16:20 Fairyhouse

Monday 18 September 2023

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Treo Eile Apprentice Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 1m 31.82s

(4)

Ampeson³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Robert Whearty⁽²⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 73| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Below form 3 lengths fourth of 12 to Is That Love in claimer (10/1) at Leopardstown (7.2f, good) 32 days ago. First run for yard after leaving P. J. McKenna and not ruled out.

Form: 607304

(8)

Is That Love¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Scott McCullagh| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 72| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Latest win at Leopardstown in August. 17/2, eighth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 12 days ago, left poorly placed. One for the shortlist.

Form: 233108

(7)

Rhythm King⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁴⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 75| BF| D

4/1

Latest win at Bellewstown in April. Below form sixth of 15 in handicap (7/2) at Galway (7f, heavy) 49 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 27-1396

(2)

Shawaamekh⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: James Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 72| D

7/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 25/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 5 days ago. Needs more.

Form: 069-220

(1)

Miss McHenry¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁴⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 71

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, very good fifth of 17 in handicap (20/1) at Navan (8f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 84055

(5)

Rathbranchurch¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁴⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 65

6/1

16/1, creditable second of 21 in handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft) 16 days ago, running on. Significantly back up in trip. No forlorn hope.

Form: 370532

(3)

Calamint¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: P M Rogers| OR: 60

80/1

80/1, sixth of 8 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 5960-56

(9)

Chica Power^v⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: S D Bowen⁽⁴⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 53| D

16/1

Latest win at Cork in June. 10/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good) 68 days ago, not clear run. First run for yard after leaving Patrick Martin. Visor back on.

Form: 7-90010

(6)

Blue Peak^p⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: D E Sheehy| T: M C Grassick| OR: 49| D

17/2

Winner at Roscommon in May. 15/2, good third of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft) 76 days ago. Has to be taken seriously off a 2 lb lower mark now.

Form: 0-79183

Forecasts

Shawaamekh (7/2), Rhythm King (4/1), Ampeson (9/2), Rathbranchurch (6/1), Miss McHenry (13/2), Is That Love (8/1), Blue Peak (17/2), Chica Power (16/1), Calamint (80/1)

A tighlyt-knit handicap in which BLUE PEAK edges the vote given she can race off a 2 lb lower mark here than when posting a good third at Roscommon last time out. The lightly raced Miss McHenry could emerge as the chief threat on the back of her very good Navan fifth. with course winners Is That Love and Ampeson also in the picture.