16:52 Naas

Sunday 25 August 2024

All13:2213:5714:3215:0715:4216:1716:5217:27

Hartes Group Apprentice Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 2m 17.07s

(14)

You Owe Me Money⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: J Cleary⁽²⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 75

9/2

15/2, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 83 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 50-3334

(12)

Complete Fiction³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Neve Bennett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 74

11/1

14/1, bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 3 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 1-93688

(7)

Mooretown Lad¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Wayne Hassett| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 73

9/2

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (11/2) at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Lightly raced and every chance there's more still to come, so worth a chance to follow up.

Form: 859-51

(6)

Miss Paloma⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 71

4/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (10/1) at Dundalk (12f) 44 days ago, comfortably. Should go well again.

Form: 863/16-1

(13)

Red Special²⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Danny Power⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 71

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, pulled up in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 9 months. Others make more appeal.

Form: 688P-

(3)

Castleheath^p1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C J MacRedmond| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 73

25/1

Winner at Sligo in May. 33/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Galway (12.4f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others have achieved more.

Form: 610

(10)

Best Law^b⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Wesley Joyce| T: G M Lyons| OR: 72

17/2

Career best when winning 6-runner minor event (7/2) at Tramore (12f, good to soft) 8 days ago, just holding on. One to consider.

Form: 7-03161

(11)

Highland King⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Cian Fahy⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 65

100/1

Winner at Dundalk in March. 12/1, tenth of 11 in han dicap hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft) 75 days ago. Fair on the Flat, creditable on last Flat outing.

Form: 60-0316

(2)

Proleek Prince²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Hugh Horgan| T: M Rice| OR: 65

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good sixth of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 40/1) 20 days ago. Others are more appealing.

Form: 067-86

(4)

Silkies Sib^h³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 65

16/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in June. 8/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 38 days ago. Hood back on.

Form: 127-108

(9)

Sportingsilvermine¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 72

12/1

Creditable fourth of 17 in maiden (14/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 259204

(8)

Beautiful Chaos²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Markey⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 64

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 20 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 2207-80

(15)

Bang Po³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: S McAteer⁽⁷⁾| T: L McAteer| OR: 59

66/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft, 16/1) 32 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 2001-00

(1)

Newfire¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Paddy Harnett| T: R P Cody| OR: 65

15/2

Winner at Limerick in July. Good second of 12 in claimer at Sligo (10.5f, soft, 6/1) 18 days ago, running on late. On a fair mark back in handicaps.

Form: 68-4012

Non-Runners

(5)

Abbey Actress²³

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: John O'Donoghue J: Keithen Kennedy

Forecasts

Miss Paloma (4/1), You Owe Me Money (9/2), Mooretown Lad (9/2), Abbey Actress (13/2), Newfire (15/2), Best Law (17/2), Complete Fiction (11/1), Proleek Prince (12/1), Sportingsilvermine (12/1), Beautiful Chaos (12/1), Silkies Sib (16/1), Castleheath (25/1), Red Special (33/1), Bang Po (66/1), Highland King (100/1)

MOORETOWN LAD picked up well to open his account at Leopardstown on just his second handicap outing and there should be more in the locker, so he's preferred to fellow last-time-out winner Miss Paloma. Newfire also makes the shortlist.