20:00 Dundalk

Friday 7 October 2022

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Harrison Contracts NI Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 2m 16.68s

(2)

Cedar Rapids^b,t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: J McAuley| OR: 67

7/1

Winner at Leopardstown in August. Good second of 13 in handicap (11/1) at this course (8f) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. One to consider.

Form: 301832

(6)

Khafaaq^v¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: C Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 65| C

16/1

Course winner. 16/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 0-47809

(8)

King Arthurs Sword⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 61

16/5

Last of 18 in handicap at Galway (12f, good to soft, 14/1) 71 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 300/500

(16)

Chequer Square⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 63

16/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Windsor (11.4f, good) 41 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Stuart Williams.

Form: 933270

(3)

Ballycommon Chapel¹⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁴⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 57

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 17 in handicap (11/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good). Off 149 days.

Form: 65460

(9)

Munfallet¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 9-8| J: S T McCullagh| T: D P Coakley| OR: 57| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 100/1, below form fourteenth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 13 days ago, slowly away. Significantly back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 6-12600

(10)

Emeric³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke McAteer| T: P W Flynn| OR: 56

9/1

Last of 15 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good, 28/1) 37 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 077000

(17)

Shore³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁴⁾| T: J G Carr| OR: 55

66/1

First run since leaving Gerard Keane when ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 200/1) on hurdles bow 35 days ago. Modest on the Flat, poor on latest outing in this sphere.

Form: 407-390

(11)

Back O' The Net⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: Miss S J Harty| OR: 53

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 100/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap at Bellewstown (12f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 860-0

(1)

Lily Of The Glen¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁴⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 53

10/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 25/1) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 902304

(4)

Dragon Roll¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: M P Sheehy| T: E O'Connell| OR: 47

7/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2018. 14/1, fifth of 15 in handicap at Cork (8f, good) 10 days ago, left with too much to do. Significantly up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 900/065

(12)

Finke River⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: James Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 51

8/1

6/1, good third of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.7f, good to soft) 8 days ago, not clear run. Significantly up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 700453

(13)

Sioux Princess^t,v¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jake Coen| T: A McCann| OR: 50

7/1

9/1, good third of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 14 days ago, clear of rest.

Form: 007-623

(14)

The Rebel Breen⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D E Sheehy| T: N Meade| OR: 55

11/1

Bit below form seventh of 14 in maiden (6/1) at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 470837

Non-Runners

(5)

A Few Bob Short³⁴

Weight: 8-12| Age: 7

T: S K Ryder J: Non Runner

(15)

Harbanaker⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: L Breen J: Reserve 2

(7)

Benkogambit²⁴

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: M Brassil J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

King Arthurs Sword (16/5), Dragon Roll (7/1), Sioux Princess (7/1), Cedar Rapids (7/1), Finke River (8/1), Emeric (9/1), Lily Of The Glen (10/1), The Rebel Breen (11/1), Khafaaq (16/1), Chequer Square (16/1), Harbanaker (16/1), Ballycommon Chapel (18/1), Munfallet (25/1), Benkogambit (25/1), A Few Bob Short (25/1), Back O' The Net (40/1), Shore (66/1)

It's worth chancing DRAGON ROLL, who has shaped pretty well in 2 starts over a mile since returning from a break last month, leaving the impression on both occasions that the return to this trip would be just the ticket. She remains on an attractive mark, too, and gets the nod ahead of lightly-raced 3-y-o Finke River. Others to consider include top-weight Cedar Rapids and Munfallet.