17:50 Roscommon

Tuesday 4 July 2023

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Guinness Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 1m 34.25s

(9)

Barnhill Rose^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: D Hogan| OR: 61

11/2

Latest win at Gowran in June. 11/2, bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good) 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 394218

(3)

Zephron⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: D N Curran⁽⁴⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 61

10/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap (18/1) at Gowran (7f, soft) 76 days ago.

Form: 6488-00

(15)

Asisaid^p³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: O McSweeney| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 60| D

17/2

Winner at Leopardstown in April. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good, 11/1) 30 days ago, slowly away. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0-10060

(14)

Emorcee^b²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: J A Powell| T: D Marnane| OR: 65

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Limerick (6.7f, good to soft) 20 days ago, running on. Has good chance on form.

Form: 6-2864

(2)

Trueba¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: C Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: E Linehan| OR: 57| D

12/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 33/1, tenth of 22 in handicap at Cork (7f, soft) 18 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 30-0000

(6)

I Know I Can^p1¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Jake Coen| T: F Birrane| OR: 55

17/2

Remains a maiden after 24 Flat runs. Very good third of 14 in handicap (9/1) at Down Royal (7f, good) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 38-0673

(5)

Giocoso¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 54

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, sixth of 10 in maiden at Cork (5f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip for this handicap debut. Likely to do better at some point.

Form: 006

(7)

Swiss Army Officer¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁴⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 54| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 9/2, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (7f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 90-1925

(16)

Mass Gathering^b⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Murray| OR: 53

25/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Twelfth of 13 in handicap (33/1) at Naas (8f, good to firm) 6 days ago. Blinkers back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 906400

(18)

Twins For Joy²⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 52

40/1

Tenth of 11 in claimer (28/1) at Dundalk (7f). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving T. Gibney.

Form: 798990-

(17)

Purring Along¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: A C Persse⁽²⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 48| D

18/1

Winner at Cork in May. Creditable third of 15 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good, 40/1) 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 010003

(1)

Tammany Hall^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: James Ryan⁽²⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 48| BF

12/1

One win from 29 Flat runs. Twenty-four runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, soft, 2/1) 15 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 60-0054

(13)

Designer Cailin⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽²⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 47| D

8/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 11/2, below form fourth of 15 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-76324

(10)

Pallasmore Lass^p,t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Robert Whearty⁽²⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 47

18/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap at this course (7.4f, good to soft, 6/1) 43 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 544-040

(4)

Two Metres Apart^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: M J Byrne| OR: 47

8/1

14/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 8970-73

Non-Runners

(11)

Redshore City¹¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

(12)

Cherry Pink¹¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: M Halford & T Collins J: Reserve 2

(8)

Little Trigger¹⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: P F McEnery J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Swiss Army Officer (9/2), Barnhill Rose (11/2), Designer Cailin (8/1), Two Metres Apart (8/1), I Know I Can (17/2), Asisaid (17/2), Zephron (10/1), Cherry Pink (10/1), Emorcee (11/1), Trueba (12/1), Tammany Hall (12/1), Redshore City (14/1), Pallasmore Lass (18/1), Purring Along (18/1), Mass Gathering (25/1), Giocoso (33/1), Little Trigger (33/1), Twins For Joy (40/1)

The one who appeals most is EMORCEE, who shaped well in the first-time blinkers when fourth at Limerick last month and, with just five runs under his belt, he may well have more to offer. I Know I Can is still winless following 24 attempts but his recent Down Royal effort was pretty solid and he will be in the mix if the addition of cheekpieces help eke out a little more. Designer Cailin is also shortlisted and Asisaid would be in with a shout if able to bounce back.