18:15 Leopardstown

Thursday 14 July 2022

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Imelda May Live After Racing Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 1m 32.67s

(6)

Craft Irish²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Jake Coen⁽²⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 78| D

16/5

Lightly-raced winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (3/1) at Sligo (5.8f, good) 23 days ago, responding well. Back up in trip. Not dismissed.

Form: 21041

(7)

Ampeson^p⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Luke McAteer| T: P J McKenna| OR: 69| D

2/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (11/2) at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 4 days ago, keeping on well. Carries 7 lb penalty and has to be taken seriously.

Form: 505431

(4)

Sunset Nova¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁴⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 71| D

16/1

Latest win at Navan in April. Eleventh of 16 in handicap (50/1) at the Curragh (6f, soft) 18 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 716050

(3)

Skontonovski^v⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: C J MacRedmond| T: A McGuinness| OR: 69| D

18/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. Nineteenth of 26 in handicap (40/1) at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 54 days ago. Needs to step forward.

Form: 741970

(1)

Bonnyrigg²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: R O'Brien| OR: 68

6/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.1f, good to firm) 28 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: 6-60404

(9)

Shamrock Sprig⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: Eoin Joseph McDonagh| OR: 66

14/1

Below form sixth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at Gowran (7f, good). Off 98 days with more required.

Form: 4455-66

(8)

Cleveleys⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R O'Brien| OR: 65

9/2

11/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 4 days ago, not ideally placed. Not dismissed.

Form: 062770

(5)

Atlas^v¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: James Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 60| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Below form fifth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Bellewstown (7.9f, good) 14 days ago. Twenty four runs since last win in 2020.

Form: 845305

Non-Runners

(2)

She's In The Game⁵³

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: W T Farrell J: Neve Bennett

Forecasts

Ampeson (2/1), Craft Irish (16/5), Cleveleys (9/2), Bonnyrigg (6/1), She's In The Game (10/1), Shamrock Sprig (14/1), Atlas (14/1), Sunset Nova (16/1), Skontonovski (18/1)

AMPESON still has few miles on the clock so is fancied to defy a 7 lb penalty and follow up his Fairyhouse victory at the chief expesne of Cleveleys who wasn't seen to best effect when eleventh there four days ago. Craft Irish appeals as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.