20:30 Leopardstown

Thursday 7 June 2018

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T.P. Quinn Memorial Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 2m 53.63s

(10)

Kuraka¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J R Wildman⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 77| CD

5/2

C&D winner here last month on good to firm ground. Ticks quite a few boxes here and makes the shortlist.

Form: 6472-31

(3)

Archer's Up¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: R Coakley| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 72

3/1

Followed up a win on the AW at Dundalk on season bow finishing second of 23 here last month on first start for the yard and can improve on that here.

Form: 1/500-12

(1)

The Plan Man^t⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: A J Martin| OR: 70

7/1

Without a win on the turf from eight starts on the Flat and steadily regressing from his initial mark of 80. Hard to fancy.

Form: 05588-2

(2)

Ilikehim¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Leonard| T: W Durkan| OR: 68

10/1

Has struggled in the past on the ground including finishing fifth of 10 beaten over 13L in a Cork maiden last June.

Form: 45563-3

(7)

Hurricane Sky¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: T P Madden| T: C O'Brien| OR: 67| C

11/1

Seventh of 23 finishing over 4L behind Kuraka here last month in a 1m5f handicap. Form looks to be relapsing of late and opposable here.

Form: 6/0396-7

(9)

Denham Sound^p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Hogan⁽²⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 65

20/1

Without a win in 11 starts on the Flat including finishing seventh of 10 beaten 7L in a Killarney handicap last month. Negative form on the ground and others preferred.

Form: 428/88-7

(5)

Mystique Heights^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: K P Gallagher⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 65

33/1

Well beaten and never nearer in two seasonal starts last month at Roscommon and here over 1m5f last month. Ground looks to be against him here and easily passed over.

Form: 1212/80

(6)

Pink Ribbon^b1²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: D W O'Connor| T: J J Lambe| OR: 63

25/1

Six-time winner for Sylvester Kirk at around 1m1f to 1m2f. Well beaten on second start for new connections when finishing 19th of 30 at the Curragh last month over 7f. Hard to fancy in this company.

Form: 21864-0

(8)

Black Label^b¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: R P Downey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 61| D

14/1

Losing run now stands at 23 and still above his last winning mark. Hard to fancy on recent evidence.

Form: 5000-06

(4)

Temasek Star^p¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: G M Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 61| C

6/1

Finished 3¼L adrift of Kuraka here over 1m5f last month. Possibly in need of more assistance from the handicapper.

Form: 234R45

Forecasts

Kuraka (5/2), Archer's Up (3/1), Temasek Star (6/1), The Plan Man (7/1), Ilikehim (10/1), Hurricane Sky (11/1), Black Label (14/1), Denham Sound (20/1), Pink Ribbon (25/1), Mystique Heights (33/1)

KURAKA winner here over C&D last month and can make light of a 7lb penalty here to land the spoils in a potentially competitive contest with front-running Archers Up making it a true pace at the head of affairs possibly hitting the frame along with Temasek Star who deserves consideration here.

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