16:15 Gowran Park

Sunday 12 June 2022

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Ladies Day July 23rd Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 2m 1.58s

(1)

Impero^p1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 80

9/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 14 in maiden at Roscommon (10.1f, good to soft, 3/1) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 023-3

(7)

Urban Oasis²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁴⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 79| CD

7/2

3 wins from 8 runs this year, career best when easily winning 7-runner handicap at Cork (10.1f, soft) 25 days ago. C&D scorer too, so she's very much one to consider.

Form: 995111

(3)

Lady Arwen³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer| T: J M Barrett| OR: 76| C

3/1

6/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at this course (7f, good) 32 days ago by ¾ length from Eighty Eight, well positioned. Shortlisted.

Form: 0-921

(2)

Chocolat Blu¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 75

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 5/1, sixth of 9 in maiden at Navan (10f, good) 15 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 546

(6)

Atlantic Island^p⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 71

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good, 20/1) 71 days ago. Cheekpieces refitted and needs to bounce back.

Form: 033-30

(8)

Eighty Eight¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D E Sheehy| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 71| BF

5/1

10/3, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, soft) 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip and merits consideration with trainer going well.

Form: 07-0226

(5)

Alooqaal^p,t1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: M Halford| OR: 70

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 20/1) 6 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time with more needed.

Form: 742-70

(4)

Geri Hatrick^p1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C J MacRedmond| T: A McGuinness| OR: 70

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in maidenclaimer at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft, 16/1) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap debut with work to do.

Form: 2-776

Forecasts

Impero (9/4), Lady Arwen (3/1), Urban Oasis (7/2), Eighty Eight (5/1), Chocolat Blu (8/1), Alooqaal (12/1), Atlantic Island (66/1), Geri Hatrick (100/1)

URBAN OASIS looks the way to go here given he arrives on the back of an easy Cork success and can also boast a C&D victory. Course-winner Lady Arwen is at the top of her game too though, so can have a say, with Eighty Eight appealing as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.