19:10 Cork

Friday 7 May 2021

All16:3517:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:40

Racing Again Tomorrow Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 19:11 | Winning time: 1m 41.68s

(10)

Golden Valour^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Scott McCullagh⁽²⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 77| BF

6/1

11/4, ran creditably after 9 days off when fifth of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good to firm) 14 days ago, needing stiffer test. Stable in good form. Cheekpieces back on. Looks on a fair mark.

Form: 0283-25

(19)

Jungle Cove¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 76| D

10/1

Winner at Dundalk in March. Not disgraced back down in trip when eighth of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good to firm, 12/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 4-34158

(14)

Leabaland^p¹⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Farragher⁽²⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 73| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Dundalk in October. 3/1, shaped as if still in good form when second of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 175 days. Each-way claims.

Form: 656112-

(1)

Vormir¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁴⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 71

66/1

Out of depth when fourth of 5 in minor event at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft, 200/1) 17 days ago, going with little fluency. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 4500-04

(6)

Anglo Saxson⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁴⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 70

50/1

50/1, ran no sort of race on first outing since leaving Charlie Fellowes after 6 months off when last of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft) 47 days ago.

Form: 31348-0

(7)

Dark Magic^p⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cleary| OR: 70| D

12/1

Latest win at Dundalk in January. Ran respectably back on the turf when fourth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 50/1) 4 days ago.

Form: 212884

(5)

Out On Friday⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Alan Persse⁽⁴⁾| T: P Byrne| OR: 70

22/1

Again ran below form when thirteenth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 50/1) 4 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 130-080

(15)

Hale Bopp¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Sam Ewing⁽²⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 82| BF

9/2

Promising type. 11/8 and tongue strap on for 1st time, ran at least as well in defeat when second of 13 in minor event at Dundalk (7f) in December. Yard having good spell. Respected on handicap debut.

Form: 412-

(13)

Lord Mczie^p1,t¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 69

66/1

25/1, ran badly when tenth of 12 in claimer at Dundalk (7f). Off 156 days. First run for yard after leaving James McAuley. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 5/01080-

(16)

Darkened⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 68

25/1

28/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, nineteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.3f, heavy) 54 days ago. Back down in trip. Fairly useful on the Flat, below form on last run.

Form: 24374-7

(9)

Kosman^p²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 68

12/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good third of 16 in handicap (12/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 26 days ago, having run of race. Trainer going well. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 020-093

(12)

Larado^b²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. 11/1 and gelded, career best when winning 18-runner handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft) 23 days ago, making all and all out to hold on. Shortlisted.

Form: 0536-1

(2)

Kadupul^t⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽²⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 77

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. Better for the run after 4 months off on first start since leaving William Haggas when third of 5 in handicap (10/1) at Dundalk (8f) 79 days ago. May do better still.

Form: 1584-3

(20)

Koybig²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: D Marnane| OR: 66| D

33/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2019. 16/1, respectable eighth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 26 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 042368

(18)

Overheer³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Kiely Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Murphy| OR: 66| BF

3/1

9/2, stepped up on reappearance when second of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, soft) 3 days ago, digging deep under pressure and pulling clear of rest. Leading player if getting a run. RESERVE.

Form: 2317-72

Non-Runners

(11)

Royal Pippen¹³

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: S Donohoe J: Luke McAteer

(8)

Longbourn¹³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: R O'Sullivan J: Adam Tracey

(4)

Galactic Grey⁵⁷⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: C P Donoghue J: Paddy Harnett

(17)

Good Job Power²³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Katelyn Young

(3)

Time And Money²⁶

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: A Oliver J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Overheer (3/1), Hale Bopp (9/2), Larado (5/1), Golden Valour (6/1), Longbourn (7/1), Jungle Cove (10/1), Kosman (12/1), Dark Magic (12/1), Kadupul (12/1), Time And Money (16/1), Royal Pippen (16/1), Out On Friday (22/1), Leabaland (22/1), Darkened (25/1), Galactic Grey (25/1), Koybig (33/1), Good Job Power (33/1), Anglo Saxson (50/1), Lord Mczie (66/1), Vormir (66/1)

A wide-open apprentice handicap which can go the way of HALE BOPP, who scored at Dundalk in October and was unlucky to bump into one when finishing runner-up under this rider a couple of months later. There's further improvement on the cards, and an opening mark of 82 may underestimate him. Larado, Leabaland and Kosman head up the list of dangers.