16:15 Gowran Park

Sunday 18 June 2023

All13:2513:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Ladies Day July 29th Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 2m 4.91s

(2)

Semantics^b1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁴⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 78

13/2

Back on track in 2 starts this season, fourth of 9 in maiden at Navan (10f, good to soft, 10/1) 7 days ago. Not dismissed lightly returned to handicap company with blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 2609-74

(7)

Woodcock Flight¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: K Prendergast| OR: 76

4/1

After 8 months off (gelded), sixth of 11 in maiden at Tipperary (7.5f, good) 19 days ago, rallying well inside final 1f. Remains capable of better over this longer distance.

Form: 33026-6

(8)

Miss Caruso^t1⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: C J MacRedmond| T: A McGuinness| OR: 75

33/1

Off the mark at Dundalk in February. However, ran no sort of race when last of 7 in handicap at Naas (1m, heavy, 16/1) 55 days ago, though possibly unsuited by conditions. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 64157

(5)

Sixpack⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D E Sheehy| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 73

5/2

Well backed (7/2) but only fifth of 6 on handicap debut at Leopardstown (12f, heavy) 42 days ago. Could still have more to offer as he drops back down in trip.

Form: 7-465

(3)

Evening's Empire⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 66

10/3

8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, unsuited by shorter trip when fourth of 9 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, soft) 48 days ago. Could be ready to take advantage of a further drop in the weights.

Form: 048-694

(4)

Sea Spray^p1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jamie Powell| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 65| BF

11/2

Failed to improve after 5 months off when seventh of 9 on handicap debut at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 33 days ago. It remains early days, though, as he goes up in trip with cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 047-7

(1)

Silkies Sib¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: T Doyle| OR: 58

17/2

Ran well having had the worst of the draw when sixth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (good, 20/1) 13 days ago, never nearer. Needs to find more.

Form: 07056

Non-Runners

(6)

Jalo¹⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: N Meade J: Adam Caffrey

Forecasts

Sixpack (5/2), Evening's Empire (10/3), Woodcock Flight (4/1), Sea Spray (11/2), Semantics (13/2), Jalo (8/1), Silkies Sib (17/2), Miss Caruso (33/1)

EVENING'S EMPIRE was unsuited by the drop in trip when fourth at the Curragh last time, so having dropped further in the weights she could be ready to return to winning ways this time around. Heading the list of dangers is Woodcock Flight, who remains capable of better upped in trip with his reappearance run behind him, while Sea Spray also merits consideration.