18:40 Down Royal

Friday 6 September 2024

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Children's Heartbeat Trust Apprentice Handicap (50-70)

Off time: 18:40 | Winning time: 2m 21.01s

(8)

French Company¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Coogan| OR: 68| D

11/2

Latest win at Sligo in August. 14/1, creditable third of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good) 13 days ago, never nearer. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 742913

(3)

Arch Enemy¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: J Cleary| T: P Magee| OR: 67| D

5/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. Good second of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 8/1) 15 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 624052

(7)

Bringsty^t⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Sorcha Woods| T: N C Kelly| OR: 66

33/1

250/1, sixteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.8f, good) 90 days ago. Fair on the Flat so needs considering.

Form: 222290-

(9)

Bright N Shine^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: R Donaghue-Leahy⁽²⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 64| D

6/1

20/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 19 days ago. Fair on the Flat so can't be ruled out.

Form: 2812-09

(1)

Explorers Way²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Keithen Kennedy| T: P Martin| OR: 64| CD

10/3

C&D winner. 3 wins from 10 runs this year. Latest win here in June. Good third of 12 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm, 15/2) 29 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 763123

(10)

Avatar Jet¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 69

11/4

Tongue strap on for 1st time, good fourth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, good, 10/1) 15 days ago, running on. Can give a good account.

Form: 046104

(5)

Wajaaha^p³³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Rory Mulligan⁽²⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 56

14/1

First run since leaving Anthony McCann when very good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, soft, 50/1) 33 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 330-900

(6)

Tartaraghan⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: C D Fahy⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 56

10/1

Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good, 15/2) 5 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 203535

(4)

Marvellous Lady⁸⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Kyle Faulkner⁽⁷⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 51

50/1

20/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.2f, good to soft) 85 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Must improve.

Form: 60-0090

Non-Runners

(2)

Lady Arwen²⁰

Weight: 9-13| Age: 5

T: C O'Dwyer J: C Horgan

Forecasts

Avatar Jet (11/4), Explorers Way (10/3), Arch Enemy (5/1), French Company (11/2), Bright N Shine (6/1), Tartaraghan (10/1), Wajaaha (14/1), Lady Arwen (25/1), Bringsty (33/1), Marvellous Lady (50/1)

EXPLORERS WAY is enjoying an excellent year and fancied to bag win number four on the back of his good recent Leopardstown third. In-form Arch Enemy is next on the list in her bid to end a long losing sequence, with Avatar Jet and Bright N Shine also in the picture.