18:45 Leopardstown

Thursday 18 July 2019

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SAP Concur Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:46 | Winning time: 1m 30.79s

(13)

Tonkinese^p,t⁴⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: L W Browne⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 76| CD

25/1

Dual winner including over this C&D but finished well beaten over 7f at Dundalk on sole start in 2018. Probably best watched on return from well over a year off the track.

Form: 78424/0-

(2)

Sinseir^t⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Alan Persse⁽⁴⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 70

16/1

Good fourth in a 7f maiden at Fairyhouse (good-to-yielding) on debut in September. Struggled twice this campaign however and interesting to see how he performs on handicap debut following a short break.

Form: 4-00

(12)

Highly Approved¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: T P Madden| T: A McGuinness| OR: 69| D

6/1

Winner of a handicap at Bellewstown (1m, good) on his penultimate start and finished a good second over 7f at Roscommon (good) five days later. Notable runner off a mark 9lb higher than for her latest success.

Form: 534212

(11)

Beleaguerment^t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: J C McConnell| OR: 75

10/1

Good third in a 7f handicap at The Curragh (good) last month and drop in trip should suit following a 10L fifth over 1m at Bellewstown (good) subsequently.

Form: 527935

(8)

Goodnite Irina¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Killian Leonard| T: P Martin| OR: 68| CD

6/1

Returned from a break with a C&D victory on good ground just under a month ago. Fair fifth off a 6lb higher mark at Roscommon (7f, good) subsequently and is of interest once more.

Form: 980-915

(14)

Gougane Barra^t¹²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Ross Coakley| T: M Halford| OR: 68| BF

9/1

Dual winner over 1m at Dundalk earlier this year and respectable efforts at that venue on two most recent starts. Worth a check in the market on first turf start in nearly a year.

Form: 6-11634

(3)

Heavenly Rainbow³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 75

10/1

Placed on seasonal debut at Navan (5f, good) in March but struggled in three subsequent starts and probably best watched at present.

Form: 36-3080

(1)

Syrena¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 73| D

3/1

Winning for the first time on turf when successful by a nose over an extended 6f at Limerick (good) earlier this month. Raised 3lb for that victory and likely to play a leading role on this occasion.

Form: 106251

(10)

Suaimhneach²⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁴⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 72

11/1

Best effort in three maiden starts came when finishing sixth over an extended 1m at Galway (soft) last October. Make his handicap and seasonal debut in this contest.

Form: 006-

(9)

Peddlers Pass⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Francis Casey| OR: 57| D

16/1

Successful by 3L in a 7f handicap at Dundalk in May. Well below that form in two starts on turf subsequently however. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 8-00100

(6)

Sevenaday^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁴⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 62

25/1

Placed third in a 7f maiden claimer at Roscommon (soft) in first time blinkers (retained since) last month. Well held on debut for this yard at Bellewstown (1m, good) last time out however.

Form: 77-0830

(4)

Tribal Path^t¹⁶⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-6| J: S M Mooney⁽⁴⁾| T: D English| OR: 53| CD

11/1

C&D winner finished a good fourth over this trip at Dundalk in October last year. Struggled in two starts at the same venue earlier this season however and interesting to see how he fares on return from a break.

Form: 0040-90

(7)

Count Of Carabass^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-4| J: Andrew Slattery| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 51| D

14/1

Fair 5L fourth in a 7f handicap at Limerick (good) earlier this month. Races off a 2lb lower mark here and has won off higher marks in the past.

Form: 07-5754

(5)

Out On Friday¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Vanessa Maye⁽⁷⁾| T: P Byrne| OR: 58

66/1

Maiden after six starts and finished well held upped to 1m2f at Naas (good) last time out. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 07-0900

Forecasts

Syrena (3/1), Highly Approved (6/1), Goodnite Irina (6/1), Gougane Barra (9/1), Heavenly Rainbow (10/1), Beleaguerment (10/1), Suaimhneach (11/1), Tribal Path (11/1), Count Of Carabass (14/1), Peddlers Pass (16/1), Sinseir (16/1), Tonkinese (25/1), Sevenaday (25/1), Out On Friday (66/1)

SYRENA has been in good form of late and she can follow-up her Limerick victory last time out with success in this competitive handicap contest. Highly Approved has finished in the first two on each of his last three starts and he can take second spot ahead of Goodnite Irina who was a winner here on her penultimate start.