16:40 Killarney

Monday 7 October 2024

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

M.D O'Shea & Sons Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 2m 38.77s

(7)

Ice Opera⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: J Cleary⁽⁴⁾| T: S Lavery| OR: 75

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, solid fifth of 11 in maiden at the Curragh (12f, good) 78 days ago. Yard in good form. Makes handicap debut. Should go well again.

Form: 955

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(1)

Powerful Hook Head^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Hugh Horgan⁽²⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 73

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 12/1, good fifth of 10 in maiden at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Needs considering.

Form: 585

(4)

Castleheath⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 71| D

17/2

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Sligo in May. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 14 in handicap (25/1) at Naas (10.4f, good to soft) 43 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 6100

(8)

Moutarde^h²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Robert Whearty| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 70

7/2

Latest win at Roscommon in September. Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap at Galway (12f, good, 6/1) 27 days ago. Stable in good form. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 297415

(5)

Beyond Your Dreams¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Hassett| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 68

4/1

2/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Listowel (12f, good to soft) 14 days ago, suited by emphasis on speed. Considered.

Form: 097061

(2)

Abbey Actress⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: James Ryan| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 66

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden who posted a good third of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.4f, soft, 10/1) 66 days ago, keeping on well. Significantly up in trip. Interesting.

Form: 0-593

(11)

Fairy Wings¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Danny Power⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 64

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, good 4¼ lengths third of 9 to Beyond Your Dreams in handicap at Listowel (12f, good to soft) 14 days ago, left with too much to do. Can go well again.

Form: 07943

(12)

La Juliana¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Wesley Joyce| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 63

9/1

Winner at Gowran in June. 9 lengths eighth of 9 to Beyond Your Dreams in handicap at Listowel (12f, good to soft, 12/1) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 651658

(3)

Chessalla^t1³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 62

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 10 in maiden (5/1) at Clonmel (9.6f, good) 32 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Must find best form.

Form: 467

(9)

The Aglet⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 58

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twentieth of 22 in maiden (125/1) at the Curragh (10f, good) 44 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 500

Non-Runners

(10)

It'sonlyjustbegun⁴⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Scott McCullagh

(6)

Tanazadia¹⁶

Weight: 9-13| Age: 3

T: J P Murtagh J: Jamie Powell

Forecasts

Tanazadia (3/1), Moutarde (7/2), Abbey Actress (4/1), Beyond Your Dreams (4/1), Castleheath (17/2), La Juliana (9/1), Powerful Hook Head (9/1), Fairy Wings (10/1), Chessalla (10/1), Ice Opera (12/1), It'sonlyjustbegun (14/1), The Aglet (125/1)

Lots with chances. ABBEY ACTRESS took a step forward when third in a big field at Galway on her handicp debut and with the prospect of more to come over this longer trip she gets the vote. The handily-weighted Fairy Wings could emerge as the main danger with in-form duoTanazadia and Ice Opera both well in the mix too.