16:30 Curragh

Sunday 20 August 2017

All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0017:30

Derek O'Sullivan Memorial Apprentice Handicap (50-70)

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 2m 13.12s

1^st

(2)

Storm Ranger

59-13

7/1

T: P J FlynnJ: D P Linehan (2)

Slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inner, headway on inner into 7th travelled well 2f out, pushed along in 2nd 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well close home op 10/1

2^nd

1 ¾

(8)

Emily Square

48-12

12/1

T: T MullinsJ: Sean Davis (4)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led 2 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home

3^rd

2 ¾

(18)

Dazzle The Duel

69-6

20/1

T: D Bunyan & G O'LearyJ: Nathan Crosse (4)

Chased leaders, 3rd 3f out, soon ridden, 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace f

4^th

(14)

Commander Won

59-5

20/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: C J McGovern (2)

Towards rear, 13th 3f out, soon ridden, progress into 6th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

5^th

1 ¼

(9)

Il Piccolo Grande

49-11

12/1

T: G M LyonsJ: E T Daly (4)

Mid-division on outer, 9th 3f out, soon ridden, went 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong op 11/1

6^th

1 ½

(19)

El Tren

69-13

15/2

T: J F LevinsJ: D W O'Connor

Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon no impression op 7/1 tchd 8/1

7^th

(7)

Bo Bridget

48-13

11/1

T: A MurrayJ: A J Breslin (4)

Chased leader in 2nd, dropped to 4th 3f out, soon ridden and no impression op 12/1

8^th

(17)

Kandahari

49-11

5/1j

T: J C McConnellJ: Killian Leonard (2)

Rear of mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden in moderate 9th 2f out, no impression tchd 9/2 and 6/1

9^th

2 ¼

(10)

Simafar

39-1

6/1

T: R P McNamaraJ: O J Orr (2)

Mid-division, ridden in 10th over 2f out, no impression tchd 7/1

10^th

(20)

Carrigeen Prince

59-13

16/1

T: G DonnellyJ: D E Sheehy (4)

Mid-division, 7th 3f out, soon ridden, no impression op 14/1

11^th

(16)

Blue Skimmer

59-7

16/1

T: Nicole McKennaJ: D E Hogan (4)

Led and soon clear, well clear halfway, reduced advantage 3f out, ridden and headed 2 1/2f out, soon weakened

12^th

(6)

British Art

58-12

33/1

T: R K WatsonJ: K P Moriarty (4)

Always towards rear, no impression from 3f out, never a factor

13^th

(15)

Nightly Wailing

38-7

16/1

T: J S BolgerJ: Gavin Ryan (7)

Always towards rear, no impression from 3f out, never a factor

14^th

3 ¼

(12)

Dandy Dude

49-10

33/1

T: K H ClarkeJ: Ross Coakley

Always towards rear, no impression from 3f out, never a factor op 25/1

15^th

1 ¼

(4)

Great Uncle

38-10

50/1

T: B W DukeJ: W T Byrne (7)

Dwelt, always towards rear, no impression from 3f out, never a factor op 40/1

16^th

1 ¾

(1)

In Our Blood

79-5

5/1j

T: N LupiniJ: D M Redmond (2)

Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened op 6/1

17^th

6 ½

(5)

Asian Wing

89-3

25/1

T: J FeaneJ: Paul J Jones (7)

Lost considerable ground at start, always trailing, no impression straight

18^th

3 ¼

(3)

Wither Hills

119-8

33/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: Scott McCullagh (7)

Mid-division, weakened from 4f out, soon behind

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Non-Runners

(11)

Striking Gold¹⁵

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: T P Madden

(13)

Reinas Queen¹⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Mrs S Dawson J: K K Hennessy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.90Pl:€2.10, €2.60, €8.20, €4.20EX:€119.00Trifecta:€5,054.60Tricast:€1,677.59SF:€91.70

Forecasts

Kandahari (5/1), In Our Blood (5/1), Simafar (6/1), Storm Ranger (7/1), El Tren (15/2), Bo Bridget (11/1), Emily Square (12/1), Il Piccolo Grande (12/1), Carrigeen Prince (16/1), Blue Skimmer (16/1), Nightly Wailing (16/1), Dazzle The Duel (20/1), Commander Won (20/1), Striking Gold (20/1), Reinas Queen (20/1), Asian Wing (25/1), British Art (33/1), Dandy Dude (33/1), Wither Hills (33/1), Great Uncle (50/1)

Kandahari is an interesting starting place having won at Gowran Park last time with something in hand, she's turned out quickly and a 6lb penalty is not certain to ground her ambitions. There was money around for El Tren when he won at Tipperary in June and his chance should improve now back down in trip while Carrigeen Prince looks fairly treated in this line-up despite top weight and should be thereabouts. In Our Blood was bold from the front last time and has a chance if repeating that improved form while Bo Bridget has looked capable of gaining a win since joining current trainer. Similar sentiments apply to SIMAFAR, who caught the eye late on at Leopardstown last time doing some good work. His trainer was amongst the winners on Friday evening at Tramore and with Oisin Orr taking off a handy 2lb, he's capable of a big run here.