17:45 Leopardstown

Thursday 9 June 2022

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Leopardstown Members Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 30.43s

(11)

Shawaamekh²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: C J MacRedmond⁽²⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 81| D

5/1

First run since leaving Declan Carroll when won 22-runner handicap at Cork (7f, soft, 28/1) 22 days ago. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 46468-1

(3)

Plunkett¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 77| BF

10/3

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Gowran in April. 6/1, very good third of 26 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 002-123

(7)

Earls^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁴⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 76

18/5

Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap (11/2) at Haydock (7.2f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 4471-27

(10)

Midnight Fire^p,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jake Coen⁽²⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 75| CD

10/3

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at the Curragh in May. 7/1, respectable fourth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 18 days ago, keeping on well. Can make presence felt.

Form: 080-314

(4)

Trueba⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Katelyn Young⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 74| D

12/1

Bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap (11/1) at Listowel (7.1f, good) 5 days ago.

Form: 31-6487

(5)

Numoor^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 73| D

16/1

80/1, ¾-length second of 22 to reopposing Shawaamekh in handicap at Cork (7f, soft) 22 days ago (disqualified after rider weighed in light). Needs to show he can back that up.

Form: 750-00D

(2)

The Blue Panther^t⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁴⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 73

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Fifth of 10 in handicap (10/1) at Listowel (6.3f, good) 5 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 05-0095

(9)

Atlas^v⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-9| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁴⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 61| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2020. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap (12/1) at this course (8f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 6-09845

(8)

Navorrosse^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: P A Fahy| OR: 57| D

18/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable 4¾ lengths sixth of 22 to Shawaamekh in handicap (16/1) at Cork (7f, soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 300-606

(1)

Cormac⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: J Cleary⁽⁴⁾| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 49

125/1

125/1, last of 15 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 4 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 00-9980

Non-Runners

(6)

Jered Maddox⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: D Marnane J: Scott McCullagh

Forecasts

Plunkett (10/3), Midnight Fire (10/3), Earls (18/5), Shawaamekh (5/1), The Blue Panther (10/1), Jered Maddox (10/1), Atlas (11/1), Trueba (12/1), Numoor (16/1), Navorrosse (18/1), Cormac (125/1)

PLUNKETT has thrived this year and is taken to get back to winning ways for the Paul Flynn team. Midnight Fire shaped as if still in top form when fourth at the Curragh last time and can give the selection most to do ahead of last month's Cork scorer Shawaamekh.