16:30 Dundalk

Wednesday 17 November 2021

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 39.92s

(2)

Caesar's Comet^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Luke McAteer| T: J McAuley| OR: 61| C| D

7/1

Course winner. 7/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in claimer at this course (6f) 14 days ago, never better than midfield. No surprise to see him bounce back returned to this longer trip.

Form: 632346

(14)

Transition^t1⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Scott McCullagh| T: T Collins| OR: 60| BF| D

7/1

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) in August, keeping on. Has since switched yards and good showing not ruled out in an ordinary affair.

Form: 857224

(11)

Tony The Gent^b¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 59| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2020. 9/2, ninth of 10 in claimer at Laytown (7f, good) 16 days ago. Refitting of blinkers needs to have a positive effect now.

Form: 566099

(1)

Albedo^t¹⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 60

10/1

16/1, not disgraced ninth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (1m) in June. Eased further 4 lb ahead of this return to action and no forlorn hope given she remains low-mileage.

Form: 6-57509

(4)

Duquesa Beach⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: L Smyth| OR: 58| BF| CD

85/40

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap (9/4) at this course (10.7f) 40 days ago. Possibilities back down in trip.

Form: 243635

(13)

Colonel Slade^b,t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: D E Sheehy| T: G Scott| OR: 56| D

9/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 34 days ago.

Form: 330386

(6)

Kinch^p,t⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁴⁾| T: G B Caldwell| OR: 56| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. 40/1, 7½ lengths tenth of 14 to Lisabetta in C&D handicap 47 days ago, never on terms. Others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 200000

(10)

Ceapach Rua¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel King⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 54

50/1

66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 12 days ago. Needs to step up markedly on recent efforts to figure.

Form: 002000

(16)

Lisabetta^b¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J Coen⁽⁴⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 54| CD

8/1

Doubled career tally over C&D in October. 9/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 19 days ago, not clear run. Revised mark does demand a little bit more now.

Form: 146106

(12)

Indiana Grey^b,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁴⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 49| C

13/2

Losing run is mounting up but she ran well when 1 length fifth of 14 in a C&D handicap 2 weeks ago, every chance over 1f out and keeping on. Claims with a repeat here.

Form: 707585

(7)

Pulsating^p³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrew Slattery| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 45| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, 14/1) 33 days ago. Worth noting if the market speaks in her favour.

Form: 000840

(9)

Rip Wendy^b1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: C J MacRedmond| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 45

100/1

Respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 28/1) 14 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 000008

(5)

The Bog Bank^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 45

14/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Seventh of 10 in claimer at Laytown (7f, good, 20/1) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 020567

Non-Runners

(15)

Basrah Breeze¹²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: E D Delany J: Donagh O'Connor

(3)

Double Kodiac³⁸

Weight: 10-5| Age: 5

T: N C Kelly J: Reserve 1

(8)

Lyra Belacqua¹⁴

Weight: 9-12| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Duquesa Beach (85/40), Indiana Grey (13/2), Caesar's Comet (7/1), Transition (7/1), Lisabetta (8/1), Colonel Slade (9/1), Albedo (10/1), Basrah Breeze (12/1), Tony The Gent (14/1), The Bog Bank (14/1), Pulsating (14/1), Kinch (25/1), Ceapach Rua (50/1), Rip Wendy (100/1)

This looks wide open and with that in mind it may pay to side with ALBEDO. She wasn't disgraced from higher marks in handicaps during the spring and she's less exposed than most she meets here. Duquesa Beach and Indiana Grey head up the dangers, along with Caesar's Comet.