19:40 Killarney

Thursday 24 August 2023

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Irish Examiner Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 19:41 | Winning time: 3m 11.83s

(8)

Rich Belief^b,t⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: D King⁽²⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 77

13/2

14/1, eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (16.8f, good) 47 days ago. Blinkers back on, tongue strap back on. Fairly useful on the Flat, respectable on last Flat run. Not discounted.

Form: 30-1494

(6)

Wrecking Ball Paul^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Mulligan| OR: 73

14/1

33/1, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, soft) 19 days ago. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 760365

(5)

Zileo^b,t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Jake Coen⁽²⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 72

4/1

14/1 and blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, good) 11 days ago, better placed than most. Makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 226652

(10)

Weather Alert¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁴⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 65

11/2

Bit below form tenth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, good, 14/1) 11 days ago. LIkely to strip fitter for that and is becoming well handicapped.

Form: 5942/90

(2)

Chatterbox¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S T McCullagh| T: J J Murphy| OR: 64

5/1

Respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, soft, 15/2) 13 days ago. Others look better treated.

Form: 7520-48

(4)

Jake Peter^t⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: A C Persse⁽⁴⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 64

18/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2019. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 20/1) 44 days ago.

Form: 20-0575

(1)

Viceregent¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: S D Bowen⁽⁴⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 64| BF

15/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (11/4) at Tipperary (12.5f, soft) 13 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 7523/20

(7)

Barometer²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 62| BF

16/5

Creditable third of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good to soft, 4/1) 28 days ago, well positioned. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 062533

(3)

Vintage Gold^p1⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: J J Murphy| OR: 47

28/1

Last of 12 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good, 28/1) 59 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 05003-0

Non-Runners

(9)

Votre Homme²²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Jack Kearney

Forecasts

Barometer (16/5), Zileo (4/1), Chatterbox (5/1), Weather Alert (11/2), Rich Belief (13/2), Viceregent (15/2), Votre Homme (15/2), Wrecking Ball Paul (14/1), Jake Peter (18/1), Vintage Gold (28/1)

ZILEO reacted well to blinkers when second in a more competitive event than this at the Curragh last time and he's fancied to go one better if the headgear continues to have a positive effect. Barometer and Viceregent look the chief threats.