19:20 Cork

Wednesday 17 May 2023

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Blackwater Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 19:23 | Winning time: 1m 25.19s

(13)

The Snapper^p,t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: James Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 71| CD

8/1

C&D winner in April. Failed to fire at Gowran 11 days later but freshened up since and capable of bouncing back.

Form: 464-618

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(18)

Rumbled Again^b1³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 70

12/1

12/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 36 days ago, hampered. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 2706-74

(17)

Golden Spangle^t1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Luke McAteer| T: J S Bolger| OR: 69

5/2

Good second of 14 in handicap at Naas (8f, heavy, 5/1) 23 days ago, clear of rest. Yard in good form. Tongue strap on 1st time. Should go well again.

Form: 860-332

(10)

Coco Hill²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: M Fenton| OR: 68

12/1

17/2, last of 8 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 23 days ago.

Form: 2311-68

(8)

Net A Porter Queen¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁴⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 68

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 9 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, soft, 9/1) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 39-78

(12)

Distillate¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁴⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67| D

11/1

Winner at Dundalk in March. 40/1, eleventh of 19 in handicap at Naas (5f, good) 11 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 418700

(1)

Flotus Radiance¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 67

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, respectable seventh of 15 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 14 days ago, never nearer. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0507

(3)

She's Local^t1²²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: C J MacRedmond| T: N Meade| OR: 66

22/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 40/1). Off 7 months. Tongue strap on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 542300-

(15)

Angel's Feather^p1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Scott McCullagh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 64

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, twelfth of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, heavy) 31 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 75-0

(7)

Fast Trek¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: E Linehan| OR: 62

66/1

Fourteenth of 15 in maiden (200/1) at this course (6f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 649-000

(14)

Bedelia¹⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁴⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 61

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in nursery (10/1) at Dundalk (7f). Off 175 days.

Form: 40820-

(9)

Louis Le Broc^b¹⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 61

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1 and blinkered for 1st time hooded for 1st time, last of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (7f). Off 103 days.

Form: 000-0

(11)

Summer Snow²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jake Coen⁽²⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 60

9/1

Below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft, 11/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 75527-0

(5)

Inthepoorhouse^b,t1⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: O McSweeney| T: K P Cotter| OR: 57| BF

9/2

9/2, below form fifteenth of 23 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, soft) 4 days ago but had been a good fourth at the Curragh prior to that. Back up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 083-040

(4)

Amemri³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: D Marnane| OR: 53| D

9/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Dundalk in March. 9/2, eighth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 36 days ago.

Form: 974-018

(16)

Perfectlikethemoon^t1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 47

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 16 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft, 50/1) 28 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 89-00

Non-Runners

(2)

Starnight¹⁵

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: J P Murtagh J: D E Sheehy

(6)

Asgard's Captain¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: Thomas Dowling J: S D Bowen

Forecasts

Golden Spangle (5/2), Starnight (4/1), Inthepoorhouse (9/2), The Snapper (8/1), Asgard's Captain (8/1), Summer Snow (9/1), Amemri (9/1), Distillate (11/1), Rumbled Again (12/1), Coco Hill (12/1), Angel's Feather (16/1), Flotus Radiance (16/1), Net A Porter Queen (16/1), She's Local (22/1), Bedelia (40/1), Louis Le Broc (66/1), Fast Trek (66/1), Perfectlikethemoon (80/1)

STARNIGHT was comfortably on top at Nottingham a couple of weeks ago and is taken to follow up. Jim Bolger's Golden Spangle arrives on the back of 3 solid placed efforts this spring and should give another good account. The Snapper should also be on the premises if bouncing back to the form he showed when successful over C&D at the beginning of April.