18:15 Dundalk

Friday 25 September 2020

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Hollywoodbets Apprentice Handicap (45-75)

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 1m 12.50s

(12)

Phoenix Open^t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 65| C

12/1

Course winner. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap (16/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good) 6 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Not ruled out.

Form: 193485

(5)

Arnhem⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Gavin Ryan| T: N Lupini| OR: 63

5/2

11/2, good third of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 7 days ago. Enters calculations dropping back in trip/

Form: 2-58033

(13)

Twenty Minutes^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Andrew Slattery| T: D English| OR: 63| D

20/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 16/1, good fourth of 13 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Not sure to be in the same form.

Form: 904004

(11)

Fit For Function⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: J G Murphy| OR: 61| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap (12/1) at this course (7f) 7 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 128508

(7)

Never Back Down^h⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: S M Mooney⁽⁴⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 61| D

7/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2018. 28/1, good second of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 7 days ago, nearest finish. Well treated if he's able to back that up.

Form: 090002

(10)

Red Pantz^p1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽²⁾| T: J M Barrett| OR: 63| D

25/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap (17/2) at Cork (5f, good) 9 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Better signs last time, so not totally dismissed in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 310067

(15)

Bushtucker Trial⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: D E Sheehy| T: L Breen| OR: 61

50/1

Visored for 1st time, last of 5 in handicap at Leicester (6f, good to firm, 16/1) 54 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. First run for yard after leaving Michael Bell. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 110-675

(3)

Edessann⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 59| BF| D

5/1

Winner at Cork in July. Sixteenth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (6.3f, good to soft, 4/1) 61 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Not long with this yard and may well get back on track.

Form: 0-92710

(14)

That's Not Me^p⁴^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer⁽²⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 53| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 10/3, improved on recent efforts to win 12-runner handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Remains of interest under a penalty.

Form: 0-35591

(8)

Belle D'azur⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: G O'Leary| OR: 57

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/1, last of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (7.3f, heavy) 80 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 0070

(9)

Jered Maddox^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D W O'Connor| T: D Marnane| OR: 55

11/1

Good sixth of 14 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to firm, 25/1) 16 days ago. On a fair mark if he can build on that.

Form: 08-0096

(1)

Puddle Of Luck¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: W T Byrne⁽⁴⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 56

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Limerick (7f, heavy) 14 days ago. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 58305

(4)

St George's Head¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: A J Farragher⁽⁴⁾| T: K P Cotter| OR: 45

18/1

Below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to soft, 18/1) 11 days ago. Looks out of sorts.

Form: 590-566

(2)

Sassy Dancer⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W J Martin| OR: 43

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good second of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good, 22/1) 6 days ago. Down in trip. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 0002

Non-Runners

(6)

Iseebreeze⁴

Weight: 8-6| Age: 5

T: A McCann J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Arnhem (5/2), Edessann (5/1), Never Back Down (7/1), Fit For Function (15/2), That's Not Me (9/1), Jered Maddox (11/1), Phoenix Open (12/1), Sassy Dancer (16/1), St George's Head (18/1), Puddle Of Luck (18/1), Twenty Minutes (20/1), Red Pantz (25/1), Iseebreeze (25/1), Bushtucker Trial (50/1), Belle D'azur (80/1)

EDESSANN scored convincingly on just his second start for Joseph O'Brien at Cork in July and is worth a chance to get back on the up despite a disappointing effort at the Curragh subsequently. That's Not Me and Arnhem both arrive in good order and are considered the main dangers.