16:40 Curragh

Monday 2 May 2022

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PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 1m 29.43s

(9)

River Derwent²¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81| BF

15/2

Eleventh of 15 in handicap at Cork (8.2f, soft, 10/3). Off 7 months but did make a winning reappearance last season.

Form: 54/120-

(4)

Texas Rock²²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: M C Grassick| OR: 77| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 40/1, respectable tenth of 22 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft) 22 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 01389-0

(15)

Dixie Bluebell²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Luke McAteer| T: J S Bolger| OR: 74| D

9/2

Sixteenth of 17 in handicap (33/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 13700-0

(12)

Sunset Nova⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 74| D

8/1

17/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Navan (5.8f, good) 9 days ago, driven out. Back up in trip. Yard having good spell.

Form: 127071

(5)

Numoor^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: J C McConnell| OR: 73| D

28/1

Tongue strap on for first time, tenth of 13 in claimer at Bellewstown (7.8f, good, 50/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 1/2750-0

(11)

New York Angel^h1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D E Sheehy| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 72

8/1

Fourteenth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good, 9/2) 26 days ago. Yard in good form. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 2352-0

(2)

Thaleeq^v³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Jake Coen⁽⁴⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 72| D

7/1

Respectable eighth of 21 in handicap (14/1) at this course (8f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Visor back on.

Form: 23771-8

(8)

Sense Of Romance³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁴⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 71

14/1

Winner at Dundalk in November. 40/1, respectable tenth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: 218-580

(16)

Howling Wolf^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: S M Duffy| OR: 69| D

18/1

50/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good) 9 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 400-000

(6)

Liquid Luck⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Scott McCullagh| T: J Feane| OR: 68| D

16/1

Winner at Dundalk in January. 20/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 08-1680

(19)

Sheila¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S D Bowen⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 67

22/1

Last of 14 in handicap (40/1) at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: 174-000

(18)

Ginsburg^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 64

28/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good, 25/1) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 0374-70

(3)

Epaulawn^t¹⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: C J MacRedmond| T: M G Quinn| OR: 63

12/1

5/1, below form 6½ lengths sixth of 14 to Sense of Romance in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 171 days.

Form: 085/276-

(1)

No Patience²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 59| D

10/1

First run since leaving A. Slattery when respectable ninth of 24 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft, 14/1) 22 days ago, nearest finish. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 8-00049

(14)

Seven Worlds^b,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁴⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 50

14/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good, 5/1) 9 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0092-89

(13)

Tyrion's Dream^b,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: A A Howard| OR: 47| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 14/1, ninth of 16 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 0000-09

(7)

Viv Vance^b¹⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: C Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 47

50/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. 66/1, ninth of 11 in claimer at Dundalk (7f), merely passing beaten rivals. Off 152 days. Difficult ask. Engaged 3.25 Sligo Sunday.

Form: 077309-

Non-Runners

(17)

She's In The Game²⁰⁴

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: W T Farrell J: Neve Bennett

(10)

Alqabeela⁹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: M C Grassick J: J Cleary

Forecasts

Dixie Bluebell (9/2), She's In The Game (13/2), Thaleeq (7/1), River Derwent (15/2), New York Angel (8/1), Sunset Nova (8/1), No Patience (10/1), Epaulawn (12/1), Seven Worlds (14/1), Texas Rock (14/1), Sense Of Romance (14/1), Tyrion's Dream (16/1), Liquid Luck (16/1), Howling Wolf (18/1), Sheila (22/1), Alqabeela (25/1), Ginsburg (28/1), Numoor (28/1), Viv Vance (50/1)

NO PATIENCE would have finished closer with a clear run in a 6f course handicap starting out for John McConnell 3 weeks ago and upped in trip, is taken to build on that. Sunset Nova arrives in top form and is a danger, along with She's In The Game assuming she is fit enough on this return.