13:40 Navan

Saturday 26 April 2025

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Kilberry Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 13:42 | Winning time: 1m 2.03s

(10)

Twotolose^h1¹⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Adam Browne-Souza⁽⁷⁾| T: Daniel McLoughlin| OR: 71

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/2, fourth of 8 in maiden at Dundalk (5f). Off 169 days. Hooded for handicap debut.

Form: 734-

(6)

Catherine Chroi^b,t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Kearney| T: C O'Connell| OR: 70

11/1

Six wins from 19 runs last year. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. Creditable second of 15 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, heavy, 9/1) 34 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 200-942

(17)

Mary Shoelaces^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Alexandra Egan⁽⁷⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 70| D

22/1

Stepped up on reappearance run when third of 10 in handicap (40/1) at the Curragh (5f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 7361-03

(5)

Verified¹⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁴⁾| T: C Weld| OR: 69

18/1

14/1, creditable eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f). Off 148 days.

Form: 579068-

(4)

Tawaazon^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 68| C| D

7/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 22/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 30600-0

(2)

Aurora Nova²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Wesley Joyce| T: A McNamara| OR: 67| D

14/1

Proved as good as ever when winning 9-runner handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good) 21 days ago. 7 lb rise shouldn't prevent another good run.

Form: 14680-1

(16)

Inishmot Prince^v²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: James Ryan| T: T G McCourt| OR: 67| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 16/1) 22 days ago. In the mix with a repeat.

Form: 2646-73

(11)

Velvet Skies²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Terry Casey⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 66| BF

8/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March but poor efforts last 2 outings.

Form: 0-26147

(1)

Platino Bianco¹⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Milo Malone⁽⁷⁾| T: C Timmons| OR: 64

50/1

Eyecover on for 1st time, last of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 100/1). Off 174 days.

Form: 082390-

(18)

Hero Of The Hour^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Sadhbh Tormey⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 63| D

25/1

Three wins from 15 runs last year. Fifth of 11 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good, 7/1) 21 days ago, not clear run. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 787-055

(19)

Distillate^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 62| D

10/1

Confirmed return to form when fifth of 15 in handicap (16/1) at the Curragh (6f, good) 14 days ago, never nearer. Stable in good form. Can make presence felt.

Form: 333-085

(9)

La La Lucrative^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Hugh Horgan⁽²⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 59

66/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap (25/1) at the Curragh (6f, good) 14 days ago. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 3851-00

(13)

She's Smart¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 59| D

14/1

Sixth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (5f, 8/1) 15 days ago. Yard having good spell. Not dismissed.

Form: 5674-56

(12)

Green Valentine²⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Jamie Powell| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 56

25/1

Shaped as if still in good form when thirteenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft, 12/1). Off 6 months but still enters calculations.

Form: 06/4020-

(3)

My Girl Sioux¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Jimmy Dalton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 54| D

17/2

One win from 43 Flat runs. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (5f, 5/1) 15 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 223254

(20)

An Laochmor^v1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: J Cleary⁽²⁾| T: J G Coogan| OR: 53

33/1

Went backwards from reappearance when last of 20 in handicap (28/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 27 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Visor on for 1st time.

Form: 760-60

(21)

Beano Power^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 53

7/1

5/1, good second of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (5f) 15 days ago. Can remain competitive.

Form: 2/85-642

(14)

Step Back In Time^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Robert Whearty| T: C Timmons| OR: 52| CD

8/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap (9/2) at this course (5.8f, good to firm) 18 days ago, well ridden. Hit with 8 lb rise.

Form: 0300-01

(8)

Shoebox King²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Hassett| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 47| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 6½ lengths eighth of 9 to Aurora Nova in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good, 8/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 04405-8

(15)

Prada's World¹⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 55

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good third of 16 in nursery at Galway (7f, heavy). Off 180 days. First run for yard after leaving Christopher David Timmons.

Form: 0983-

Non-Runners

(7)

Far At Sea¹⁵

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: P J F Murphy J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Beano Power (7/1), Tawaazon (7/1), Velvet Skies (8/1), Step Back In Time (8/1), My Girl Sioux (17/2), Twotolose (9/1), Distillate (10/1), Catherine Chroi (11/1), Inishmot Prince (12/1), She's Smart (14/1), Aurora Nova (14/1), Verified (18/1), Shoebox King (20/1), Mary Shoelaces (22/1), Green Valentine (25/1), Hero Of The Hour (25/1), An Laochmor (33/1), Prada's World (33/1), Platino Bianco (50/1), Far At Sea (50/1), La La Lucrative (66/1)

CATHERINE CHROI was unlucky to bump into a sprinter destined for better things on her most recent outing at Naas and remains of firm interest. Aurora Nova, Beano Power and Distillate are a trio of potential threats.