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Tuesday 16 January 2024

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Maiden

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 2m 39.13s

(4)

He Is Brave^h1¹³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: O McSweeney| T: L Comer

66/1

Once-raced gelding. Tenth of 13 in maiden (100/1) at Navan (10f, good to soft) on debut. Off 136 days. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 0-

(10)

Impero¹³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: J Cleary⁽⁴⁾| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 82

13/2

Unreliable type. Remains a maiden after 13 Flat runs. Below form fourth of 12 in maiden (4/1) at Gowran (14f, good). Off 132 days. Makes polytrack debut. Good chance on best form.

Form: 3/32434-

(2)

Next Week²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: C Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: A Slattery

22/1

Twice-raced gelding on Flat. Fair winner at 17f in bumpers. Sixth of 13 in maiden at this C&D (20/1) 27 days ago.

Form: 86-

(6)

Tincurra Lad¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Martin

200/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Tenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy, 50/1) 16 days ago, ridden too aggressively.

Form:

(3)

Chopsticks²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Wesley Joyce| T: S M Duffy

150/1

Once-raced gelding. Eighth of 14 in maiden (33/1) at this course (7f) on debut 25 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 8-

(1)

Firebrand³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel King| T: J Nallen| OR: 87

10/3

Fairly useful colt. First run since leaving N. Perret when eighth of 14 in maiden at this course (10.7f, 16/5) on IRE debut 39 days ago.

Form: 428-

(13)

Gran Caballo^t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Hugh Horgan⁽²⁾| T: J P O'Brien

11/8

Twice-raced gelding. Second of 13 in maiden at this C&D (15/2) 27 days ago.

Form: 62-

(9)

Hangry²²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 72| BF

28/1

Fair gelding. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Chateaubriant (13.2f, good to soft, 24/10). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Andre Fabre.

Form: 46/746-

(11)

Lope De Light¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: C J MacRedmond| T: W Durkan| OR: 75

18/1

Lightly-raced colt on Flat. 28/1, first run since leaving Andrew Balding when ninth of 11 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 3323-

(8)

Moab^p1³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Paddy Harnett| T: J P O'Brien

7/2

Once-raced colt. Fourth of 14 in maiden (13/2) at this course (10.7f) on debut 39 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Likely to improve and leading claims.

Form: 4-

(5)

As Fast As Wind^b³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: James Ryan| T: E Doyle| OR: 70

20/1

Fair filly. Remains a maiden after 11 Flat runs. 80/1, eleventh of 14 in claimer at this C&D 34 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 382640-

(12)

Belleplaine⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Robert Whearty| T: J C McConnell

28/1

Twice-raced filly. 22/1, sixth of 14 in maiden at this course (10.7f) 4 days ago.

Form: 6-6

Non-Runners

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Free Flow²⁵

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: J M Barrett J: Calum Hogan

Forecasts

Gran Caballo (11/8), Firebrand (10/3), Moab (7/2), Impero (13/2), Free Flow (14/1), Lope De Light (18/1), As Fast As Wind (20/1), Next Week (22/1), Belleplaine (28/1), Hangry (28/1), He Is Brave (66/1), Chopsticks (150/1), Tincurra Lad (200/1)

MOAB should have more to come on the back of his course debut fourth and can strike for Joseph O'Brien. The selection's stablemate Gran Caballo was runner-up over C&D last time and may provide the chief threat ahead of the talented, if frustrating, Impero.