9/2

Fairly useful gelding. Latest win at Kempton in June. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 11/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 441667

(2)

Lord Erskine^p⁵⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 79

25/1

Fairly useful veteran. Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, good to soft, 8/1) 56 days ago. Back down markedly in trip now.

Form: 144-016

(1)

Duke Of Leggagh³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 78| C

3/1

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. 20/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good) 30 days ago, dropping away gradually. Very best efforts have come with plenty of give underfoot.

Form: 265759

(6)

Trachonitus^t¹⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 78

4/1

Fairly useful gelding. 6/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Naas (8f, heavy) in April, ridden 2f out and no extra. Given a break since but others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 5951-45

Non-Runners

(4)

Adelaise¹⁹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: Wayne Hassett

(5)

Timourid²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: P W Flynn J: Luke McAteer

Forecasts

Laughifuwant (5/4), Adelaise (7/4), Duke Of Leggagh (3/1), Trachonitus (4/1), Shigar (9/2), Timourid (14/1), Lord Erskine (25/1)

ADELAISE remains winless this term but turned in another solid effort when runner-up at Leopardstown (1m) 3 weeks ago and in a race where a host have something to prove, she looks to hold sound claims. Laughifuwant is fancied to emerge as the chief threat.