15:20 Sligo

Sunday 4 May 2025

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Tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (0-60)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 3m 4.10s

(8)

Newfire¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Jack Kearney| T: R P Cody| OR: 59

18/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 17 in handicap (18/1) at Gowran (9.4f, soft) 18 days ago. Stamina to prove.

Form: 120-900

(3)

Dumb Love^p,t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁴⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 58

9/2

Won over hurdles in September. Good third of 10 in handicap at Gowran (13.7f, soft, 7/2) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. One to consider.

Form: 94544-3

(7)

Makaiah²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J Cleary| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 55

9/2

Good second of 11 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to firm, 8/1) 26 days ago. Going well and could get off the mark now.

Form: 0727-32

(2)

Beer With The Boys^t,v³¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 54

28/1

Below form sixth of 11 in handicap (25/1) at Ballinrobe (13f, good) 10 months ago. Not seen again since.

Form: 00380/6-

(5)

Circus Act^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Sam Coen⁽⁴⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 54

12/1

11/1, won 7-runner handicap hurdle at Down Royal (19.8f, good) 21 days ago. Can go well again back on the Flat.

Form: 0002/80-

(10)

Bynx¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Hassett| T: M Hassett| OR: 49

11/2

Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Gowran (13.7f, soft, 4/1) 11 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 8/709-84

(4)

Portarlington^t¹⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 48| BF

10/3

Got a hat-trick up over the jumps at the end of last year. 3/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 107 days ago.

Form: 00050/9

(1)

Highland Bells¹⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Wesley Joyce| T: M Mulvany| OR: 45

15/2

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Off 6 months. Probably best watched on return.

Form: 590250-

(6)

Sing A New Song^p,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 40

150/1

Poor maiden. 200/1, eighth of 9 in claiming hurdle at Tramore (16.7f, good to soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 090-600

(9)

You Make Me Smile¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Keithen Kennedy| T: P A Fahy| OR: 40

15/2

Improved to win 11-runner handicap hurdle (10/1) at Clonmel (17f, good) 17 days ago. Must back that up returned to the level.

Form: 0050/80-

Forecasts

Portarlington (10/3), Makaiah (9/2), Dumb Love (9/2), Bynx (11/2), You Make Me Smile (15/2), Highland Bells (15/2), Circus Act (12/1), Newfire (18/1), Beer With The Boys (28/1), Sing A New Song (150/1)

MAKAIAH is going well and could get off the mark in this low-grade handicap. Stablemate Dumb Love is feared, with recent hurdles winners Circus Act and You Make Me Smile also considered.