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Wednesday 7 October 2020

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Boyne Valley Apprentice Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 1m 4.00s

(8)

Pretty Boy Floyd^v¹¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Luke McAteer⁽²⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 65| BF

8/1

Fair maiden. Off 9 months, Ninth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good, 11/4) on return, not clear run. Off 112 days. Down in trip. Back with former yard.

Form: 0/6000-9

(6)

Seven Worlds^b,t³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 61

40/1

Maiden. Off 6 months, 80/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourteenth of 18 in handicap at this course (5.8f, good to soft) 32 days ago.

Form: 560-000

(12)

Jensons Joy³⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: G O'Leary| OR: 60

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving Adrian Brendan Joyce. Makes handicap debut and needs to improve.

Form: 0057-

(18)

Teddy Boy²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽²⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 59| CD

3/1

Respectable third of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to soft, 5/2) 23 days ago. Consistent, his only win coming in a big-field C&D handicap a year ago.

Form: 342233

(2)

Cactus Tree^b1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Nathan Crosse| T: M C Grassick| OR: 55

11/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. 18/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Limerick (6.7f, heavy) 26 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 360476

(7)

Swiss Bond¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: W T Byrne⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 54

125/1

Poor maiden. Off a year and first run since leaving J. S. Moore when eleventh of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (5f, 125/1) 12 days ago. Improvement needed.

Form: 57890-0

(1)

Hija De La Luna⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Alan Persse⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 53

25/1

Maiden, standout effort at Dundalk. 18/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Cork (5f, good to soft) 8 days ago, worst of draw.

Form: 036-700

(11)

Pretty Smart⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁴⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 53| CD

4/1

Latest win here in July. 6/1, bit below form fourth of 14 in handicap at Cork (5f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 381864

(10)

Nouhime²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁴⁾| T: T Kodama| OR: 52

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 8 in maiden at Cork (6f, good, 150/1) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut and plenty of improvement needed.

Form: 077

(13)

Doonard Prince^b³²

Age: 11| Weight: 9-2| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽²⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 51| CD

7/1

Bit below form tenth of 18 in handicap (12/1) at this course (5.8f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Won this last year and merits respect.

Form: 245960

(4)

Pillar⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 47| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. 7/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Cork (6f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 346034

(15)

Castrogiovanni^p⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: K P Egan| OR: 46

50/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2017. Off 9 months, last of 16 in handicap at Naas (6f, good to soft, 66/1) 65 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 60000-0

(9)

It's All A Joke^v¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: S M Mooney⁽⁴⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 46| D

14/1

Latest win at Naas in August. 10/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 016806

(16)

Ever Rock¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: D E Sheehy| T: J J Lambe| OR: 45| D

22/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft, 25/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 0-77005

(17)

Fool Proof⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 45

12/1

14/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good to soft) 74 days ago. Back down in trip. Yard in form and he did run well behind a classy rival in 3-y-o C&D maiden in June.

Form: 8-00260

(19)

Musical Memories^b1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Ms N A Kane⁽⁴⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 45

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Limerick (6.7f, heavy) 26 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 0-000

(5)

Urban Boom^b,t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: D Donovan| OR: 45

50/1

Poor maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Cork (8.2f, good, 80/1) 8 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 77-0000

Non-Runners

(3)

Dolce Sicily⁴¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: L Smyth J: Hugh Horgan

(14)

Rotokura⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Teddy Boy (3/1), Pretty Smart (4/1), Pillar (5/1), Doonard Prince (7/1), Pretty Boy Floyd (8/1), Cactus Tree (11/1), Fool Proof (12/1), Dolce Sicily (12/1), It's All A Joke (14/1), Ever Rock (22/1), Jensons Joy (22/1), Hija De La Luna (25/1), Seven Worlds (40/1), Castrogiovanni (50/1), Nouhime (50/1), Urban Boom (50/1), Musical Memories (50/1), Swiss Bond (125/1)

PILLAR lurks on a dangerous mark and is typically holding his racing well so could be worth chancing to get the rub of the green. Last year's winner Doonard Prince is respected back from a short break, while the consistent Teddy Boy and Fool Proof could also figure.