19:45 Killarney

Thursday 19 August 2021

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Killarney Racegoers Club Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 3m 6.52s

(10)

White Desert^p,t⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss A Mooney| OR: 74| D

20/1

40/1, ran no sort of race when last of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (16f, good) 54 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 00-4240

(8)

Fallen Forest^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽²⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 73

10/1

Latest win at Bellewstown in July. Good second of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Galway (13.8f, good to firm) 18 days ago, rallying. Can give another good account nudged up a couple of pounds.

Form: 860132

(16)

Hook Head^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Luke McAteer| T: J S Bolger| OR: 73

5/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in June. Bit below form sixth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, soft, 10/1) 14 days ago. Still looks too high in the weights.

Form: 618966

(13)

St Clerans^v³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 71

17/2

9/2, career best when winning 10-runner maiden at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good) 31 days ago, battling well. Will stay this far and looks sure to give another good account back in handicap company.

Form: 544641

(3)

Wajaaha⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 71

10/1

Shaped as if needing the run after 9 months off when fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Limerick (12.5f, soft, 10/1) 46 days ago, not knocked about. Not dismissed with his reappearance behind him.

Form: 56130-0

(15)

Share The Honour^t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan| T: A J Martin| OR: 66| BF

28/1

Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Ballinrobe (16.4f, good) 10 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Fair on the Flat, poor on last outing. Merits consideration.

Form: 00-4508

(7)

Kannoor³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S T McCullagh| T: R O'Brien| OR: 65

28/1

Not disgraced upped in trip when eleventh of 16 in handicap (50/1) at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 3 days ago. More needed.

Form: 45-5600

(6)

Anyonecanhaveitall²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: M Halford| OR: 63| D

15/2

Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. Never dangerous when eighth of 19 in handicap (50/1) at Galway (16.5f, soft) 23 days ago. Needs respite from the handicapper.

Form: 040368

(9)

Powerful Kieran²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 72

8/1

Again below form when tenth of 13 in handicap at Galway (12.4f, good to soft, 14/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 802200

(2)

Stone Mason^p,t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D E Sheehy| T: O McKiernan| OR: 60

66/1

66/1, showed some ability remains reverting to this sphere when eighth of 13 in claimer at Gowran (9.4f, good) 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 25104-8

(17)

Abstract^v¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: D K Weld| OR: 68| BF

9/2

3/1 and blinkered for 1st time, proved to be a disappointment when twelfth of 16 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Visor back on. Shortlist material stepped up to 1¾m.

Form: 77-5740

(4)

Lighthouse Lady^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: A J Slattery| T: E Kent| OR: 55

17/2

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. 11/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Tramore (16f, soft) 5 days ago. Looks competitive dropped back in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 0-76640

(1)

Vita Veritas⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: C J MacRedmond⁽²⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 53| C

13/2

Course winner. 13/2, went backwards from reappearance when eleventh of 12 in handicap at Tramore (12f, soft) 5 days ago. Stable having good spell. RESERVE.

Form: 6295-80

Non-Runners

(12)

Sea Appeal³⁸

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: S Lavery J: Sam Ewing

(5)

Nathaniel's Dream¹⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: C J MacRedmond

(18)

Social Distance⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Hugh Horgan

(14)

Bynx²⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: M Hassett J: W Joyce

(11)

Lucky Number⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: O McKiernan J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Sea Appeal (3/1), Abstract (9/2), Hook Head (5/1), Vita Veritas (13/2), Anyonecanhaveitall (15/2), Powerful Kieran (8/1), Lighthouse Lady (17/2), St Clerans (17/2), Wajaaha (10/1), Fallen Forest (10/1), Social Distance (10/1), Bynx (12/1), Lucky Number (16/1), White Desert (20/1), Nathaniel's Dream (25/1), Kannoor (28/1), Share The Honour (28/1), Stone Mason (66/1)

A host in with chances here but it could pay to side with Dermot Weld's ABSTRACT, who proved to be a disappointment at Galway last month but is taken to open his account stepped up to 1¾m for the first time with a visor replacing blinkers. Share The Honour, St Clerans and Wajaaha are just a trio of others to consider in a fiercely-competitive handicap.