18:40 Curragh

Saturday 26 August 2023

All16:0516:4017:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:40

Bord Na Mona Recycling Apprentice Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   6f  |   Good  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:51  |   Winning time: 1m 11.75s
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Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
Daamberdiplomatb10
Age: 3|  Weight: 10-1| J: Jamie Powell| T: J P Murtagh| OR:  83| CD
10/1
C&D winner. 8/1 and eyeshields on for 1st time blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 7 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 10 days ago. Stable in good form. Enters calculations.
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2
(2)
Horse silk
Artemis Jones13
Age: 3|  Weight: 10-0| J: Wesley Joyce(4)| T: J P Murtagh| OR:  82
22/1
Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Limerick in June. Last of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 8/1) 13 days ago, possibly amiss. Back down in trip. Up against it.
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3
(7)
Horse silk
Ice Cold In Alext6
Age: 9|  Weight: 10-0| J: Adam Caffrey| T: K J Condon| OR:  80| CD
10/1
4-time course winner. Ninth of 13 in handicap (12/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 6 days ago. Needs to bounce back.
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4
(9)
Horse silk
Hallowed Timep6
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-13| J: C J MacRedmond| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR:  79
10/1
Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 18/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 6 days ago. Should give his running again.
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5
(15)
Horse silk
Collective Power14
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-12| J: Sorcha Woods(7)| T: E Lynam| OR:  78| D
8/1
Latest win at Navan in June. 9/1, bit below form 3½ lengths ninth of 19 to Secret Magician in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Form has been in and out lately.
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6
(5)
Horse silk
Secret Magician14
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-12| J: Wayne Hassett(7)| T: M Hassett| OR:  78| CD
7/2
9/2, won 19-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago by neck from Livingston Range. Makes plenty of appeal once more.
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7
(17)
Horse silk
Arnhem29
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-11| J: Jack Kearney(2)| T: M G Quinn| OR:  77| D
14/1
Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Cork (5f, good, 18/1) 29 days ago. Others make more appeal.
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8
(14)
Horse silk
Not Even Closeb157
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-11| J: Paddy Harnett| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR:  79| BF
7/1
Lightly-raced winner. 11/2, respectable sixth of 18 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 57 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Not dismissed.
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9
(16)
Horse silk
Livingston Ranget,v11
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-10| J: Robert Whearty(2)| T: L Breen| OR:  76| D
10/1
Latest win at Naas in July. Visored for 1st time, shaped as if still in form when eighth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 8/1) 11 days ago. Respected.
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10
(3)
Horse silk
Rumbled Againb26
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-8| J: S D Bowen(2)| T: D Hogan| OR:  76
25/1
Winner at Gowran in May. Twelfth of 15 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy, 18/1) 26 days ago.
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11
(1)
Horse silk
Amanirenasp2
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: James Ryan(2)| T: M C Grassick| OR:  73| BF
10/1
Latest win at Fairyhouse in July. Eighth of 11 in handicap (11/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good) 2 days ago. Others more persuasive.
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12
(8)
Horse silk
Marks Bear21
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-6| J: Hugh Horgan(2)| T: W J Burke| OR:  72| D
100/1
Eleven runs since last win in 2021. First run since leaving Gary Moore when fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, soft, 100/1) 21 days ago.
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13
(6)
Horse silk
Wooden Headb17
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-3| J: D N Curran(4)| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR:  69
22/1
Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 15 in maiden (9/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 7 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve and well worth a market check.
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14
(12)
Horse silk
Lockdownt94
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-1| J: Shane Markey(7)| T: A McCann| OR:  67| D
50/1
16/1, first run since leaving George Baker when fifth of 8 in handicap at Ayr (5f, good). Off 94 days. Must improve.
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15
(11)
Horse silk
Not Too Real Badh,t8
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: J Cleary(4)| T: T Mullins| OR:  69
10/1
Latest win at Cork in May. Shaped as if still in form fourth of 13 in handicap (6/1) at Cork (5f, heavy) 8 days ago, faring best of those held up. Likely to get competitive.
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16
(13)
Horse silk
Run Forrest Runp101
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-13| J: Conor Stone-Walsh(4)| T: M Fenton| OR:  65| CD
20/1
C&D winner. Latest win here in May. Respectable eighth of 25 in handicap at Cork (7f, good, 10/1). Off 101 days. Not ruled out after a break.
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17
(10)
Horse silk
Havana Notionp115
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-7| J: C Horgan(4)| T: J Feane| OR:  61
16/1
Winner at Tipperary in July. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, soft, 12/1) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.
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Forecasts

Secret Magician (7/2), Not Even Close (7/1), Collective Power (8/1), Hallowed Time (10/1), Daamberdiplomat (10/1), Ice Cold In Alex (10/1), Livingston Range (10/1), Amanirenas (10/1), Not Too Real Bad (10/1), Arnhem (14/1), Havana Notion (16/1), Run Forrest Run (20/1), Artemis Jones (22/1), Wooden Head (22/1), Rumbled Again (25/1), Lockdown (50/1), Marks Bear (100/1)

Verdict

NOT TOO REAL BAD has edged back to an appealing mark and shaped as if still in good order (best of those held up) when fourth at Cork last week, so he's worth chancing in a wide-open contest. Recent C&D winner Secret Magician is an obvious danger and Not Even Close should be respected.

  1. Not Too Real Bad10/1
  2. Secret Magician7/2
  3. Not Even Close7/1

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €299.00

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