19:45 Curragh

Friday 26 June 2020

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Extra.ie Apprentice Derby

Off time: 19:48 | Winning time: 2m 38.98s

(17)

Monoxide³¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: D W O'Connor| T: G M Lyons| OR: 80

10/1

Lightly-raced AW handicap winner in UK for Martyn Meade, scoring over 1m2f at Chelmsford in November 2018. Only ran twice last year and interesting recruit for Ger Lyons.

Form: 2551/59-

(4)

Foveros¹⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: J M Sheridan⁽²⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 78

5/2

Winner on the Flat in France; also won three of first four over timber after joining champion jumps trainer here; interesting turned to this sphere and talented Joey Sheridan up.

Form: 323041/

(11)

Isotope⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 78

25/1

Scored at Cork in April 2019 on turf/h'cap debut (1m½f, good to yielding) but lost his way afterwards; more like it when beaten 3L on reappearance at Gowran Park (1m1½f) recently and unexposed at this distance.

Form: 2140-77

(20)

Guinevere^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: D E Sheehy| T: R P Cody| OR: 77| D

50/1

Scored over this trip at Dundalk in January off a mark of 73; not disgraced on return to action at Fairyhouse (1m4f, good to firm) 11 days ago but will have to improve generously.

Form: 525-159

(18)

Narynkol¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: A M Glynn⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 77| D

50/1

Ex-Roger Varian inmate won a maiden at Dundalk (1m4f) sporting first-time blinkers in February; readily held at Fairyhouse 11 days ago however and must bounce back (not inconceivable).

Form: 2-41540

(3)

Politicise^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: S M Mooney⁽⁴⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 77

20/1

Little but frustrating with William Haggas in Britain and similar for this trainer, with some near misses over hurdles since joining last autumn; had a few of these behind at Fairyhouse recently and could have place claims.

Form: 760-336

(12)

Best Not Argue^t1¹⁹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁴⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 76

250/1

Four wins on the Flat for previous trainer but unable to make much progress last year over hurdles having joined this yard; has gone well fresh in the past and nicely-treated off this mark with first-time tongue-tie and in-form Luke McAteer up.

Form: 11233/0-

(6)

Cautious Approach¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Coen| T: R O'Brien| OR: 76| D

33/1

More prolific around Dundalk (4-11) than on turf; the mare was behind a few of these at Fairyhouse (1m4f, good to firm) 11 days ago and doesn't make significant appeal in this contest.

Form: 6-713V0

(21)

Tonkinese⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁴⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 75| BF

6/1

No win since 2016 but threatening since joining Joseph O'Brien, including when runner-up at Fairyhouse over this trip eight days ago; likely has a leading chance with talented Dylan McMonagle on board today.

Form: 30-35V2

(13)

Causey Arch⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: C J McGovern| T: C A McBratney| OR: 74| BF

200/1

Some fair form on the Flat in the past; has only run once in the last two years and that was over hurdles in March; difficult to assess but worth a check in the market.

Form: 479823/

(19)

Lyrical Attraction^p,t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Gavin Ryan| T: J P Fahey| OR: 73| D

7/1

Dandy Man filly enjoyed profitable 2019; winning three times in six starts; returned to action with slender Roscommon defeat (1m2f) in first-time tongue-tie (retained) and key player back up in trip.

Form: 21410-2

(1)

Maria Christina^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Slattery| T: D K Weld| OR: 73| D

22/1

Winner of a heavy-ground Naas maiden (1m4f; 9-2) on fourth start back in November; tailed off here in 1m2½f Group 2 this month (150-1) on seasonal bow and could be plenty more to come on h'cap bow with that run behind her.

Form: 4/251-8

(9)

Sayo¹⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 73

6/1

French import already a hurdles/chase winner for this powerhouse operation; well held in Coral Cup at Cheltenham in March. Intriguing switched to this code and one of two for Willie Mullins.

Form: 44316/

(14)

Wooster^t²²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: W T Byrne⁽⁴⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 73| D

80/1

Twice a winner at Dundalk after joining this trainer in 2017; landed a novice hurdle at Cartmel last summer in a mixed bag of efforts. Others look better placed, including stablemate Best Not Argue.

Form: 53080/4-

(7)

Persian Lion¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁴⁾| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 72

20/1

Winner of a 1m5f Leopardstown contest on h'cap bow for Jessica Harrington in 2018 but hasn't got his head in front since; struggled in AW handicaps last year and outclassed in Group 2 here (400-1) a fortnight ago.

Form: 9600-77

(15)

Trump Card^t¹²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 70| D

100/1

Most recent win at Navan (1m5f, good) in March 2019; only run eight times since but most recent Dundalk effort in February was a step in the right direction. Must contend with much higher turf rating now however.

Form: 0095-04

(5)

Juliet Rose¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁴⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 78

13/2

Daughter of Camelot; only had four starts and won a Dundalk maiden (1m2½f) in March; shaped with some promise on turf/h'cap bow at Leopardstown (1m2f) recently and could be more to offer tackling this new trip.

Form: 8217

(2)

Yulong Voice^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Scott McCullagh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 77

18/1

Bellewstown maiden winner last season over a mile; going the wrong way in handicaps however; including reappearance at Leopardstown (1m2f) 12 days ago. Yard in form and could improve meeting longer trip.

Form: 30144-8

Non-Runners

(10)

Rock On Seamie⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: R Hackett J: Reserve 1

(16)

No Trouble¹²⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: N C Kelly J: Reserve 2

(8)

Carried¹⁶¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 10

T: R K Watson J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Foveros (5/2), Tonkinese (6/1), Sayo (6/1), Juliet Rose (13/2), Lyrical Attraction (7/1), Monoxide (10/1), Carried (11/1), No Trouble (16/1), Rock On Seamie (16/1), Yulong Voice (18/1), Politicise (20/1), Persian Lion (20/1), Maria Christina (22/1), Isotope (25/1), Cautious Approach (33/1), Narynkol (50/1), Guinevere (50/1), Wooster (80/1), Trump Card (100/1), Causey Arch (200/1), Best Not Argue (250/1)

Monoxide is just the type to thrive with Ger Lyons while Foveros has won several times over hurdles since arriving from France and could be let in leniently on first Flat start for WP Mullins, who also has 145-rated hurdler Sayo. Tonkinese has been building towards a win and has a fine young rider up, while Lyrical Attraction and Juliet Rose (both up in trip) are considered. Best Not Argue could threaten at a big price as he's capable fresh but the nod goes to MARIA CHRSTINA for Dermot Weld in the Moyglare silks. She won a Naas maiden over this trip in November and goes into handicapping after a spin around here in a Group 1 this month.