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Saturday 2 September 2023

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

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 2m 14.01s

(5)

Highland King¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Daniel King| T: J C McConnell| OR: 63

16/1

33/1, sixth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 16 days ago. Sliding in the weights and could feature if he's able to build on latest effort.

Form: 2-85006

(3)

Lucky Queen^p,t⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Jake Coen| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 60

7/1

18/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, good) 45 days ago. Back up in trip. Looks capable of defying this mark.

Form: 422-982

(12)

Mr Mills²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Adam Caffrey| T: C D Timmons| OR: 60| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. Shaped as if still in form when tenth of 16 in handicap at Naas (10.5f, soft, 4/1) 26 days ago, not clear run. Remains one to be interested in.

Form: 408130

(4)

Barretstown¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Alan Persse⁽²⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 57| BF

25/1

4/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 17 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 6-18406

(2)

St Cianans Fire^t⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D N Curran⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 57

11/1

Eleventh of 15 in handicap at this C&D (soft, 11/1) 49 days ago. Chance on old form but seems to be going through the motions at present.

Form: 110-000

(18)

Shining Aitch^t³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Robert Whearty| T: T G McCourt| OR: 56| D

22/1

9/1, creditable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 3 days ago. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. Others make more appeal.

Form: 026540

(8)

Alfalfa¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S D Bowen⁽²⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 54

10/1

Good fourth of 13 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good, 9/1) 17 days ago, running on. Well treated and capable of getting involved if things drop right (suited by strong pace).

Form: 309-004

(10)

Florida Taiga^b1¹⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Paddy Harnett| T: D K Weld| OR: 60

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable seventh of 16 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft, 28/1). Off 103 days. Stable having good spell. Blinkers on 1st time. Worth a market check back from a break.

Form: 56-867

(6)

Stay Local⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁴⁾| T: A A Howard| OR: 54| BF

5/1

Respectable 7 lengths eighth of 17 to Mr Mills in handicap (9/4) at this C&D (soft) 49 days ago. Seemed stretched by this trip last time.

Form: 4/32-398

(17)

Fairytale Princess¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Kearney⁽²⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 58

11/1

20/1, creditable 3¾ lengths sixth of 13 to Kampala Beach in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 16 days ago. Merits respect.

Form: 967006

(16)

Kampala Beach¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jamie Powell| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 51

9/1

11/1, improved on recent efforts to win 13-runner handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 16 days ago, cosily. Not taken lightly.

Form: 33-0071

(1)

Flier^t⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: James Ryan⁽²⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 50

7/1

16/1, good ¾-length second of 17 to Mr Mills in handicap at this C&D (soft) 49 days ago. On a handy mark and merits respect.

Form: 0040-02

(14)

Numidia¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Hugh Horgan⁽²⁾| T: P Lawlor| OR: 48

14/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Below form eighth of 14 in handicap (11/2) at Dundalk (8f) 18 days ago, left poorly placed. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 450428

(13)

Breagagh^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 47

17/2

Bit below form fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 5 days ago. Up in trip. Modest on the Flat, very good on last Flat outing. Not discounted.

Form: 0/746-02

(7)

Lissadell^p1,t1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 47

40/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Sligo (13.2f, good to soft, 16/1) 24 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time, cheekpieces on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 800-070

(15)

Wish Me⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: C J MacRedmond| T: K H Clarke| OR: 47| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Well-beaten fourteenth of 17 to Mr Mills in handicap (22/1) at this C&D (soft) 49 days ago. Hard to make a strong case for.

Form: 4400-00

(9)

Louis Le Broc^b⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: T Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 47

40/1

Last of 9 in handicap (16/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 00-0909

Non-Runners

(11)

Mads Black Eights¹⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: M J Smith J: C Horgan

(19)

Ventnor¹¹⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 7

T: J Barcoe J: Sorcha Woods

Forecasts

Mr Mills (4/1), Stay Local (5/1), Flier (7/1), Lucky Queen (7/1), Breagagh (17/2), Kampala Beach (9/1), Alfalfa (10/1), St Cianans Fire (11/1), Fairytale Princess (11/1), Numidia (14/1), Mads Black Eights (14/1), Highland King (16/1), Shining Aitch (22/1), Barretstown (25/1), Ventnor (25/1), Florida Taiga (28/1), Lissadell (40/1), Louis Le Broc (40/1), Wish Me (66/1)

LUCKY QUEEN looked ahead of her mark under an inexperienced rider when runner-up at Killarney last time and she's worth a chance to go one better. Mr Mills was better than the result at Naas last time, so he's another one to consider, while both Kampala Beach and Flier arrive in form.