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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap (45-75)

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 1m 38.54s

(14)

Maralinga^b1⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Scott McCullagh| T: T Doyle| OR: 75| D

25/1

Winner at Leopardstown in June. Fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft, 33/1). Off 92 days. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 507180

(6)

Star Image²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: D N Curran⁽⁴⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 73

11/1

50/1, nineteenth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 20 days ago. Needs to bounce back on her polytrack debut.

Form: 432000

(2)

Malaysian^p,t1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer| T: J McAuley| OR: 69| D

4/1

4/1, first run since leaving Mrs J. Harrington when respectable second of 12 in minor event at this C&D 16 days ago, no match for winner. Tongue strap on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 555032

(4)

Old Tom Higgins²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Andrew Slattery| T: L Comer| OR: 69

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 20 in handicap (40/1) at Leopardstown (10f, good) 20 days ago, never nearer. Makes polytrack debut with something to find on form.

Form: 94009

(5)

Sense Of Romance⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: L Smyth| OR: 66

7/1

25/1, good second of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 7 days ago. Improving all the time recently, so she's firmly in the mix in bid for a first win.

Form: 548062

(9)

Capla Knight¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan| T: P J McKenna| OR: 64

13/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 50/1, excellent second of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 16 days ago, though, so merits consideration.

Form: 563602

(1)

Epaulawn^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: M G Quinn| OR: 62| BF

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/4, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 16 days ago. Not taken lightly if building on latest effort.

Form: 085-27

(8)

Dreams Delivered^b⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁴⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 61| CD

11/2

C&D winner in October. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap (11/2) at this C&D 9 days ago, so he's shortlisted.

Form: 090816

(10)

Morning Approach³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Butler⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 61| C

10/1

Course winner but below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Limerick (7f, heavy) 34 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 960077

(11)

Massaman^p²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C J MacRedmond| T: J Davison| OR: 59

11/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good seventh of 13 in handicap (11/1) at this course (7f) 28 days ago. Not ruled out with headgear retained.

Form: 6-60067

(12)

Shazza²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: J Coen⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 58| D

66/1

Winner at Listowel in June. 12/1, below form seventh of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.5f, soft) 25 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 719407

(7)

Dinamine⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁴⁾| T: D P Dunne| OR: 56

20/1

25/1, first run since leaving Michael Mulvany when ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 7 days ago. Has work to do now.

Form: 488909

(3)

Runway Queen^b1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: D E Sheehy| T: A McCann| OR: 51

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 125/1, first run since leaving Archie Watson when thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 16 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time with lots more required.

Form: 70700

(15)

King Wasp^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Alan Persse⁽²⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 45

40/1

125/1, seventh of 10 in maiden at this course (5f) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip with more needed.

Form: 0-60997

Non-Runners

(13)

Kodi Moma²⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: Miss K Brown J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Malaysian (4/1), Epaulawn (5/1), Dreams Delivered (11/2), Capla Knight (13/2), Sense Of Romance (7/1), Old Tom Higgins (8/1), Morning Approach (10/1), Massaman (11/1), Star Image (11/1), Dinamine (20/1), Maralinga (25/1), King Wasp (40/1), Shazza (66/1), Runway Queen (125/1)

SENSE OF ROMANCE arrives on the up and is fancied to open her account at the chief expense of Capla Knight, who also lines up on the back of an excellent course second. Course winner Morning Approach is weighted to have a big say too if building on her Limerick seventh last month.