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Friday 11 November 2022

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William Hill Pick Your Places Apprentice Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 1m 25.67s

(17)

Bears Hug²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 74| CD

10/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D (17/2) 21 days ago by neck from Cedar Rapids, making all and just holding on. Rider's claim more than off-sets rise in weights and not discounted.

Form: 677751

(11)

Hightimeyouwon¹¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁴⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 74| D

11/1

Last of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Naas (5.9f, good). Off 114 days. Makes polytrack debut. First run for yard after leaving D. K. Weld. Must improve.

Form: 3-00000

(3)

Might And Mercy⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: N Meade| OR: 75| D

13/2

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (16/5) at Cork (7f, good) in August, travelling smoothly and winning comfortably. Absent since but she's still relatively low-mileage and one possibilities from 2 lb higher.

Form: 2-07241

(1)

Pretty Smart²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁴⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 74| CD

28/1

3 wins from 11 runs this year. Didn't need to improve to win 11-runner claimer (14/1) at this C&D 21 days ago by neck from Eglish, rallying. Claims with a repeat for all she's not sure to be in same form here.

Form: 107171

(16)

Prioritise^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 74

22/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable second of 9 in claimer at this course (1m, 13/2) 9 days ago.

Form: 662502

(10)

She's In The Game²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Neve Bennett⁽⁴⁾| T: W T Farrell| OR: 73| D

18/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse (7f) in September. Ninth of 10 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D 28 days ago, racing on unfavoured side. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 16-9019

(12)

Gegenpressing^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 72| D

14/1

Latest win at Down Royal in September. 33/1, twentieth of 24 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, heavy) 16 days ago. Bounce back called for.

Form: 158100

(13)

Iva Feeling^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Jake Coen| T: S Crawley| OR: 72| C

4/1

Course winner. Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 35 days ago, not ideally placed on the back of a very slow start. Remains less exposed than most and considered from this sort of mark.

Form: 9-08504

(14)

Skontonovski^v⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: C J MacRedmond| T: A McGuinness| OR: 72| CD

9/1

3 wins from 20 runs this year. 4/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 9 days ago, nearest finish. Can give another good account.

Form: 627124

(8)

Eglish^v²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: James Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 71| BF| CD

17/2

3-time C&D winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. Respectable sixth of 14 in claimer at this course (6f, 16/1) 2 days ago, keeping on when short of room late on. Return to 7f will hold no fears and expected to feature.

Form: 022226

(15)

Cedar Rapids^b,t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J M Sheridan| T: J McAuley| OR: 69| D

12/1

7/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (1m) 9 days ago, no extra well inside final 1f. Return to 7f a plus and he's one to consider.

Form: 832026

(2)

Fastman^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: J C McConnell| OR: 69

11/2

Latest win at Bellewstown in September. 14/1, creditable third of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy) 11 days ago. Can give a good account back on AW.

Form: 321643

(5)

Sister Lola^p,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Nathan Crosse| T: J McAuley| OR: 68| CD

14/1

3-time C&D winner. Twenty six runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form 3½ lengths fourth of 11 to Pretty Smart in claimer at this C&D (5/1) 21 days ago. Mark has eased a little more and not ruled out.

Form: 425304

(6)

Teddy O'neill¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S D Bowen⁽⁴⁾| T: D Kinsella| OR: 68

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 14 in maiden (10/1) at Galway (7f, heavy) 11 days ago. Entitled to hold more chance now handicapping.

Form: 0-053

Non-Runners

(9)

Sevenal¹¹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 1

(4)

Run Forrest Run¹⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: M Fenton J: Reserve 2

(7)

Royal Tribute⁵⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Iva Feeling (4/1), Fastman (11/2), Might And Mercy (13/2), Eglish (17/2), Skontonovski (9/1), Bears Hug (10/1), Hightimeyouwon (11/1), Cedar Rapids (12/1), Gegenpressing (14/1), Sister Lola (14/1), She's In The Game (18/1), Teddy O'neill (18/1), Sevenal (20/1), Prioritise (22/1), Pretty Smart (28/1), Royal Tribute (66/1), Run Forrest Run (100/1)

A competitive apprentice handicap with the narrow vote in favour of MIGHT AND MERCY. Noel Meade's filly impressed when getting off the mark at Cork back in August and on that evidence there could well be more to come at this trip. Iva Feeling, Eglish, Cedar Rapids and Pretty Smart head up the dangers.