19:00 Dundalk

Friday 25 February 2022

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DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 2m 33.74s

(1)

Never Back Down^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: W Joyce⁽⁴⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 64| C

14/1

Course winner. 33/1, creditable second of 13 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0030-72

(4)

Rips Dream²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 63| BF| CD

15/2

3-time C&D winner. 3/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago. Now below last winning mark.

Form: 1357/85

(10)

Rita Levi²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: J C McConnell| OR: 62| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Good fifth of 13 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1412-65

(3)

Burren Song⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 63

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, excellent fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 49 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 700-4

(8)

Conor Hogan^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 61| CD

12/1

C&D winner. One win from 22 Flat runs. 12/1, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 9 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 30350-8

(6)

Rodeo Drive^h²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 61

150/1

33/1, last of 13 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago. Hood back on. Something to find on form.

Form: 95/58-00

(17)

El C Wells^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P Martin| OR: 58

12/1

Good third of 12 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 11/1) 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 76480-3

(7)

Magi Gal^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 55| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 22/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 5/70-970

(13)

Dr Patrick²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: M P Sheehy| T: L Comer| OR: 54| BF| C

3/1

Course winner. Winner here in December. Respectable 4 lengths third of 13 to Kartayaz in handicap (7/2) at this course (10.7f) 21 days ago, better placed than most. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 00421-3

(5)

Lady Of Luxury^p,t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: A C Persse⁽²⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 52| CD

9/1

3-time C&D winner. 11/1, creditable second of 13 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago.

Form: 0952-42

(11)

Sweet November²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 49

66/1

Winner at Gowran in October. 33/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 21 days ago.

Form: 0410-00

(15)

Nusra^v1²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: C J MacRedmond| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 46

20/1

28/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 970-603

(9)

Profound⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: S D Bowen⁽⁴⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 45

11/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Good third of 13 in handicap at this C&D (28/1) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 509-803

Non-Runners

(14)

Kartayaz²¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Danny Gilligan

(12)

Scarlet Seymour²³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 7

T: L Comer J: Reserve 1

(16)

Fryerns²³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: Thomas Coyle J: Reserve 2

(2)

Double Kodiac⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: N C Kelly J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Burren Song (5/2), Dr Patrick (3/1), Kartayaz (7/1), Rips Dream (15/2), Lady Of Luxury (9/1), Double Kodiac (10/1), Profound (11/1), El C Wells (12/1), Conor Hogan (12/1), Never Back Down (14/1), Rita Levi (16/1), Scarlet Seymour (16/1), Nusra (20/1), Fryerns (20/1), Magi Gal (33/1), Sweet November (66/1), Rodeo Drive (150/1)

BURREN SONG shaped much better than the result when fourth on his handicap debut over C&D in December, following which both horse and jockey were handed suspensions by the stewards. He is almost certainly capable of better than his current mark implies and is the most appealing of these. El C Wells put in a good shift back from a break here 3 weeks ago and is second choice ahead of Lady of Luxury.