19:00 Dundalk

Friday 7 March 2025

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DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 2m 35.18s

(2)

Dromore Glory^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 61| BF| CD

1/1

C&D winner in January and good second of 14 in handicap at this C&D (2/1) 23 days ago. Booking of Burns a plus. Should go well again.

Form: 040-122

(11)

Highland King^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: C D Fahy⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 56| C

12/1

Course winner. 22/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago, taking time to get going. Not taken lightly stepping up in trip.

Form: 0086-75

(3)

Burvea¹⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Kearney| T: D Broad| OR: 55

10/1

9/2, fourth of 5 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (18.2f, soft). Off 6 months. Modest on the Flat, so needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 7066/88-

(4)

Gardone^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: James Ryan| T: E McNamara| OR: 54| C

5/1

Course winner. 5/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 2464-46

(5)

Slowdownbarney^v,t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 55

6/1

Creditable third of 14 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D 23 days ago, faring best of those held up. Considered.

Form: 77803-3

(9)

T Or Coffey^p,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁴⁾| T: Paul Mulligan| OR: 55

66/1

Twelfth of 16 in juvenile hurdle (125/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 20 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Modest on the Flat, so not easy to make a case for.

Form: 663657-

(12)

Randall Poets Lass^h⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽²⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 51

33/1

250/1 and hooded for 1st time, behind when fell last in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 97 days ago. Off 97 days. Makes polytrack debut with more required.

Form: 800709-

(7)

Rock Basher¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: S Crawley| OR: 50

9/1

11/2, first run since leaving Luke Comer when eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 83574-0

(6)

Noble Expression^v⁷⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: Robert Whearty| T: G A Kingston| OR: 47| D

33/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2019. 33/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (16f) 77 days ago, very slowly away. Down in trip. Visor back on. Must improve.

Form: 7000/20

(1)

Tastyee^t⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 47| D

20/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 28/1) 52 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 82990-6

Non-Runners

(8)

Gallo Dell Cielo⁷⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: P J Flynn J: R Donaghue-Leahy

(10)

Viva Voce⁴⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 8

T: Tom McGuinness J: J Cleary

Forecasts

Dromore Glory (1/1), Gallo Dell Cielo (5/2), Gardone (5/1), Slowdownbarney (6/1), Rock Basher (9/1), Burvea (10/1), Highland King (12/1), Viva Voce (14/1), Tastyee (20/1), Randall Poets Lass (33/1), Noble Expression (33/1), T Or Coffey (66/1)

A few with chances but the vote goes to C&D scorer DROMORE GLORY who arrives in top form and now has the services of talented 7 lb claimer Nicola Burns. Highland King is feared most stepping back up in trip with Slowdownbarney and Gallo Dell Cielo also in the picture.