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Friday 7 November 2025

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Bar One Racing Your No.1 Bookmaker Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 2m 36.24s

(9)

Benavente^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 67| CD

6/1

C&D winner in September and has run well here both starts since, second of 14 in claimer (10.7f, 3/1) 3 weeks days ago. Enters calculations as he makes first run for yard after leaving Kevin Thomas Coleman.

Form: 009142

(13)

Unterberg²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Wayne Hassett| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 67| CD

4/1

C&D winner who also scored at Leopardstown in July. After 8 weeks off, ran well when fourth of 16 in handicap at Naas (10.6f, good to soft, 22/1) 26 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 274194

(11)

Eastern Blue Bird^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Keithen Kennedy| T: P A Fahy| OR: 66

50/1

Maiden over hurdles who has finished down the field in 3 starts on the Flat, ninth of 12 in maiden at the Curragh (12f, soft, 250/1) 22 days ago. Improvement required as he makes handicap debut in this sphere.

Form: 889

(15)

Slowdownbarney^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Emily Grifferty⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 66

25/1

Off the mark at Wolverhampton in April. After 6 months off, seventeenth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, soft, 100/1) 22 days ago. Could fare better with recent run behind him back on all-weather.

Form: 322120

(10)

Forlio^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Reese Holohan⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 64

20/1

Doubled his tally at Navan in October. Below form both starts since, though, ninth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, heavy, 16/1) 19 days ago. Needs to get back on track making only fourth start on all-weather.

Form: 605179

(1)

Gracesolution⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Christine Worrell⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 62| CD

28/1

C&D winner in March. Followed good run with a below-par one when thirteenth of 14 in handicap here (11/1) 9 days ago, but she's now 5 lb below last winning mark with yard going well. Not ruled out.

Form: 352640

(8)

Cherry Pink^v²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Orr⁽⁷⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 61| C

9/1

Back to best when winning 14-runner handicap at this course (10.7f, 11/1) 28 days ago by length from Sarmiento Power, her first success for current yard. Respected as she moves up in trip.

Form: 704751

(3)

Desert Friend⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Conor Cusack⁽⁷⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 61

50/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. First run since leaving Mrs Denise Foster when twelfth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (40/1) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive at present.

Form: 340690

(4)

Jazz Forever²²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Sam Coen⁽⁴⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 61| C

28/1

Sole success came at this course (10.7f) on last year's return. However, below form both starts on Flat this term and well held over hurdles when last seen, sixth of 9 in maiden at Limerick (16.9f, good, 12/1) in April.

Form: 0069-80

(5)

Gordons Aura¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Wesley Joyce| T: W Delahunty| OR: 57

50/1

Remains a maiden on the Flat. After 5 months off from hurdling, possibly needed the run when tenth of 23 in handicap at Navan (14f, soft, 66/1) 16 days ago. Others still preferred.

Form: 8509/0-0

(7)

Spy^p⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Kearney| T: C Byrnes| OR: 57| BF

6/4

Winner over hurdles in August and has continued in form, placed on the Flat before third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft, 12/1) 6 days ago. Not straightforward but going through a good spell at present.

Form: 47-6063

(12)

Sarmiento Power^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Nicola Burns⁽²⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 56| BF| CD

10/3

In first-time blinkers when off the mark at this C&D in September. Again ran well when length second of 14 to Cherry Pink in handicap here (10.7f, 18/5) 28 days ago. Major player returned to this longer distance.

Form: 000012

(6)

My Vonnie^t1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Megan Telford-Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: M Rice| OR: 51

66/1

Hasn't progressed this year, though saddle slipped early when twelfth of 14 in claimer at this course (10.7f, 66/1) 3 weeks ago. Cheekpieces wore last time discarded and now tried in tongue strap.

Form: 068000

(2)

Liceo³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁴⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 77

33/1

Fairly useful performer on Flat in France. Only modest form over hurdles for current yard so far, well-beaten tenth of 13 in handicap at Gowran (16.4f, soft, 16/1) 35 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 201/979-

Non-Runners

(14)

Satono Chevalier²¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: Aidan Melia J: J Cleary

Forecasts

Spy (6/4), Sarmiento Power (10/3), Unterberg (4/1), Benavente (6/1), Satono Chevalier (7/1), Cherry Pink (9/1), Forlio (20/1), Slowdownbarney (25/1), Gracesolution (28/1), Jazz Forever (28/1), Liceo (33/1), Desert Friend (50/1), Gordons Aura (50/1), Eastern Blue Bird (50/1), My Vonnie (66/1)

SARMIENTO POWER has got back on track fitted with blinkers last 2 starts, winning at this C&D before a good second back down in trip here last time, so he is taken to score again in his current form. He can reverse the form with Cherry Pink from when the pair met 4 weeks ago, while Benavente has run well at this course last 3 starts and is one to note on stable debut.