17:00 Leopardstown

Friday 14 May 2021

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Race Academy Apprentice Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 2m 43.33s

(6)

Dammit³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 69

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, good third of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 34 days ago, edged out on post. Claims on that evidence if translating the improvement showed back on turf.

Form: 904-83

(24)

Inshallah Queen⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 69

50/1

Eleventh of 13 in handicap (125/1) at Dundalk (12f) on IRE flat debut 49 days ago, never a threat on the back of 9 months off. This promises to reveal more.

Form: 55120/0

(12)

Melliferous^b³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 69

9/2

Below form fourth of 15 in maiden at Roscommon (12f, good to soft, 7/2) 3 days ago, carrying head awkwardly. Visor again the headgear of choice but she is becoming frustrating.

Form: 232964

(25)

Never Mistabeat³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Scott McCullagh| T: J P Fahey| OR: 68

18/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Dundalk in March. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 3/1) 34 days ago.

Form: 8-81217

(19)

Shore⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Keane| OR: 68

15/2

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. 3/1, fourth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) 44 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut and progress may be forthcoming upped in trip.

Form: 524

(4)

Born To Rule¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Andrew Slattery| T: T Hogan| OR: 67

18/1

20/1, below form eleventh of 18 in handicap at Gowran (14f, soft) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 740-570

(3)

Garrison Commander⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 67

28/1

Twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at this course (16f, good) 67 days ago. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. However, not entirely ruled out back on turf.

Form: 4/1405-0

(20)

Kingslayer²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 67

10/1

9/1, stepped up on belated return effort when creditable fifth of 15 in handicap at Cork (10.2f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Eased further in weights and he remains relatively low mileage.

Form: 8355/95

(16)

Harvest Bow³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 66

28/1

Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Has made another interetsing yard switch, so worth a look in the betting.

Form: 6099-00

(5)

Sicario²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: C J McGovern| T: M M McNiff| OR: 66

14/1

33/1, respectable eighth of 15 in handicap at Cork (10.2f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 17780-8

(8)

Hidden Land¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Luke McAteer| T: A Kinirons| OR: 65

28/1

20/1, below form eighth of 17 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, soft) 10 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 7-56048

(11)

Universal Focus^b²⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: D E Sheehy| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 65| D

20/1

3/1, didn't need to be at best when winning 14-runner handicap at Cork (12f, good). Off 8 months. Can make presence felt.

Form: 883271-

(7)

Twentybore^b1⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁴⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 64

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. 200/1, eighth of 11 in maiden at this course (7f, good) 5 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 778

(10)

Walnut Beach²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Alan Persse⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 63

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, sixth of 11 in maiden at Cork (10.2f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut and worth noting if market vibes are positive.

Form: 78-6

(1)

Lariat³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁴⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 61

16/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. Below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run.

Form: 04687-0

(9)

High Lake¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: W T Byrne⁽⁴⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 59

9/2

Good fifth of 18 in handicap (18/1) at Gowran (14f, soft) 10 days ago. Trainer going well.

Form: 665-605

(22)

Maunganui^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Annalise Cullen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 57

18/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap at Limerick (11.3f, good, 33/1) 20 days ago. Needs to step up to figure.

Form: 080-940

(17)

Dusty Winds²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Farragher⁽²⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 55

16/1

16/1, good sixth of 14 in handicap at Limerick (11.3f, good) 20 days ago, making headway over 1f out and keeping on. May need further assistance from the assessor, however.

Form: 009-066

(26)

Mater Matuta^h,t⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 53

40/1

Tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, good, 125/1) 67 days ago. Needs to bounce back returned to the level.

Form: 080740-

(15)

Little Brother²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: J Nash| OR: 51

20/1

Tenth of 13 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft, 18/1) 29 days ago. Struggled on last Flat run but is at least operating from last winning mark.

Form: 33180-0

(21)

Third Avenue²⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 50

40/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Killarney (11.2f) in August, struggling 2f out. Is at least still low-mileage ahead of return but the market may prove the most useful guide.

Form: 06/0058-

(14)

Airlift^p,t³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 45

22/1

20/1, below form ninth of 17 in handicap at Gowran (9.6f, soft) 37 days ago, left poorly placed. Up in trip.

Form: 00-0009

(18)

Made In Pimlico²⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: B W Duke| OR: 45

25/1

13/2, below form fifth of 9 in juvenile hurdle at Sligo (17.5f) in October. Had failed to make a significant impact on Flat in 2019 and more needed to get off the mark following another absence.

Form: 709086/

Non-Runners

(13)

Our Patron Saint¹⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: Mrs S Dawson J: Reserve 1

(2)

Rock Chica³

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 2

(23)

Crafty Hugo²³⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 6

T: D A McLoughlin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Melliferous (9/2), High Lake (9/2), Shore (15/2), Kingslayer (10/1), Sicario (14/1), Lariat (16/1), Dammit (16/1), Dusty Winds (16/1), Rock Chica (16/1), Born To Rule (18/1), Maunganui (18/1), Never Mistabeat (18/1), Little Brother (20/1), Universal Focus (20/1), Crafty Hugo (20/1), Airlift (22/1), Made In Pimlico (25/1), Hidden Land (28/1), Harvest Bow (28/1), Garrison Commander (28/1), Walnut Beach (28/1), Mater Matuta (40/1), Third Avenue (40/1), Inshallah Queen (50/1), Our Patron Saint (66/1), Twentybore (80/1)

Plenty with something to prove but SHORE arrives with a low-mileage profile, having displayed fair form in a trio of AW events earlier this year and there may well be more to come now handicapping up in trip. Dammit, the returning Universal Focus, Never Mistabeat and Harvest Bow head up the dangers.