18:00 Dundalk

Friday 25 October 2024

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View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 26.74s

(14)

Free Solo^p,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: J A Powell| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 70| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 25/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Eases in class but he's struggling for form at present.

Form: 188600

(4)

Volatile Analyst^p³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: S T McCullagh| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 70| D

10/1

Twenty-three runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 10 in handicap (6/1) at Laytown (6f) 39 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Jack W. Davison. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 853008

(2)

Storm Eric¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Jamie Flynn| OR: 68| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form eighth of 14 in claimer (6/1) at this C&D. Off 105 days and headgear removed.

Form: 458088

(1)

Serengeti Sunrise⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 69| D

50/1

Lightly-raced winner. 10/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 59 days ago. First run for yard after leaving George Scott. Must improve.

Form: 51-468

(15)

Shoot To Kill³²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: James Ryan| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 67| BF| D

9/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 11/2, below form sixth of 16 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 32 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Jack W. Davison. Merits consideration.

Form: 200926

(16)

Skontonovski^v¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67| CD

4/1

Six-time course winner. Respectable third of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.5f, soft, 4/1) 11 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. 8 lb higher now but he's better on the AW.

Form: 534413

(13)

Cross Border^p⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Robert Whearty| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 66| C

11/1

Unreliable sort. Course winner. 33/1, eighth of 11 in claimer at Gowran (7f, good) 72 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Daniel William O'Sullivan.

Form: 005208

(8)

Distillate^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 65| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Below form ninth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 40/1) 8 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 001469

(6)

Marble Angel²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Kearney| T: A Oliver| OR: 63| BF| C

13/2

Back-to-back winner over 1m in September. 11/8, tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 28 days ago. May well resume progress given a short break.

Form: 000110

(10)

Von Krolock^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: M W Hassett| T: T Doyle| OR: 63| CD

7/1

C&D winner. One win from 27 Flat runs. 22/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Roscommon (7.5f, soft) 11 days ago. Stable having good spell.

Form: 038706

(3)

Mullacash Buzz^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽²⁾| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 62| CD

9/1

Four-time C&D winner. 9/2, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 32 days ago. Enters calculations from this sort of mark back on the AW.

Form: 200064

(5)

Velvet Skies^b²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: T Casey⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 63| D

28/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Blinkered for 1st time, bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap (11/1) at this course (6f) 28 days ago.

Form: 049087

(9)

Ateenosix^h⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D J Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 62

25/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (11/2) 7 days ago.

Form: 549329

(11)

Blue Wood^t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: W Joyce| T: K Smith| OR: 56| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Twenty second of 27 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 22/1) 8 days RESERVE.

Form: 373230

Non-Runners

(17)

Rodeeve¹⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: M J Browne J: W Joyce

(12)

Cherry Pink⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 1

(7)

Barnhill Rose¹¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Skontonovski (4/1), Shoot To Kill (9/2), Marble Angel (13/2), Von Krolock (7/1), Mullacash Buzz (9/1), Volatile Analyst (10/1), Cross Border (11/1), Storm Eric (12/1), Blue Wood (14/1), Distillate (16/1), Rodeeve (20/1), Free Solo (22/1), Ateenosix (25/1), Velvet Skies (28/1), Serengeti Sunrise (50/1)

MULLACASH BUZZ is a better performer on the AW than turf so the return to this venue may well prompt an improved showing from this handy mark. Skontonovski and Marble Angel head the opposition.