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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 2m 33.99s

(7)

Rodeo Drive^h1¹⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Daniel King⁽⁴⁾| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 65

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good, 14/1). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Paul & Oliver Cole. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 95/58-

(12)

Burren Song¹²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: O Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 63

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 17 in maiden (80/1) at Cork (8f, good). Off 121 days. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 700-

(11)

Lariat^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 55

11/1

One win from 30 Flat runs. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2018. 18/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago.

Form: 096030-

(13)

Nusra^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: C J MacRedmond⁽²⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 51

33/1

Ran poorly after 5 months off when tenth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at this course (10.7f) 35 days ago.

Form: 703970-

(10)

North Street^v²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D N Curran⁽⁴⁾| T: J G Coogan| OR: 48

14/1

Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap (33/1) at this C&D 23 days ago. Visor back on. Has work to do.

Form: 080/P88-

(17)

Quiet Desire^p⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁴⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 48| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 22/1, followed a respectable run with a below-par one when seventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D 51 days ago. Now below last winning mark so high on the shortlist.

Form: 240897-

(3)

Lucky Shot^t³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 50

20/1

33/1, possibly needed the run after 5 months off when ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 35 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 090079-

(16)

Sand And Water^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁴⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 47

12/1

33/1 and upped markedly in trip, fared no better when ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (16f) 23 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 50/0009-

(9)

Fancy Red Diamond¹⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J Cleary⁽⁴⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 49

11/2

Ran up to best when fifth of 12 in handicap at Tramore (12f, soft, 16/1). Off 146 days. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 000095-

(6)

Mythical Times²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽²⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 48

4/1

Possibly needed the run after 7 months off when tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 28/1) 21 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 0/00780-

(14)

Nudge The Judge^b1³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁴⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 45

40/1

40/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 30 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 82/6980-

(8)

Profound¹⁰⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Alan Persse⁽²⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 45

13/2

Wasn't seen to best effect when ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (13/2). Off 105 days. Merits consideration.

Form: 008/509-

(1)

Twentybore^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 45

15/2

25/1, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (16f) 23 days ago. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt from this basement mark.

Form: 560867-

(5)

Shaylee²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Madden| OR: 45

15/2

Sixth of 14 in handicap (28/1) at this course (10.7f) 21 days ago, merely plugging on.

Form: 357066-

Non-Runners

(2)

Power Drive⁴⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 7

T: P W Flynn J: Reserve 1

(15)

Scalor²⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 7

T: Miss E Doyle J: Reserve 2

(4)

Macaban City²⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 6

T: G Hussey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mythical Times (4/1), Power Drive (4/1), Fancy Red Diamond (11/2), Profound (13/2), Quiet Desire (7/1), Shaylee (15/2), Twentybore (15/2), Scalor (8/1), Macaban City (8/1), Lariat (11/1), Sand And Water (12/1), North Street (14/1), Lucky Shot (20/1), Rodeo Drive (22/1), Burren Song (28/1), Nusra (33/1), Nudge The Judge (40/1)

With several of these arriving with a bit to prove, it could be worth siding with QUIET DESIRE. Patrick Martin's charge must leave a lesser effort behind, but she's dropped below her last winning mark so gets the tentative vote. Profound, Twentybore and Nudge The Judge are just a trio of possible dangers in an open-looking contest.