19:15 Dundalk

Friday 13 October 2023

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Three Men, Ten Years, And A Dream Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 2m 16.57s

(7)

The Mpex Kid¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Jamie Powell| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 64| C

5/1

Course winner. Respectable third of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 9/1) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 180-003

(16)

Mads Black Eights²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁴⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 62| BF| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 4/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 850846

(15)

Portreath^p,t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Scott McCullagh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 65

10/3

Respectable third of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 4/1) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 325353

(6)

Wajaaha^v⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Daniel King| T: P J McKenna| OR: 61| C

28/1

Course winner. Sixth of 9 in claiming hurdle (4/1) at Bellewstown (20.4f, good) 44 days ago. Visor back on. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 10-0009

(11)

Harriet Eagle⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 64

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, creditable eighth of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.4f, good to soft) 70 days ago. Up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 0658

(3)

Grizabella⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Robert Whearty⁽²⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 57

150/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 46 days ago. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat run.

Form: 00157-6

(17)

Lady Leanora^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: C J MacRedmond| T: A J Martin| OR: 57| BF

40/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 73/7026-

(9)

Is That So⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 56

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 44 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Must find best form.

Form: 90/206-

(8)

Shining Aitch^t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: James Ryan⁽²⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 55

16/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Thirteenth of 17 in handicap (22/1) at Navan (10f, good to soft) 41 days ago.

Form: 265400

(5)

Dance Emperor^b⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 54

40/1

50/1, ninth of 20 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 9 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 07/0869

(13)

Lord Park^t¹⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: J C McConnell| OR: 53

5/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. 20/1, below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, heavy), merely passing beaten rivals. Off 178 days. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 809-900

(10)

Kampala Beach⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁴⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 51| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Leopardstown in August. Fourteenth of 17 in handicap (9/1) at Navan (10f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Expected to be bang there back on AW.

Form: 3-00710

(1)

River Derwent^p,t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Adam Caffrey⁽²⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 51

18/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 13 in handicap at Thurles (8f, soft) 8 days ago, hampered. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 000006

(12)

Sleepless Knight^p³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁴⁾| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 47

11/1

14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 12 in handicap at Tramore (12f, good) 30 days ago. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 000589

Non-Runners

(4)

Halcyon Spirit⁴⁸

Weight: 10-1| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

(2)

Monnow Valley⁴⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: D English J: Reserve 2

(14)

Just Another Eagle³⁶

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: P J Flynn J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kampala Beach (5/2), Portreath (10/3), The Mpex Kid (5/1), Lord Park (5/1), Mads Black Eights (9/1), Sleepless Knight (11/1), Shining Aitch (16/1), River Derwent (18/1), Harriet Eagle (20/1), Halcyon Spirit (25/1), Just Another Eagle (25/1), Monnow Valley (25/1), Wajaaha (28/1), Lady Leanora (40/1), Dance Emperor (40/1), Is That So (50/1), Grizabella (150/1)

KAMPALA BEACH has a mixed record on turf this season but he's better on AW and is potentially on a good mark back on this surface. The Mpex Kid is lurking on a dangerous mark so is next best ahead of Portreath.