16:45 Dundalk

Friday 16 October 2020

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Claiming Race

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 2m 14.21s

(7)

Frankuus^b⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Sheridan| T: J McAuley| OR: 95

22/1

25/1, last of 8 in handicap at Ripon (12f, good to firm) 84 days ago, folding tamely under 2f out and eased off. Acquired for just 6,600 gns in August and he's tough to assess on balance.

Form: 49/26-P8

(12)

Gee Rex¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽²⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 83

7/2

Fairly useful gelding. Latest win at Gowran in September. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, soft, 13/2) 15 days ago. No surprise to see him bounce back.

Form: 157510

(10)

Sicario⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: D E Sheehy| T: M M McNiff| OR: 71

33/1

Fair gelding. Latest win at Sligo in July. Seventh of 8 in handicap at Tramore (12f, good to soft, 5/1) 62 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 042177

(14)

Estepona Sun^t1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 85| C

10/1

Course winner. 9/2, first run since leaving G. M. Lyons when ninth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f on NH debut 38 days ago. Claims at this level returned to the level.

Form: 51-5621

(11)

Tony The Gent^b¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Crosse| T: D Hogan| OR: 74| C

13/2

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. Seventh of 10 in claimer at Fairyhouse (6f, soft, 9/2) 15 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 307027

(15)

Inteldream^p¹²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D W O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 72

28/1

Lightly-raced winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Marco Botti when last of 15 in handicap (8/1) at Fairyhouse (12f, good). Off 120 days.

Form: 0811-0

(8)

Garrison Commander¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Nathan Crosse| T: D Hogan| OR: 71

25/1

Fair gelding. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (12/1) at Killarney (11.2f, soft) 12 days ago. Return to shorter rates a likely plus here.

Form: 524-140

(6)

Moving Forward²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Scott McCullagh| T: A Kinirons| OR: 66

3/1

Fair gelding. Twelve runs since last win in 2018. First run since leaving Madeleine Tylicki when creditable third of 12 in handicap (8/1) at this course (12f) 28 days ago.

Form: 437703

(9)

Alhajjaj^h⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: C J McGovern| T: A McCann| OR: 62| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Sixteenth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good, 50/1) 64 days ago.

Form: 8-01380

(5)

Lady De Vesci²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: A J Farragher⁽⁴⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 67| CD

7/2

3-time C&D winner. Latest win at Navan in September. 12/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 27 days ago.

Form: 454916

(1)

Secret Wizard⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 64| C

50/1

Fair gelding. Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 50/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at this C&D. Off 96 days.

Form: 260000

(3)

Aussie Valentine^p,t⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: A McGuinness| OR: 68| C

11/1

Course winner. Twenty three runs since last win in 2019. 8/1, fifth of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft) 5 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 909505

(2)

Heatstroke^b1,t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 72

125/1

Fair gelding. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle (200/1) at Gowran (20f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 478/460

(16)

Moonmeister^t²⁵⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A J Martin| OR: 63| CD

33/1

Fairly useful gelding at his best but losing run stretches back to 2017. Below best both starts in course claimers earlier in the year and break needs to have perked him up.

Form: D200-66

Non-Runners

(17)

Hotspur Harry⁷⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Reserve 1

(4)

Marmolata²⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: E Mullins J: Reserve 2

(13)

Youm Sunday³¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: A Oliver J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Moving Forward (3/1), Gee Rex (7/2), Lady De Vesci (7/2), Tony The Gent (13/2), Hotspur Harry (7/1), Estepona Sun (10/1), Marmolata (10/1), Aussie Valentine (11/1), Frankuus (22/1), Garrison Commander (25/1), Alhajjaj (28/1), Inteldream (28/1), Moonmeister (33/1), Sicario (33/1), Secret Wizard (50/1), Youm Sunday (66/1), Heatstroke (125/1)

ESTEPONA SUN needs to dispel a lesser effort over hurdles on yard debut in his wake, yet he had previously bolted up in a claimer over 10f at Leopardstown and, given he's still low-mileage at the trip/on AW he could be worth chancing to get back on the up. Gee Rex and Tony The Gent can give the selection most to think about.