18:05 Roscommon

Monday 31 August 2020

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roscommonracecourse.ie Apprentice Maiden

Off time: 18:06 | Winning time: 2m 39.71s

(2)

Alatar^t1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D W O'Connor| T: M Halford| OR: 80

9/2

Lightly-raced gelding. Ninth of 12 in maiden at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft, 8/1) 31 days ago. Stable having good spell. Tongue strap on 1st time. Player on best form.

Form: 725-39

(3)

Alghazaal¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S T McCullagh| T: K Prendergast

11/4

Promising sort. 10/3, second of 17 in maiden at Cork (10f, heavy) 15 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Should improve.

Form: 842

(9)

Big Island^b1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan| T: J Feane

6/1

Twice-raced gelding. 33/1, seventh of 12 in maiden at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Yard having good spell. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 67

(1)

Money Mike²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁴⁾| T: E McCarthy

200/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Last of 12 in juvenile hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good, 50/1) on NH debut 21 days ago. First run for yard after leaving D. E. Fitzgerald.

Form:

(8)

Natchez Trace^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Slattery| T: D K Weld

12/1

Twice-raced colt. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 10 in maiden at this course (12f, heavy, 9/2) 13 days ago. Yard in good form.

Form: 63

(12)

Vultan^t³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien

9/4

Promising sort. Tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 11 in maiden at Down Royal (12.7f, good to soft, 11/4) 38 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 7-6

(10)

High Lake

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁴⁾| T: J S Bolger

22/1

Fracas filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful 1m-1¼m winner Mother Vincent and 7f winner Fountain. Stable in good form.

Form:

(11)

Lady Ironside¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery

8/1

Thrice-raced filly. 16/1, fifth of 17 in maiden at Cork (10f, heavy) 15 days ago.

Form: 945

(7)

Pyramid Rock³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁴⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 63

12/1

Thrice-raced filly. 11/1, last of 16 in maiden at Leopardstown (10f, good to soft) 31 days ago.

Form: 5-40

(4)

Rizannon^t⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

250/1

Once-raced filly. 250/1 and tongue strap on, last of 12 in maiden at Fairyhouse (10f, good) on debut 67 days ago.

Form: 0

(5)

Watergrange Fairy^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W T Byrne⁽⁴⁾| T: T Cleary| OR: 49

250/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap (100/1) at Dundalk (8f) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 008-000

Non-Runners

(6)

Crescent Lake¹⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J J Murphy J: J M Sheridan

Forecasts

Vultan (9/4), Alghazaal (11/4), Alatar (9/2), Big Island (6/1), Lady Ironside (8/1), Pyramid Rock (12/1), Natchez Trace (12/1), Crescent Lake (20/1), High Lake (22/1), Money Mike (200/1), Watergrange Fairy (250/1), Rizannon (250/1)

ALGHAZAAL shaped like a useful prospect when runner-up in a maiden at Cork 2 weeks ago and looks the one to beat. Vultan has shown something to work on in maidens 9 months apart and is next best ahead of Alatar.