19:08 Cork

Tuesday 6 May 2025

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Racing Again Saturday, May 10th Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 19:08 | Winning time: 1m 38.73s

(16)

Shigar^h²⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: J A Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 84| D

20/1

10/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 6 months. Looks competitive on form at these weights if fully tuned up for his return.

Form: 333418-

(1)

Oriole¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: J E Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 81

80/1

First run since leaving Miss Natalia Lupini when last of 16 in handicap at Limerick (8.2f, heavy, 28/1) 11 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 51080-0

(2)

Lough Leane¹⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: Maurice Ahern| OR: 80| D

5/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 6/1) 6 months ago on his final run for David Simcock. Ought to be in the shake up if ready to roll for his new yard after his lay-off.

Form: 232391-

(9)

Dubai Leader^h,t²⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Kinsella| OR: 79

80/1

80/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Killarney (14.4f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 16/0500-

(12)

Comfort Line^v²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Sam Coen⁽⁴⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 77| D

10/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. 10/1, good third of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 622213

(15)

Zipster³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁴⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 74| D

13/2

Good fifth of 17 for his new handler in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 16/1) 37 days ago, finishing strongly having not enjoyed the smoothest of passages. Has to be taken seriously off an unchanged mark.

Form: 1824-05

(6)

Hurricane Helen²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: J Cleary| T: C Timmons| OR: 72| C| D

15/2

Course scorer. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Navan (10f, good to firm, 11/1) 28 days ago. Hiked up 9 lb but she can't be ruled out.

Form: 627-871

(3)

Moyassr^t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jack Kearney| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 72| D

9/2

Winner at Dundalk in November. 14/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good fourth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Can make his presence felt again.

Form: 6/0721-4

(4)

Port Louis²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: M W Hassett| T: N Meade| OR: 70

9/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 16/1, very good eighth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, good to soft) 27 days ago, left with lot to do. Very much one to consider.

Form: 0000-98

(7)

Rock Etoile¹³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Orla Tynan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 70| D

22/1

Latest win at Dundalk in November. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (14/1) there (10.7f) 139 days ago. Back down in trip and not ruled out.

Form: 196120-

(13)

Ja'marr³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D S O'Sullivan⁽⁴⁾| T: D Marnane| OR: 80| D

11/4

Latest win at Dundalk in December. 11/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 30 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 75811-4

(10)

Unterberg²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Mulligan⁽²⁾| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 63

14/1

Sixteenth of 17 in handicap (11/1) at Gowran (9.4f, soft) 20 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 92060-0

(11)

Eagles Dream¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: W Joyce| T: J J Murphy| OR: 71

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 16 in handicap (50/1) at Gowran (8f, soft) 13 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 640-0

(5)

Tortola²²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jimmy Dalton⁽⁷⁾| T: J Halley| OR: 65

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, last of 10 in minor event at the Curragh (6f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Stiff task.

Form: 080-

Non-Runners

(8)

Una Matata⁴⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: C Timmons J: Paddy Harnett

(14)

El Bello¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: Alan Casey

Forecasts

Ja'marr (11/4), Moyassr (9/2), Lough Leane (5/1), Zipster (13/2), Hurricane Helen (15/2), Port Louis (9/1), Comfort Line (10/1), El Bello (10/1), Unterberg (14/1), Shigar (20/1), Rock Etoile (22/1), Eagles Dream (33/1), Una Matata (33/1), Tortola (40/1), Oriole (80/1), Dubai Leader (80/1)

Lots with chances but ZIPSTER has started life well for his new yard and can build on the promise of his Leopardstown fifth last time out to resume winning ways. Moyassr heads the list of dangers on the back of his good recent fourth at the same track, while Port Louis, Rock Etoile, Ja'Marr and Hurricane Helen all need factoring in too.