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Thursday 30 May 2024

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House Restaurant Apprentice Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 2m 11.78s

(16)

Alma Libre²⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Wesley Joyce⁽²⁾| T: N Lupini| OR: 74| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 12/1, turned in a rare poor effort when fifteenth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 9 months ago. Enters calculations if ready to roll.

Form: 991720-

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(19)

Complete Fiction^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Scott McCullagh| T: J P Fahey| OR: 74

11/1

14/1, made little impression when ninth of 11 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Must bounce back.

Form: 70/121-9

(15)

Encosta¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Robert Whearty| T: N Meade| OR: 74| D

13/2

6/1, improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 13 days ago, awarded the race in the stewards room after meeting trouble approaching final 1f. Should be bang there again.

Form: 308-001

(17)

Master Dunraven²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Jamie Powell| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 74| D

3/1

6/1, opened his account from a career-low mark after 6 months off in 18-runner handicap at Navan (10f, good to soft) 23 days ago, winning with a bit more in hand than the bare margins imply. Handicapper reacted with an 8 lb rise but certainly not dismissed.

Form: 39409-1

(10)

Moonlit Mist⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 72

22/1

Blinkered for 1st time, didn't get home under a positive ride when ninth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 53 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Uphill task.

Form: 3/510-09

(8)

French Company¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: C Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: J G Coogan| OR: 71| C

18/1

Course winner. 12/1, shaped as if better for the run after 8 months off when seventh of 11 in handicap at Roscommon (12.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 65313-7

(3)

Out On Friday¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Jack Kearney⁽²⁾| T: P Byrne| OR: 71| C

22/1

Course winner but out of sorts since scoring at Tramore last summer.

Form: 1000-07

(1)

Hasten Slowly⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 69

33/1

Ran poorly when eighth of 14 in claimer (18/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) just under 11 weeks ago.

Form: 5-67298

(2)

Gunsight¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Wayne Hassett⁽²⁾| T: Michael W O'Meara| OR: 68

10/1

10/1, shaped better than the bare result back under a fully-fledged rider when sixth of 8 in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good) 15 days ago, no room entering straight. Dropped 2 lb for that effort and every chance he can feature.

Form: 9526-06

(13)

Morning Soldier^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J Cleary⁽⁴⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 68

25/1

Ran no sort of race in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 2 weeks ago. Easy to look elsewhere making a rare Flat start these days.

Form: 67000/9-

(4)

Blackberry Jack¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Hugh Horgan⁽²⁾| T: D Leahy| OR: 67

25/1

66/1, always behind going without headgear after 7 months off at Killarney (16.8f, soft) 16 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Career-low mark to work with but will need a big step forward.

Form: 24/547-0

(12)

Cu Chulainn^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 62| D

66/1

Well held all 3 starts this year so can only be watched.

Form: 3/50-000

(7)

Mr Mills²⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: C Timmons| OR: 60| BF| D

18/1

Produced a laboured effort when twelfth of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, soft, 4/1) 8 months ago (reportedly finished lame). Not taken lightly on return.

Form: 813050-

(18)

Storm Eric^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Adam Caffrey| T: Jamie Flynn| OR: 55

8/1

Shaped as if still in good form after 4 months off when fifth of 16 in handicap (9/2) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 13 days ago, faring best of those held up. Back up in trip.

Form: 422-445

(14)

Power Drive^p⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 8-9| J: C J MacRedmond| T: P W Flynn| OR: 53| D

28/1

Improved on recent efforts under an astute ride to win 14-runner handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 7/1) just under 7 weeks ago, kept up to work. Respected having a rare turf start.

Form: 857571

(5)

Lady Christa¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁴⁾| T: S Lavery| OR: 52

6/1

11/2, bit below form trying front-running tactics for the first time when fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 6 months ago.

Form: 890205-

Non-Runners

(6)

Qasbaz²⁸⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 7

T: Ian Donoghue J: James Ryan

(11)

Barrys Rock⁹⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 9

T: A Mullins J: Rory Mulligan

(9)

Epaulawn²³

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: N G Hynds J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Master Dunraven (3/1), Lady Christa (6/1), Encosta (13/2), Alma Libre (13/2), Storm Eric (8/1), Gunsight (10/1), Complete Fiction (11/1), French Company (18/1), Mr Mills (18/1), Qasbaz (20/1), Moonlit Mist (22/1), Out On Friday (22/1), Blackberry Jack (25/1), Morning Soldier (25/1), Barrys Rock (25/1), Power Drive (28/1), Hasten Slowly (33/1), Cu Chulainn (66/1)

A host in with chances but it could pay to side with GUNSIGHT, who shaped better than the bare result when sixth at Sligo just over a fortnight ago and Michael O'Meara's 4-y-o can open his account at the expense of Alma Libre, who needs to leave a rare-poor effort behind at the Curragh when last seen 9 months ago but returns on a handy mark. Encosta and Mr Mills are another couple to consider, too.