16:45 Curragh

Monday 1 May 2023

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PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 1m 30.88s

(8)

Secret Magician²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 79| C

5/1

Course winner. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Cork (7f, heavy, 10/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 41032-0

(16)

Verhoyen^b⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: J M Sheridan| T: M C Grassick| OR: 79| CD

17/2

4-time course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 7 days ago. Blinkers back on. Now below last winning mark.

Form: 997-907

(15)

Only For Me²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Luke McAteer| T: J Magnier| OR: 76

14/1

20/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 26 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 68285-0

(6)

Jaafel^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: C J MacRedmond| T: A McGuinness| OR: 75

33/1

Latest win at Dundalk in February. 12/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Limerick (8f, soft) 9 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 364160

(11)

Independent Expert²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 74| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 13/2, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Cork (7f, heavy) 23 days ago, hampered.

Form: 2576-40

(5)

Akmaam⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: E A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 71| D

10/1

10/1, improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner handicap at Dundalk (8f) under this rider 46 days ago. Can go well again back on turf.

Form: 37-0071

(3)

Punk Poet^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: D E Sheehy| T: E Lynam| OR: 71| D

11/1

18/1, fifth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 20 days ago, never nearer. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 58-0605

(7)

Stormy Jenn¹⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Jake Coen⁽²⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 71

25/1

Latest win at Gowran in October. Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 999310-

(18)

Fools Glory^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Scott McCullagh| T: P F McEnery| OR: 70| D

20/1

Latest win at Gowran in October. 9/1, last of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 29 days ago.

Form: 29013-0

(10)

Cnodian³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Jessica Maye⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 69| BF| D

7/1

9/2, sixth of 17 in handicap at this course (6f, heavy) 37 days ago, slowly away. Can make presence felt after that encouraging return.

Form: 24220-6

(19)

Prince Of Peace^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: O McSweeney| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 68

80/1

100/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy) 25 days ago.

Form: 6441/0-0

(4)

Amanirenas^h³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 64| D

28/1

Sixth of 8 in claimer (25/1) at Dundalk (7f) 31 days ago.

Form: 14090-6

(17)

Skontonovski^v¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁴⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 59| D

25/1

Three wins from 24 runs last year. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Cork (8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Visor back on. Given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 708090

(12)

Tall Story^b¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Jamie Powell⁽²⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 59

4/1

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. 50/1, good second of 23 in handicap at this course (6f, heavy) 15 days ago, nearest finish. One to consider.

Form: 6805-02

(14)

Angel Palanas^p,t¹¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: Jessica O'Gorman⁽⁷⁾| T: M Kelly| OR: 49| D

50/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 33/1) when last seen. Off 117 days.

Form: 50006-8

(1)

Broken Silence¹⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: O Enright⁽⁷⁾| T: R Roberts| OR: 49

22/1

Below form sixth of 14 in maiden at Galway (7f, heavy, 15/2) when last seen. Off 6 months. Uphill task.

Form: 000/896-

(13)

Laurens Company^t,v⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Kelly| OR: 47

16/1

Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 50/1) 87 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 069-800

(2)

Shimmerz³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: C O'Brien| OR: 47

40/1

80/1, last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 31 days ago.

Form: 00/0-000

Non-Runners

(9)

Transcendental²⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: Robert Whearty

Forecasts

Tall Story (4/1), Secret Magician (5/1), Transcendental (6/1), Independent Expert (13/2), Cnodian (7/1), Verhoyen (17/2), Akmaam (10/1), Punk Poet (11/1), Only For Me (14/1), Laurens Company (16/1), Fools Glory (20/1), Broken Silence (22/1), Stormy Jenn (25/1), Skontonovski (25/1), Amanirenas (28/1), Jaafel (33/1), Shimmerz (40/1), Angel Palanas (50/1), Prince Of Peace (80/1)

Any number to consider, with CNODIAN chanced on the back of an encouraging return here 5 weeks ago. Maiden Tall Story and Dundalk-winner Akmaam are a couple of others to consider.