19:00 Dundalk
Tuesday 10 April 2018
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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap (45-70)
- 4YO plus | 1m 4f | Standard | 12 Runners | Polytrack | Weighed In
- Off time: 19:03 | Winning time: 2m 34.73s
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Off the track since a below-par effort more than a year ago which has seen his mark fall dramatically. Tries a new trip which is line with the dam's side of the pedigree but he will probably need this.
2-36 record with those wins coming four years ago. Good rider on board but likely to want this after six months on the sidelines.
Lacks pace and the drop to 1m2f would not have been ideal last time despite the more positive tactics. If ridden prominently again he should be in the shake up.
Recent C&D winner who has been held off his new mark in both starts which have come over shorter. Has fitness on his side against many returning rivals and he should give a good account back at this trip.
His latest victory in 2016 came under this rider over 1m6f at Gowran Park. Has not been a similar force since and lack of a run makes him less attractive.
Has improved since teaming up with this rider and the fitting of a visor. Needs to come off a strong pace and there is a good chance he will get that.
Has some fair form over hurdles since the autumn, but her Flat exploits leave with her with plenty of work to do.
Record of 1-23 with that victory gained on soft ground. Needs to prove himself on the surface and he has an absence to overcome.
Nothing of note in nine AW starts and he is hard to recommend despite the presence in the saddle of a talented claimer.
17-race maiden who is yet to make the frame. Hard to be optimistic about his prospects at present.
Winner over fences when last seen in November and had a C&D victory from the same mark in 2016. Good rider booked and she could give a good account.
1-43 record with that success coming over C&D in 2015. Mark has slipped dramatically following some dismal efforts and she is effectively 14lb out of the weights here.
Forecasts
Duke Of Waspington (5/4), The Plan Man (7/2), Easy Boy (7/2), Universal Focus (11/1), Jackmel (14/1), Specific Gravity (14/1), Solar Heat (20/1), Foxy Lass (20/1), Authorative (33/1), Coolfighter (33/1), Paddytheirishman (50/1), Tortueuse (50/1)
A few of these have patchy records and most give away fitness advantages to rivals who probably just need to run to their current ability in order to score. Duke Of Waspington has been looking in need of a greater test and it is possible the front-running tactics employed last time could make a difference if repeated over this longer trip. However, that prospect ,and that of a few of the other proven stayers ensuring a good gallop, may set this up nicely for the in-form EASY BOY who goes well for today's rider and needs to be produced off the pace. Specific Gravity returns to the trip which brought him success last month and he looks capable of making the frame at least.
- Easy Boy
- Specific Gravity
- Duke Of Waspington
Prize Money
1st: €6,775.002nd: €2,101.003rd: €1,001.004th: €451.005th: €176.00
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