14:35 Gowran Park

Monday 3 June 2024

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KCLR 96FM Apprentice Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 14:38 | Winning time: 1m 45.23s

(14)

Manhattan Dandy²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Rory Mulligan⁽²⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 60| D

13/2

Latest win at Leopardstown in April. Respectable third of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, heavy, 9/2) 25 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 8-06133

(5)

Ranko Express¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Calum Hogan⁽²⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 57| C

9/2

Course winner. First run since leaving A. Slattery when respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Cork (10.1f, good to soft, 7/1) 13 days ago, nearest finish. Down in trip. Should build on that and boasts strong claims.

Form: 9019-75

(18)

Pink Socks²⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Amy Jo Hayes| T: T Doyle| OR: 55| BF

7/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 7/2, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 6 months. Likely to need the run.

Form: 072220-

(16)

Purring Along^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: J Cleary| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 50

8/1

14/1, first run since leaving L. Smyth when sixth of 12 in handicap at Roscommon (7.7f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 1700-06

(6)

Tiffany Mae¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Danny Power⁽⁴⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 61

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good fifth of 16 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft, 12/1) 13 days ago. Stable in good form.

Form: 70-685

(15)

Law Lady^t1²⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: A C Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 49

40/1

Last of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good, 11/1). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving Thomas Mullins. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 6979/80-

(9)

Monnow Valley²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 49

50/1

50/1, first run since leaving Damian Joseph English when last of 16 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 26 days ago.

Form: 73000-0

(3)

Aisling Oscar⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Neve Bennett⁽²⁾| T: Craig O'Neill| OR: 59| D

12/1

2 wins from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Dundalk in February. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 8/1) 73 days ago.

Form: 000-119

(12)

Designer Cailin²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: S P Bird⁽²⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 47

10/1

Two wins from 46 Flat runs. Twenty nine runs since last win in 2021. Below form sixth of 16 in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 13/2) 26 days ago.

Form: 689-046

(13)

Engines On³¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽²⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 47

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, third of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, soft), running on. Off 10 months. Claims if he's tuned up.

Form: 009/03-

(8)

Just Another Eagle⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy⁽⁴⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 47

12/1

Hooded for 1st time, ninth of 14 in handicap (80/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 87 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 97004-9

(2)

Leviosa^b²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: C J Whiteley⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 47| C

8/1

Course winner. One win from 23 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Seventh of 11 in handicap (11/2) at this course (7f, heavy) 25 days ago. Blinkers back on. Not dismissed.

Form: 29650-7

(10)

What Adaay^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: C Horgan| T: P Martin| OR: 47| D

16/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, good, 18/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 29348-0

(7)

Grand Citadel^p1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Kyle Faulkner⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fenton| OR: 47

18/1

Sixth of 16 in handicap (15/2) at Cork (7f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 00-0046

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

(4)

La Dame Blanche²¹⁶

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: W Ross J: Dylan Kidd

(1)

Sound Move³⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: Gabriella Hill

(19)

Double Martini⁶⁹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 8

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

(11)

Viva Voce⁴

Weight: 9-11| Age: 7

T: Tom McGuinness J: Reserve 2

(17)

Bright Start¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ranko Express (9/2), Manhattan Dandy (13/2), Pink Socks (7/1), Tiffany Mae (7/1), Purring Along (8/1), Leviosa (8/1), La Dame Blanche (8/1), Designer Cailin (10/1), Just Another Eagle (12/1), Aisling Oscar (12/1), Engines On (14/1), What Adaay (16/1), Grand Citadel (18/1), Sound Move (20/1), Law Lady (40/1), Monnow Valley (50/1)

RANKO EXPRESS has tasted success here before and made a solid start for a new yard at Cork, so he's preferred to Manhattan Dandy, who ran with credit over 7f here last time. Leviosa is also considered with blinkers back on.