17:05 Sligo

Sunday 4 May 2025

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Apex Controls Ltd. Handicap

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 2m 21.77s

(9)

Bint Majestic Roi¹¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 73

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (8f). Off 114 days. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut with more required.

Form: 847-9

(13)

Birdie Time¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 72

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/1, good third of 12 in handicap at Cork (12.1f, soft) 15 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 094-63

(7)

Nakatomi¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 72

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Cork (12.1f, soft, 66/1) 15 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 8280-6

(2)

Angelo Pio^t²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 71

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Excellent fourth of 19 in handicap at Navan (10f, good to firm, 14/1) 26 days ago, set a lot to do. Big shout in his bid for a first success off just 1 lb higher mark.

Form: 0-484

(4)

Tam Lin^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: W J Lee| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 70

11/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Bellewstown in April. Respectable sixth of 16 in handicap (13/2) at Gowran (8f, soft) 11 days ago. Significantly up in trip. In the picture.

Form: 513516

(11)

Ribee¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 69

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good second of 16 in handicap (8/1) at Gowran (8f, soft) 11 days ago, no match for winner. Significantly up in trip. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 0-572

(12)

Antoine De Paris²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 68

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, good eleventh of 19 in handicap at Navan (10f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 7667-0

(1)

Enziya^b1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 65

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 12 in handicap (25/1) at Cork (12.1f, soft) 15 days ago, left poorly placed. Blinkers on 1st time and no forlorn hope.

Form: 50-88

(8)

One Of A Kind^b1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 64

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighteenth of 19 in handicap (12/1) at Navan (10f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Difficult ask.

Form: 807-0

(6)

Alumni Lia^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 63

16/1

20/1, good third of 7 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 23 days ago. Improving all the time recently so she's not taken lightly.

Form: 690-063

(3)

Johnny's Oasis^v²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 63

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Visored for 1st time, creditable fifth of 19 in handicap (28/1) at Navan (10f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 94-05

(5)

Magnolia Drive¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 63

25/1

Last of 16 in maiden at Gowran (7f, soft, 80/1) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 0-000

Non-Runners

(10)

Vervain³⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: J G Murphy J: Gary Carroll

Forecasts

Angelo Pio (5/2), Birdie Time (9/2), Johnny's Oasis (11/2), Ribee (17/2), Enziya (9/1), Bint Majestic Roi (11/1), Tam Lin (11/1), Antoine De Paris (16/1), Alumni Lia (16/1), Nakatomi (16/1), Vervain (16/1), Magnolia Drive (25/1), One Of A Kind (33/1)

This could go the way of ANGELO PIO who took his form up a notch on his handicap debut when a running-on fourth in a big field at Navan and can race off only a 1 lb higher mark here. Alumni Lia heads the list of dangers on the back of her good Dundalk third, although the likes of Johnny's Oasis, Tam Lin and Ribee need factoring into this open-looking handicap too.