15:50 Fairyhouse

Monday 21 September 2020

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Fairyhouse Apprentice Handicap (45-75)

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 1m 31.34s

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Mccabe^p,t⁵^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: W T Byrne⁽⁴⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 70

7/4

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Cork (8f, good, 17/2) 5 days ago by 4¼ lengths from Talking Tough, kept up to work. Big player under a penalty.

Form: 9-99581

(17)

Mulzamm^p¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 72| D

10/1

Three wins from 11 runs this year. Latest win at Galway in July. 7/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Punchestown (8f, soft) 18 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 414219

(4)

Tony The Gent^b²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 72| D

18/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. 12/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 24 days ago. Capable of going well off this mark if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 213070

(3)

Highly Approved^v¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: S M Mooney⁽⁴⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 71| D

28/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in August. 11/2, ninth of 12 in claimer at Gowran (8f, soft) 19 days ago. Rather in-and-out, and some of these make greater appeal.

Form: 020019

(7)

Shatharaat^h1,t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 71| D

40/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (80/1) at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Back up in trip and now tried in a hood.

Form: 50-9000

(6)

Line Judge⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 73

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap (20/1) at Cork (7f, good) 44 days ago. Needs to raise his game.

Form: 35265

(1)

Musical Rue^v²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 73

16/1

Winner at Down Royal in July. Bit below form third of 12 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, heavy, 16/1) 25 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Place possibilities.

Form: 733193

(14)

Talking Tough⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: M P Sheehy⁽²⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 73| D

12/1

Latest win at Galway in July. Creditable 4¼ lengths second of 10 to Mccabe in handicap at Cork (8f, good, 22/1) 5 days ago. Others preferred for win purposes.

Form: 105902

(2)

Kosman⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 71| D

15/2

Winner at Naas in June. 12/1, respectable seventh of 18 in handicap at Naas (6f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Should give a good account.

Form: 612267

(19)

Sure Cert⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Luke McAteer⁽²⁾| T: T Foley| OR: 68

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 15 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good, 33/1) 40 days ago. Down in trip for this handicap debut and needs to raise her game.

Form: 756

(16)

Offline³⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 67

66/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, sixteenth of 18 in handicap at Cork (5f, good, 25/1), hampered. Off 12 months and, chances are, he'll come on for the run.

Form: 6/88400-

(13)

War Hero^t,v¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: G M Ryan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67| D

10/1

Seventh of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Galway (7.1f, heavy) 13 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 009067

(15)

Caesar's Comet^b¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: A J Slattery| T: D Hogan| OR: 66| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Latest win at Leopardstown in July. 5/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Back up in trip and claims if returning to form.

Form: 414550

(12)

Plough Boy^t⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: D W O'Connor| T: G Donnelly| OR: 66| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Latest win here in June. Twelfth of 17 in handicap (20/1) at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Significantly up in trip and not entirely ruled out off sliding mark.

Form: 751580

(11)

Eglish¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Farragher⁽⁴⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67| D

28/1

Three wins from 9 runs this year. 66/1, sixteenth of 18 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 248400

(8)

Pixel Power^p³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S T McCullagh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 65| D

10/1

Winner at Leopardstown in August. Bit below form fourth of 12 in handicap (11/2) at Cork (6.4f, heavy) 36 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Return to 7f a plus and she's one for the shortlist.

Form: 7-75914

Non-Runners

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Macocha¹⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: E P Harty J: Reserve 1

(9)

Puddle Of Luck¹⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: A Mullins J: Reserve 2

(10)

She's In The Game²

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: W T Farrell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mccabe (7/4), Line Judge (7/1), Kosman (15/2), War Hero (10/1), Mulzamm (10/1), Pixel Power (10/1), Talking Tough (12/1), Musical Rue (16/1), Caesar's Comet (16/1), Puddle Of Luck (16/1), Tony The Gent (18/1), Plough Boy (20/1), Macocha (25/1), She's In The Game (25/1), Sure Cert (28/1), Highly Approved (28/1), Eglish (28/1), Shatharaat (40/1), Offline (66/1)

The fitting of cheekpieces enabled PIXEL POWER to get back on track last month at Leopardstown where she opened her account at the sixth time of asking. Unsuited by the drop to 6.4f when fourth at Cork since, the 3-y-o is taken to resume winning ways back at this trip. McCabe is an obvious danger on the back of his clear-cut Cork victory, while Kosman and Tony The Gent are others to consider.