18:50 Leopardstown

Thursday 20 July 2017

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ICON Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:51 | Winning time: 1m 30.83s

1^st

(9)

Tom Dooley

68-5

5/1

T: R O'BrienJ: Sean Davis (4)

Soon led, travelled well 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, kept on strongly tchd 9/2 and 11/2

2^nd

1 ½

(4)

Korbous

810-3

11/4f

T: R BrabazonJ: O J Orr (2)

Broke well, prominent, 4th halfway, travelled well into 2nd under 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, kept on, not trouble winner op 9/4

3^rd

(2)

Victorious Secret

49-8

10/1

T: J A StackJ: K K Hennessy (2)

Prominent, 2nd halfway, 3rd over 2f out, pushed along 1 1/2f out, kept on without threatening final furlong op 8/1

4^th

(3)

Palavicini Run

410-0

6/1

T: J F LevinsJ: D W O'Connor

Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along 1 1/2f out, progress to 4th 1f out, kept on, never nearer op 7/1

5^th

(7)

Bubbly Bellini

109-10

10/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Killian Leonard (2)

Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along to 5th over 2f out, no impression on leader, kept on final furlong op 14/1

6^th

(14)

High Altitude

39-5

14/1

T: J J MurphyJ: T P Madden

Chased leader, 8th halfway, pushed along and headway on outer to 6th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

7^th

1 ¼

(10)

Captain Cullen

810-0

16/1

T: Joseph MurrayJ: Ross Coakley

Slowly away, soon raced towards rear, 10th halfway, came wide entering straight, kept on well 1f out, never on terms

8^th

3 ½

(1)

Free Code

610-5

50/1

T: E M O'SullivanJ: D P Linehan (2)

Towards rear, niggled along in 9th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, improved to 7th 1f out, kept on one pace op 40/1

9^th

1 ¼

(13)

Seaforth

58-8

8/1

T: J FeaneJ: Nathan Crosse (4)

Chased leader, 5th halfway, under pressure in 7th 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 9/1

10^th

1 ½

(11)

Casuist

38-4

25/1

T: M HalfordJ: Scott McCullagh (7)

Towards rear, 11th halfway, no impression 2f out, no extra final furlong tchd 20/1

11^th

(8)

Lily's Prince

710-1

10/1

T: G DonnellyJ: D E Hogan (4)

Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 4th under 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out

12^th

1 ¾

(5)

Sliver Thisle

58-6

40/1

T: S NolanJ: A J Breslin (4)

In rear, pushed along in 12th halfway, no headway, never a factor

13^th

(6)

Handsome Maverick

48-4

16/1

T: D KinsellaJ: D E Sheehy (4)

Slowly into stride and detached, niggled along to close up on field after 1f, pushed along in 13th halfway, detached over 2f out, weakened

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Non-Runners

(12)

Indian Landing⁶⁹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 9

T: T Collins J: D M Redmond

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.30Pl:€1.70, €1.50, €2.80EX:€19.60Trifecta:€199.30Tricast:€142.38SF:€19.33

Forecasts

Korbous (11/4), Tom Dooley (5/1), Palavicini Run (6/1), Seaforth (8/1), Victorious Secret (10/1), Bubbly Bellini (10/1), Lily's Prince (10/1), High Altitude (14/1), Indian Landing (14/1), Captain Cullen (16/1), Handsome Maverick (16/1), Casuist (25/1), Sliver Thisle (40/1), Free Code (50/1)

A race that has a strong historical advantage for those ridden on or close to the pace, which brings in Bubbly Bellini and Captain Cullen who both could hold on for a place. Preference is for KORBOUS, second of 10 last day in Leopardstown 1m handicap with Lily's Prince to chase him home.