16:45 Dundalk

Friday 15 October 2021

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Claiming Race

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 2m 12.47s

(6)

Bright Idea¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 87| BF

4/9

Useful gelding. Winner at Killarney in May. Creditable second of 11 in handicap at this course (12f, 4/1) 14 days ago. Yard having good spell and sound claims again.

Form: 2-13552

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(12)

Dalvey^t⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Luke McAteer| T: J McAuley| OR: 90

10/1

Useful at best on Flat as a 3-y-o. Yet to scale same heights in trio of starts on the level this term though, and his latest hurdles effort at Cork was underwhelming.

Form: 378-684

(9)

Timourid^b,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Daniel King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 77

18/1

Off the mark at Clonmel (9.5f) in September. Eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (12f, 50/1) 14 days ago, hampered. Drop back in trip may help now.

Form: 60-0108

(11)

Vermilion Cliffs^b1,t⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Izzy Clifton⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 80| CD

40/1

Fairly useful 10.5f maiden winner. Not kicked on from hurdles debut promise for present stable in trio of subsequent starts and quickly dropped in class returned to the Flat.

Form: 21-0

(7)

Choice Of Mine^b1¹¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D E Sheehy| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 94| C

40/1

Landed a course minor event (1m) in 2019. Highly tried thereafter last year but well below form on return/debut for Natalia Lupini in June. Has since switched yard again. Tough to assess.

Form: 26450-0

(3)

Nibiru^p,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: A J Martin| OR: 71

25/1

Unreliable type who wasn't seen to best effect when seventh in a Tipperary handicap hurdle (2m) 12 days ago, hampered 3 out. Still, others arrive with more pressing claims back on the level.

Form: 04U-829

(15)

Oh Purple Reign^b³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: G Elliott| OR: 73

12/1

Fairly useful gelding. 9/2, never threatened when twelfth of 14 in handicap at Punchestown (7.9f, good) 31 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 506310

(2)

Dance Emperor²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 71

22/1

Latest win at Gowran (9.5f) in July. 18/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 28 days ago. Needs to bounce back but not ruled out for each-way purposes.

Form: 113670

(14)

Hightown Heights^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: G M Lyons| OR: 60

18/1

Fair filly. Bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap (10/3) at this course (8f) 14 days ago, doing too much too soon. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 960026

(1)

Tony The Gent^b²¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: J Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 66| C

33/1

Fair gelding. Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. 13/2, below form sixth of 13 in a C&D claimer back in March. Others more persuasive.

Form: 924566

(5)

Akhlaaq^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁴⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 66

40/1

Fair gelding. Latest win at Leopardstown (1m) in April. 40/1, last of 15 in handicap at Cork (8.2f, soft) 17 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 00-1000

(17)

Capla Knight^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C J MacRedmond| T: P J McKenna| OR: 63

66/1

Fair gelding. Hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Gay Kelleway when respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 40/1) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 505636

(8)

Cloak Of Darkness^b⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Andrew Slattery| T: P Nolan| OR: 61

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 66/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 15 in handicap at Thurles (16f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Reserve 1.

Form: 3480/8

(4)

Firstman^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: A J Martin| OR: 59

11/1

Fair gelding. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap (11/1) at Bellewstown (12f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Reserve 2.

Form: 900925

Non-Runners

(10)

Estepona Sun²⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: J M Sheridan

(16)

Bright Glory¹⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: M Halford J: Scott McCullagh

(13)

Sideshow Bob³¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: S Lavery J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Bright Idea (4/9), Dalvey (10/1), Estepona Sun (10/1), Firstman (11/1), Oh Purple Reign (12/1), Hightown Heights (18/1), Timourid (18/1), Sideshow Bob (20/1), Dance Emperor (22/1), Nibiru (25/1), Tony The Gent (33/1), Bright Glory (33/1), Akhlaaq (40/1), Choice Of Mine (40/1), Vermilion Cliffs (40/1), Capla Knight (66/1), Cloak Of Darkness (100/1)

BRIGHT IDEA brings the most solid, recent form to the table, runner-up in a 1½m handicap here 2 weeks ago and he's fancied to capitalise on the drop in grade and come out on top. Estepona Sun and Dance Emperor can take minor money in a race in which a host have something to prove.