14:30 Cork

Friday 23 April 2021

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CorkRacecourse.ie Apprentice Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 2m 12.84s

(18)

Kingslayer¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 70

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 25/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 8355/9

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(8)

Lady Georgie¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 70

28/1

25/1, creditable sixth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 13 days ago.

Form: 50538-6

(4)

Firstman^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: A J Martin| OR: 69| D

15/2

13/2, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 28 days ago, not ideally placed. Respected.

Form: 5906-45

(10)

Hidden Land²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: J M Sheridan| T: A Kinirons| OR: 69

66/1

Last of 13 in handicap (66/1) at Dundalk (12f) 28 days ago.

Form: 847-560

(3)

Ivy Avenue^p¹⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Luke McAteer| T: J S Bolger| OR: 69

7/1

11/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 140 days.

Form: 666369-

(17)

Morph Speed³^{(ex 6)}

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Scott McCullagh| T: R O'Brien| OR: 63

13/8

One win from 3 runs last year. 11/4, career best when winning 15-runner handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 3 days ago. Carries penalty. Shortlist material.

Form: 175-031

(2)

Na Caith Tobac³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁴⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 69| D

11/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win at Navan in October. 18/1, excellent third of 20 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.6f, good to soft) 37 days ago.

Form: 000118-

(11)

Sicario¹⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: C J McGovern| T: M M McNiff| OR: 68| D

33/1

25/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 158 days.

Form: 217780-

(16)

Fugacious¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 66| BF

11/2

Temperamental sort. Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap (4/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 12 days ago, nearest finish. Up in trip.

Form: 3445-24

(1)

Sydney Blues¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Alan Persse⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 64

12/1

Fair on the Flat, respectable on last Flat outing. Pulled up in juvenile hurdle (25/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 154 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 742096-

(6)

Khairy⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 62

16/1

16/1, thirteenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 60-0500

(7)

Storm Elza¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 62

25/1

Winner at Dundalk in January. 8/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 13 days ago.

Form: 4-61046

(14)

Herodotus^h,t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: K Smith| OR: 61| D

33/1

50/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 13 days ago.

Form: 700-003

(15)

Red Archangel²²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: Miss S A Finn| OR: 60

80/1

5/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (13.3f). Off 7 months. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Richard Spencer.

Form: 94/1257-

(9)

Mijul Angel¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Farragher⁽²⁾| T: B A Murphy| OR: 56

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 16 in handicap (40/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0-4900

Non-Runners

(19)

World Title⁴⁹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: P J F Murphy J: Julie McDonald

(13)

Loaded⁹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 8

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 1

(12)

Canford Light²³⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 2

(5)

Carried¹³

Weight: 8-10| Age: 11

T: R K Watson J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Morph Speed (13/8), Fugacious (11/2), Ivy Avenue (7/1), Firstman (15/2), Kingslayer (9/1), Na Caith Tobac (11/1), Sydney Blues (12/1), Canford Light (14/1), Khairy (16/1), World Title (20/1), Storm Elza (25/1), Lady Georgie (28/1), Sicario (33/1), Herodotus (33/1), Loaded (33/1), Carried (33/1), Hidden Land (66/1), Mijul Angel (66/1), Red Archangel (80/1)

MORPH SPEED confirmed the promise of his debut for this yard when winning a 15-runner handicap at Tipperary on Tuesday and looks the one to beat under a penalty. Firstman and Na Caith Tobac head the dangers.