19:30 Dundalk

Friday 21 February 2025

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DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 2m 18.32s

(2)

Signor Ferrari⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁴⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 72| CD

4/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (11/1) at this C&D 7 days ago, always holding on. More needed if he's to complete the hat-trick off this 7 lb higher mark but he's clearly in good heart.

Form: 6807-11

(3)

Jazz Forever⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: J Cleary| T: P W Flynn| OR: 65| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (12f, 8/1) 42 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 30069-8

(5)

Ranko Express²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 63| CD

7/2

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at this C&D (4/1) 21 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Darkened, suited by way race developed. Not taken lightly.

Form: 50639-1

(7)

Doctor Grace^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Jack Kearney| T: A McGuinness| OR: 60| CD

7/1

Creditable 4½ lengths fifth of 13 to Ranko Express in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 21 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Switched yards since and she's not discounted.

Form: 0905-55

(11)

Highland King^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: C D Fahy⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 12/1, bit below form 5 lengths seventh of 14 to Signor Ferrari in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Would have a chance if back to his best.

Form: 60086-7

(14)

Darkened^b,t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: D S O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 56| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 64 Flat runs. 9/2, good 1¾ lengths second of 13 to Ranko Express in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Likely to be on the premises once more.

Form: 8064-52

(10)

Latin^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 53

33/1

50/1, fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 14 days ago, never nearer. Others more persuasive.

Form: 000-004

(16)

Rock Basher²²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: W Joyce| T: S Crawley| OR: 51

11/2

Respectable fourth of 21 in handicap (8/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good). Off 7 months ahead of this yard debut but he could have a say if fully tuned-up.

Form: 283574-

(17)

Streetscape^b1⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 51

12/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 25/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 9 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 033/40-4

(9)

Tyder¹⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Jimmy Dalton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 50

25/1

Fifth of 14 in juvenile hurdle (28/1) at Killarney (17f, soft) on NH debut. Off 6 months ahead of this polytrack debut and he's opposable judged on the balance of his form on the Flat.

Form: 602860-

(8)

Zahee^h,t²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Mulligan⁽²⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 49| C

14/1

Unreliable sort. Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Creditable fifth of 13 in claimer (40/1) at this C&D 25 days ago, not clear run. Chance on old form.

Form: 700-775

(12)

Sayfa Fad¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁴⁾| T: J Geoghegan| OR: 48

40/1

10¼ lengths twelfth of 14 to Higher Kingdom in handicap (20/1) at this course (8f). Off 105 days. Significantly up in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 706800-

(13)

Albion Princess^h,t⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: R Donaghue-Leahy⁽⁴⁾| T: D Kinsella| OR: 47

80/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Ninth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (28/1). Off 93 days. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 603809-

(6)

Ali's Court^p1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Paddy Harnett| T: M A Cahill| OR: 47

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 125/1, last of 6 in maiden at this C&D 23 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap debut. RESERVE.

Form: 008-6

Non-Runners

(4)

Suityourselfboss⁷⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: M J Browne J: Paddy Harnett

(15)

Higher Kingdom²¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 8

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 2

(1)

Spirit Of Paradise¹⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: M Rice J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ranko Express (7/2), Signor Ferrari (4/1), Rock Basher (11/2), Darkened (6/1), Doctor Grace (7/1), Higher Kingdom (11/1), Streetscape (12/1), Jazz Forever (12/1), Zahee (14/1), Suityourselfboss (20/1), Highland King (22/1), Tyder (25/1), Spirit Of Paradise (25/1), Latin (33/1), Sayfa Fad (40/1), Albion Princess (80/1), Ali's Court (150/1)

It could be worth chancing DOCTOR GRACE, who finished fifth in the C&D handicaps won by Signor Ferrari and Ranko Express respectively last month but now meets those rivals on significantly better terms. The 5-y-o may also benefit from stronger handling (ridden by an inexperienced jockey last time) on this debut for her new yard. Ranko Express did the job well when getting the better of Darkened and 11 others in his C&D handicap 3 weeks ago and he is feared, despite going up 9 lb.