19:50 Gowran Park

Wednesday 8 May 2024

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Thank You To All Our Sponsors Apprentice Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 19:50 | Winning time: 1m 51.01s

(12)

Butter Fingers¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 62

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, last of 8 in maiden at this course (7f, soft) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Improvement needed.

Form: 778

(8)

Special Angel¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: M W Hassett⁽⁴⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 62

9/2

7/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, soft) 14 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 0-24644

(7)

Timeonourside⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: W Joyce⁽²⁾| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 62

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, fifteenth of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, heavy) on reappearance 51 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 475-0

(2)

Expecto^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Gabriella Hill⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 60| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Eighth of 9 in handicap (12/1) at Cork (12.1f, good to soft) on reappearance 12 days ago. This trip more suitable. Not discounted.

Form: 84319-8

(4)

Lough Lannagh¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam Caffrey| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 60

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 400/1 and hooded for 1st time, sixteenth of 18 in maiden at Cork (8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 050-0

(6)

Romford^h1,t1²⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: T R Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: M Kelly| OR: 60

40/1

Eighth of 11 in nursery (11/2) at this course (7f, heavy). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Kieran Patrick Cotter. Hood on 1st time, tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 695748-

(1)

Miami Sunshine¹⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Kearney⁽²⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 59

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 13 in nursery (16/1) at Dundalk (8f), running on. Off 173 days.

Form: 9593-

(3)

Pandion Power⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Powell| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 57

9/2

Seventh of 9 in handicap (33/1) at Naas (7f, heavy) 45 days ago. Stable having good spell.

Form: 400-077

(5)

Dolce Far Niente¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robert Whearty| T: J G Murphy| OR: 53| BF

9/4

Good third of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, soft, 9/2) on reappearance 14 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 00033-3

(9)

Maxwell Smart⁹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: James Ryan| T: T G McCourt| OR: 53

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 9 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 16/1). Off 96 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00-09

(10)

Flippity Flop²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: O McSweeney| T: L Comer| OR: 50

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, last of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 26 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes turf debut. C

Form: 0-790

(11)

Nobody¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 48

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 18 in maiden (200/1) at Cork (8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 09-0

Forecasts

Dolce Far Niente (9/4), Pandion Power (9/2), Special Angel (9/2), Expecto (11/2), Timeonourside (10/1), Miami Sunshine (16/1), Nobody (18/1), Butter Fingers (20/1), Maxwell Smart (22/1), Romford (40/1), Flippity Flop (66/1), Lough Lannagh (80/1)

DOLCE FAR NIENTE made an encouraging return to action when third over 7f here a fortnight ago and can build on that promise and get off the mark now stepping up to 1m for the first time. Special Angel was a place behind the selection in fourth on that occasion and is second choice. Jim Bolger's Expecto also makes the shortlist back at the scene of her win last autumn.