17:15 Dundalk

Friday 27 September 2024

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View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 1m 12.87s

(8)

Collective Power⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 75| CD

16/5

4-time course winner. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Navan (5f, good, 4/1) 6 days ago, slowly away. Enters calculations back here.

Form: 525655

(10)

Revenite¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Wayne Hassett| T: P F McEnery| OR: 73| D

14/1

First run since leaving Roger Varian when good third of 10 in handicap at Laytown (6f, 50/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 0-60763

(4)

James Henry^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Scott McCullagh| T: L Breen| OR: 69| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, 9/2) 7 days ago.

Form: 21-1235

(3)

Manhattan Dreamer¹⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Robert Whearty| T: A Murray| OR: 71| C

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. Course winner. 15¼ lengths last of 8 to Cuban Tiger in listed race (33/1) at Newcastle (8f). Off 6 months. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 4-318

(9)

Bruce Lightning^t1⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 67| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (25/1) at this course (7f) 77 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 8-41000

(7)

Velvet Skies^b1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Wesley Joyce| T: M Mulvany| OR: 65

11/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Navan (8f, good, 40/1) 6 days ago, slowly away. Back down in trip. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 404908

(13)

Land Lover^b⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 63| D

25/1

Bit below form tenth of 17 in handicap (9/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 4 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 830460

(2)

Speedwood²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jamie Powell| T: E & P Harty| OR: 63

20/1

25/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 27 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Others preferred.

Form: 502000

(6)

Theriverrunsdeep^p⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: S G O'Donnell| OR: 60| CD

11/1

4-time C&D winner. Latest win at Naas in August. 16/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 4 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 830150

(5)

Eruption^b⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: James Ryan| T: M J Smith| OR: 58| D

25/1

Latest win at Bellewstown in July. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap (9/2) at the Curragh (5f, good) 68 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 122617

(1)

I'm Spartacus⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 56| D

9/4

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 13/2, creditable second of 17 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 4 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 234482

(12)

No Speed Limit¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-9| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 54| CD

33/1

4-time course winner. Four wins from 83 Flat runs. Sixth of 10 in handicap at Laytown (6f, 18/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 758906

(11)

Sister Lola^b,t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: J Cleary⁽⁴⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 47| CD

80/1

4-time course winner. 20/1, 11¼ lengths twentieth of 22 to Theriverrunsdeep in handicap at Naas (5f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Blinkers back on, tongue strap back on. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 00-7300

Forecasts

I'm Spartacus (9/4), Collective Power (16/5), James Henry (9/2), Manhattan Dreamer (10/1), Theriverrunsdeep (11/1), Velvet Skies (11/1), Revenite (14/1), Speedwood (20/1), Eruption (25/1), Land Lover (25/1), No Speed Limit (33/1), Bruce Lightning (50/1), Sister Lola (80/1)

I'M SPARTACUS is taken to build on his fine second at Fairyhouse earlier in the week and strike for Ado McGuinness. Collective Power is respected back at a venue which suits. Matthew Smith's Eruption also makes the shortlist.