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Killarney Towers Hotel & Leisure Centre Apprentice Handicap

3YO plus | 1m 6f 80y | Good | 9 Runners | Turf

(3)

Lady Plimsoll³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Reese Holohan⁽⁴⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 70| BF

13/8

Consistent sort who showed benefit of a recent run when finding only one too good in a 16-runner Roscommon handicap (1½m, good to soft) 3 days ago, headed final 100 yds. Likely player turned out quickly.

Form: 262-332

(4)

Trubshaw^b1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Gabriella Hill⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 66| D

8/1

Won over this trip at the Curragh in October but not kicked on from his reappearance run at Navan in 3 subsequent outings this season. Mark has eased further, if first-time blinkers (replacing cheekpieces) have positive effect.

Form: 41-8067

(7)

Jurality²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Sam Coen| T: P W Flynn| OR: 62

11/1

Gained reward for consistency when finally getting off the mark at Navan (13f) in June. Went within a nose of following up at Bellewstown next time but found run of good form coming to a halt at Leopardstown (15f) 4 weeks ago.

Form: 321258

(9)

Numidia^v¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Mel Sheridan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Lawlor| OR: 62| D

25/1

Registered back-to-back victories at up to this trip at Bellewstown/Down Royal in July. Paid for early exuberance and shaped better than distance beaten suggests when down the field at Gowran latest and bounce back rates a possibility from 1 lb lower.

Form: 078118

(5)

Charlie Brow'n¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Adam Browne-Souza⁽⁷⁾| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 60| D

12/1

Won on the Flat at Navan (soft) last autumn. Well beaten over hurdles at Thurles in February but he posted a creditable effort returned to the Flat after 4 months off when seventh at Sligo (13f) 16 days ago. Possible he will build on that.

Form: 35515-7

(6)

Chicago Moon^p³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Conor Cusack⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 66| C

9/2

Steadily improving filly who built on her handicap/turf debut effort here in May when opening her account in first-time cheekpieces in a 14-runner course handicap (11.3f) 39 days ago, that despite not having the best of runs through. Further progress on the cards now stamina is tested further.

Form: 93751

(8)

Espritroyale²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jack Kearney| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 65

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden who backed up the improvement showed on her previous start when again finding only one too good on first crack at this trip at Galway (soft) 3 weeks ago. Not out of things from this unchanged mark.

Form: 0-56522

(1)

Celestially^p³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Paddy Harnett| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 62

5/1

Improved model since stepping up in trip, building on her encouraging Bellewstown third when posting a good second over C&D in July. Lines up here with stable amongst the winners and she won't be long in going one better on that evidence.

Form: 040632

(10)

Queen Of Astolat¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Keithen Kennedy| T: D Hogan| OR: 56

11/1

Maiden who did nothing quickly when third of 4 in handicap at Yarmouth (1¾m, good to firm) on final start for Charlie Fellowes in June and always behind on recent stable debut at Sligo (13.3f) 16 days ago. Others make greater appeal operating from 2 lb out of the weights.

Form: 78-6338

Non-Runners

(2)

Desert Friend²⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 10

T: P J F Murphy J: Wesley Joyce

Forecasts

Chicago Moon (3/1), Lady Plimsoll (4/1), Celestially (9/2), Espritroyale (6/1), Numidia (10/1), Jurality (12/1), Desert Friend (14/1), Charlie Brow'n (14/1), Queen Of Astolat (14/1), Trubshaw (14/1)

LADY PLIMSOLL turned in her best effort of the season when second over shorter at Roscommon 3 days ago and she looks a big player turned out quickly with her stamina for this sort of trip already confirmed. Last month's course scorer Chicago Moon, Celestially and Espritroyale are others fancied to be in the thick of things.