16:40 Curragh

Sunday 11 October 2020

All13:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:40

extra.ie Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 1m 45.80s

(3)

Eastern Racer^b⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Scott McCullagh⁽²⁾| T: S Byrne| OR: 77| D

6/1

Latest win at Galway in July. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft, 16/1) 8 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 315279

(11)

Takeachancejimmy¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: A J Farragher⁽⁴⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 75| D

9/1

Latest win at Navan in August. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 50/1) 16 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 7-40108

(2)

Darkened^p,t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 73

4/1

Winner at Galway in August. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft, 9/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 132437

(12)

Phoenix Open^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 72| D

16/1

12/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 16 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 934850

(9)

Aussie Valentine^p,t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽²⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 70| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2019. Tenth of 14 in handicap (16/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good) 22 days ago.

Form: 990950

(7)

Overheer²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁴⁾| T: J G Murphy| OR: 70

4/1

18/5, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Polished performance there and big shout again with in-form apprentice up.

Form: 85-5231

(1)

Up With The Play³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer⁽²⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 72

11/2

50/1, good fourth of 14 in maiden at Gowran (9.5f, soft) 39 days ago, nearest finish. Makes handicap debut. Likely to do better and lots to like with Luke McAteer up.

Form: 6764

(6)

Hisnameis Mrdevitt^t³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Crosse| T: J Feane| OR: 69| D

22/1

Latest win at Gowran in July. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (5/1) at Limerick (7f, heavy) 30 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 811400

(8)

Excuzio Joe¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽²⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 68

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good third of 14 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, soft, 14/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 0093

(5)

Extensio²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Sylvia O'Donnell⁽⁷⁾| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 63

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good, 50/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 0497

(4)

Popsicle¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: J Larkin| OR: 55

66/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2018. Eighth of 13 in handicap (50/1) at Listowel (7f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 74-0508

Non-Runners

(10)

Lady Savanah¹⁴

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: T G McCourt J: D E Sheehy

Forecasts

Darkened (4/1), Overheer (4/1), Lady Savanah (5/1), Up With The Play (11/2), Excuzio Joe (6/1), Eastern Racer (6/1), Aussie Valentine (8/1), Takeachancejimmy (9/1), Phoenix Open (16/1), Extensio (18/1), Hisnameis Mrdevitt (22/1), Popsicle (66/1)

UP WITH THE PLAY caught the eye at Gowran last month and could do a lot better now handicapping, the excellent Luke McAteer in the saddle ticking another box. Overheer is a big player after his professional Tipperary win, while you couldn't rule out Lady Savanah again.