18:25 Down Royal

Friday 28 July 2017

All17:5518:2518:5519:2519:5520:2521:00

Apple Orchard Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 18:25 | Winning time: 1m 1.24s

1^st

(6)

Mr Michael

48-13

6/1

T: A B JoyceJ: Shane Foley

Towards rear, some headway on outer 2f out, progress to lead 1f out, ridden to assert inside final furlong, kept on well op 9/2

2^nd

2 ½

(11)

Pillar

49-7

13/2

T: A McGuinnessJ: Ronan Whelan

Tracked leaders, headway to lead after 2f, ridden and headed 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong op 9/1

3^rd

(8)

Suburban Sky

68-13

7/1

T: H RogersJ: Declan McDonogh

Towards rear, headway 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, headway between horses and kept on inside final furlong to go 3rd close home

4^th

(3)

Sweetest Taboo

69-6

5/1

T: W McCreeryJ: Billy Lee

Disputed early, tracked leaders and 3rd 2f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 11/2 tchd 4/1

5^th

1 ¼

(9)

Duncan Of Scotland

49-13

9/2f

T: L SmythJ: Shane Kelly (3)

Tracked leaders, 2nd 2f out, ridden in 4th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong op 4/1

6^th

(1)

Intense Starlet

69-2

33/1

T: T P O'ConnorJ: Gavin Brouder (7)

Soon led, headed after 2f, pushed along in 6th on inner over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace op 25/1

7^th

(2)

Miss Florence

38-4

33/1

T: T M WalshJ: Killian Leonard (5)

Mid-division, pushed along and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace

8^th

(5)

Molans Mare

78-9

11/1

T: K H ClarkeJ: Rory Cleary

Towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 10/1

9^th

(12)

Red All Star

78-13

7/1

T: G KeaneJ: D E Sheehy (7)

Tracked leaders, 4th 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra op 8/1 tchd 13/2

10^th

(10)

Seaforth

59-2

8/1

T: J FeaneJ: Gary Halpin (3)

Mid-division, 7th 2f out, under pressure and no impression over 1f out, no extra op 12/1

11^th

(7)

Fast Kar

38-10

16/1

T: Barry J MurphyJ: Chris Hayes

Rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression towards rear 1 1/2f out, no extra, never a factor

12^th

3 ¾

(4)

Blockstar Girl

38-4

25/1

T: J FeaneJ: M A Gallagher

Rear of mid-division, ridden and no extra in rear 1 1/2f out, weakened op 20/1

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Non-Runners

Jamington³⁶

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: D Marnane J: Reserve 1

Calm Bay¹⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 11

T: H Rogers J: Reserve 3

Annagassan²¹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: D Kinsella J: Reserve 2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.20Pl:€2.50, €3.30, €1.10EX:€39.70Trifecta:€286.90Tricast:€287.83SF:€45.61

Forecasts

Duncan Of Scotland (9/2), Sweetest Taboo (5/1), Mr Michael (6/1), Pillar (13/2), Suburban Sky (7/1), Red All Star (7/1), Seaforth (8/1), Molans Mare (11/1), Calm Bay (14/1), Fast Kar (16/1), Blockstar Girl (25/1), Annagassan (25/1), Intense Starlet (33/1), Miss Florence (33/1), Jamington (33/1)

DUNCAN OF SCOTLAND carries top weight and is dropping to 5f but he is still expected to take the beating. He's held his form nicely since recording back-to-back wins in May and faces a lot of rivals with questions to answer here so appeals as the most solid option. Mr Michael has been going well of late and can get involved if the pace of this doesn't catch him out while Suburban Sky and Molans Mare rate amongst the more likely contenders in a field that doesn't have great appeal.