19:30 Leopardstown

Thursday 12 August 2021

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Plusvital Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 56.31s

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(14)

Fil The Power^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 80

8/1

Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, good to firm, 10/1) 12 days ago, nearest finish. Can get involved.

Form: 200744

(16)

Ideal Pal^t⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 80| D

50/1

Respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 66/1) 4 days ago.

Form: 093-508

(11)

Settle For Bay²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: O J Orr| T: D Marnane| OR: 80| C

50/1

Course winner but below form when last of 9 in handicap at Naas 22 days ago.

Form: 044709

(21)

Hayyel⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: R Brabazon| OR: 78| C

11/1

Course winner who as a patchy form in recent years but returned to form when second of 13 in handicap at this course (10f, good to soft) 90 days ago. Needs to back that up now.

Form: 281-792

(5)

Big Island^b⁶^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: K J Manning| T: J Feane| OR: 70

9/1

Bounced back to form to finally get off the mark in 10-runner handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, soft, 13/2) 6 days ago, having run of race. Carries penalty. Back up in trip. Blinkers back on.

Form: 0-46061

(1)

Annexation^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 75

3/1

Useful form over hurdles, won handicap in June, well held in Galway Hurdle last time. Fairly useful on the Flat, shaped as if back in form on last Flat run.

Form: 50/122-6

(19)

Thaleeq^v1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 74

40/1

22/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 5436-60

(12)

Oneiroi^h⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: D Buckley| OR: 72| BF

7/1

Creditable second of 9 in handicap at Naas (8f, good, 11/8) 50 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 203422

(3)

Himalayan Beauty^p¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 78

9/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 8-runner handicap (11/2) at Gowran (8f, good) 19 days ago, responding well. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 85-2261

(13)

Maralinga³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: G M Ryan| T: T Doyle| OR: 78| C

33/1

Course winner in June but wasn't in the same form last time. Must bounce back.

Form: 0-50718

(15)

Emphatic^t,v1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: S P Davis| T: J Larkin| OR: 69

33/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 33/1, good second of 18 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, soft) 16 days ago. Visor on for 1st time.

Form: 116092

(10)

Old Tom Higgins⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 75

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in maiden (50/1) at the Curragh (8f, good to firm) 46 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 940

(2)

Silent Performance¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 66

20/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, not seen to best effect when ninth of 18 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, soft, 25/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 407-209

(8)

Well Suited^h¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 66

66/1

20/1, ran no sort of race when thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 570980

(24)

Massa Lubrense^p,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: G P Halpin| T: J Geoghegan| OR: 65

16/1

14/1, shaped as if still in good form when seventh of 17 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 7 days ago, would have benefited from stronger handling. Not ruled out.

Form: 0-86037

(22)

Bonte Moi³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: C P Hoban| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 70

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 22/1, fourth of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) 31 days ago. Makes handicap debut, and remains with potential.

Form: 8-04

(9)

Dha Leath^t⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: L F Roche| T: G Donnelly| OR: 66

28/1

Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap (7/1) at Tipperary (9f, good to firm) 43 days ago, needing stronger gallop.

Form: 2-60486

Non-Runners

(7)

Always Waitin²⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: W McCreery J: W J Lee

(20)

Innamorare²²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Chris Hayes

(23)

New Moon Rising¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: S M Crosse

(18)

Tall Story¹²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J G Murphy J: Gary Carroll

(4)

Supreme Machine²⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: S Lavery J: J M Sheridan

(17)

Divine Celt¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: J P Fahey J: Reserve 1

(6)

Shimla Rolann⁷⁹

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Annexation (3/1), Himalayan Beauty (9/2), Divine Celt (6/1), Oneiroi (7/1), Fil The Power (8/1), Always Waitin (8/1), Big Island (9/1), New Moon Rising (10/1), Supreme Machine (10/1), Hayyel (11/1), Bonte Moi (12/1), Shimla Rolann (16/1), Massa Lubrense (16/1), Silent Performance (20/1), Tall Story (20/1), Old Tom Higgins (22/1), Innamorare (25/1), Dha Leath (28/1), Emphatic (33/1), Maralinga (33/1), Thaleeq (40/1), Ideal Pal (50/1), Settle For Bay (50/1), Well Suited (66/1)

ANNEXATION is potentially well treated on his useful hurdles form back in this code, so he looks as interesting as any. New Moon Rising likely has more to offer now handicapping, with Himalayan Beauty another to take seriously on the back of a career best.