19:30 Naas

Wednesday 26 July 2023

All16:4517:1517:4518:2018:5519:3020:0020:30

O'Neill & Co. Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 46.06s

(5)

Drakensberg^t¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 65

100/1

100/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 13 days ago. Becoming well treated but not threatening to capitalise.

Form: 1386-00

(4)

Morning Approach²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Jessica Maye⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 64| D

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 10/1, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft) 22 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Can get involved if things drop right.

Form: 00-0496

(13)

Brewel Hill⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: J Cleary⁽⁴⁾| T: P McCreery| OR: 63

11/1

Respectable seventh of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good, 8/1) 55 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving J.F.Levins. One to note in the betting.

Form: 0152-97

(11)

Simply Sideways²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: S D Bowen⁽⁴⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 59| D

7/1

Winner at Gowran in May. Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap (13/2) at Bellewstown (7.9f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 5-14634

(17)

Skontonovski^v¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 58| D

11/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. 7/1, not disgraced when ninth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 13 days ago. Worth considering.

Form: 346379

(8)

Geological⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 9-6| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁴⁾| T: D English| OR: 55| D

11/1

Below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, good, 11/1) 7 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Others make more appeal.

Form: 6-00048

(7)

Finke River^p1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁴⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 54

9/1

Below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft, 13/2) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 13-0457

(3)

Estella Bella^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jamie Powell| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 53

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 20/1) 14 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 007-90

(1)

Singe Anglais^t1,v³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Hugh Horgan⁽²⁾| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 51

11/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 9/1, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Unexposed over this distance.

Form: 360-254

(9)

The Dazzer^t1⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽²⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 49| D

9/1

11/1, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 71 days ago. Stable in good form. Tongue strap on 1st time. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 9700-86

(15)

Pallasmore Lass^p,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Robert Whearty⁽²⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 48

13/2

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. 17/2, respectable eighth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, good) 7 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 4-04038

(2)

Fan Na Tiobratan¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Tierney| OR: 47

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 11 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 0-0000

(16)

Lofoten^p,t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 47

18/1

Below form tenth of 17 in handicap (9/1) at Navan (10f, soft) 11 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 008590

(18)

Lucky Number^b1,e/s1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: C J MacRedmond| T: O McKiernan| OR: 47| D

40/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. 50/1, good sixth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 14 days ago. Eyeshields on 1st time, blinkers on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0666-86

(14)

Shawaf^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: D N Curran⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

20/1

One win from 31 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.9f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 37538-0

(12)

Sioux Princess²⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: James Ryan⁽²⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 47

7/2

7/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 9 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Anthony McCann. One to be interested in.

Form: 07/6233-

(6)

Von Krolock^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: O McSweeney| T: T Doyle| OR: 47

16/1

18/1, good sixth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, good) 7 days ago. Limited sort who has improvement to find.

Form: 007556

Non-Runners

(10)

Jazz Dreamers⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: S Fahey J: Alan Persse

Forecasts

Sioux Princess (7/2), Pallasmore Lass (13/2), Simply Sideways (7/1), Jazz Dreamers (7/1), Finke River (9/1), The Dazzer (9/1), Singe Anglais (11/1), Brewel Hill (11/1), Geological (11/1), Skontonovski (11/1), Morning Approach (12/1), Von Krolock (16/1), Lofoten (18/1), Shawaf (20/1), Lucky Number (40/1), Estella Bella (66/1), Fan Na Tiobratan (80/1), Drakensberg (100/1)

MORNING APPROACH was better than the result at Roscommon last time and, in anticipation of a well-run race, a chance is taken on her in a wide-open contest. Jazz Dreamer is likely to be on the premises again and Singe Anglais isn't without hope.