18:50 Cork

Tuesday 21 May 2024

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Blackwater Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:52 | Winning time: 1m 26.53s

(14)

Basilah Bear²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Daniel King| T: D Marnane| OR: 74

11/2

6/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 43212-8

(4)

The Bear Trap¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: J Geoghegan| OR: 73

3/1

Unreliable sort. 25/1, good second of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft) 15 days ago. Player with a repeat.

Form: 272-632

(10)

Bruce Lightning^h⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽²⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 72

25/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Dundalk in February. Tenth of 14 in claimer at Dundalk (7f, 7/2) 74 days ago.

Form: 028-410

(7)

Liamo^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Joseph Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 71

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Donnacha Aidan O'Brien when eleventh of 16 in maiden at Gowran (7f, heavy) 13 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 63-0

(13)

Artful Approach¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: James Ryan| T: J Davison| OR: 70| BF

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft, 5/2) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 66-940

(3)

Timana^p1⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: C J MacRedmond| T: K J Condon| OR: 69| BF

14/1

Promising individual. 10/3, first run since leaving John Patrick Murtagh when third of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) 88 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. May yet do better.

Form: 23

(8)

Signor Ferrari⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Hugh Horgan⁽²⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 66

16/1

Sixth of 10 in handicap (12/1) at Killarney (8.1f, soft) 7 days ago, not clear run.

Form: 442796

(6)

Byzantine Empress²⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Scott McCullagh| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 65

14/1

8/1, respectable fifth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (6f). Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut. Respected.

Form: 832625-

(9)

Still Rolling²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gabriella Hill⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 65

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form ninth of 17 in handicap (10/1) at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 28 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 66-39

(16)

Dream Ticket^v¹⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Hassett⁽²⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 62

17/2

Ninth of 12 in nursery at Dundalk (8f, 8/1), slowly away. Off 167 days.

Form: 090229-

(1)

Tiffany Mae²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁴⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 62

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable eighth of 13 in handicap (18/1) at Gowran (7f, soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 70-68

(12)

Share The Treasure¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Adam Caffrey| T: T Hogan| OR: 59

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, fifth of 8 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 13 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 09-5

(15)

Bofa²⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: C Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 53

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 5 in maiden at Listowel (7.1f, soft, 150/1). Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 045-

(2)

Chou Chou^p1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jamie Powell| T: N Meade| OR: 50

20/1

Fourth of 7 in handicap (12/1) at Gowran (7f, heavy) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 789-954

(11)

Crest Of The Moon²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Robert Whearty| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 50

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, fourth of 8 in maiden at Gowran (7f, soft) 27 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-084

(5)

Grand Citadel^b⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fenton| OR: 47

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 9 in handicap at Sligo (5.9f, good, 11/1) 6 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 00-004

Forecasts

The Bear Trap (3/1), Basilah Bear (11/2), Grand Citadel (15/2), Still Rolling (15/2), Dream Ticket (17/2), Artful Approach (12/1), Tiffany Mae (12/1), Byzantine Empress (14/1), Timana (14/1), Signor Ferrari (16/1), Crest Of The Moon (20/1), Chou Chou (20/1), Bruce Lightning (25/1), Share The Treasure (28/1), Bofa (40/1), Liamo (80/1)

TIMANA is not yet the finished article having been placed in a couple of maidens at Dundalk and she looks the way to go off what looks a fair opening mark. The Bear Trap is next best ahead of Byzantine Empress.