19:44 Killarney

Friday 23 August 2024

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Brehon Hotel And Spa Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 19:44 | Winning time: 3m 17.81s

(9)

Jabbar³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁴⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 75| BF| C

2/1

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 3/1, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Down Royal (13f, good) 35 days ago, left with too much to do. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 119-134

(3)

Polemon^p,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Alan Casey⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 66

8/1

First run since leaving Archie Watson when bagging 14-runner handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 9 days ago, just holding on. Needs considering.

Form: 874541

(2)

Simpson's Paradox^v1³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Adam Caffrey| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 62| C

18/1

Course winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 7 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft, 16/1) 32 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Visor on 1st time. Something to find on form.

Form: 1-07565

(1)

Robbies Rock³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Wayne Hassett⁽²⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 70

5/2

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Third of 11 in juvenile hurdle at this course (17f, good, 5/6) on NH debut 35 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 692

(7)

Elsa's Pride^t1³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Stack| OR: 59

5/1

Good third of 12 in handicap at this course (11.5f, good, 11/2) 37 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Merits serious consideration now stepping up in trip.

Form: 13-5243

(10)

Say It So^b,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: James Ryan| T: E McNamara| OR: 52

9/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, won 16-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good to soft, 6/1) 18 days ago. Blinkers/tongue strap back on and very much one to consider.

Form: 3757-32

Non-Runners

(5)

Stariam³²

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Scott McCullagh

(8)

Chutzpal³⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

(4)

Gracesolution³⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: R O'Sullivan J: Shane Markey

(6)

Paper Doll⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: J J Murphy J: Wesley Joyce

(11)

Empress Alma²⁵

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: G P Cromwell J: Jamie Powell

Forecasts

Jabbar (2/1), Robbies Rock (5/2), Chutzpal (5/2), Say It So (9/2), Stariam (9/2), Elsa's Pride (5/1), Paper Doll (13/2), Polemon (8/1), Empress Alma (10/1), Gracesolution (12/1), Simpson's Paradox (18/1)

This is wide open but ELSA'S PRIDE rates just the pick of these weights so is fancied to bag a first win of the season at the chief expense of Empress Alma, who wasn't seen to best effect when fifth at Galway last time. In-form trio Polemon, Stariam and Say It So also need factoring into this competitive handicap.