18:05 Down Royal

Friday 27 July 2018

All17:3018:0518:3519:0519:3520:0520:35

Apple Orchard Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 18:05 | Winning time: 59.70s

1^st

(10)

Haqeeba

510-0

7/1

T: L LennonJ: D M Redmond (7)

Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, disputed under 1f out, led final 100 yards, kept on well under pressure, all out tchd 13/2 and 15/2

2^nd

(8)

Pillar

59-4

6/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Colin Keane

Settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, pressed leaders close home, 2nd at line op 8/1

3^rd

(3)

Blastofmagic

49-13

3/1f

T: A B JoyceJ: Ross Coakley (3)

Slightly hampered leaving stalls, soon mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden into 5th 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, pressed leader close home, 3rd at line op 9/2

4^th

(11)

Mr Shelby

49-10

12/1

T: S DonohoeJ: O J Orr (5)

Prominent, soon close up and pressed leader, disputed halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed final 100 yards, no extra close home op 10/1

5^th

1 ¼

(7)

Lavinuela

48-10

12/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Chris Hayes

Towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, 10th 1f out, kept on inside final furlong op 11/1

6^th

(5)

Nora Batt

59-2

7/2

T: J W NicholsonJ: T P Madden (5)

Prominent and disputed early, chased leaders after 1f, 4th halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong tchd 9/2

7^th

Downtown Diva

39-2

14/1

T: J DavisonJ: Shane Foley

Chased leaders on outer, 5th halfway, ridden in 6th 1 1/2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace tchd 12/1

8^th

(1)

Dandy Sue

38-6

12/1

T: G KeaneJ: Sean Davis (7)

Towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression in rear 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong tchd 11/1 and 14/1

9^th

(6)

Guiding Star

48-12

25/1

T: P J McKennaJ: Dylan Hogan (7)

Towards rear, ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace op 33/1

10^th

nse

(4)

Catwilldo

88-11

14/1

T: G DonnellyJ: Killian Leonard (3)

Mid-division best, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out

11^th

nse

(9)

Jenniechild

59-5

10/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: R P Downey

Prominent and disputed, led after 1f, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed final 150 yards, no extra op 17/2 tchd 8/1 and 11/1

12^th

3 ½

(2)

Elegant Emmeline

48-12

33/1

T: J G CooganJ: Rory Cleary

Jumped left leaving stalls, towards rear, ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out, no extra 1f out op 25/1

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Non-Runners

Pavlichenko³³

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: J Feane J: Reserve 1

(12)

Billyfairplay⁹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: J Feane J: Gary Halpin

Court Queen²⁹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: J A Stack J: Reserve 3

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.70Pl:€2.60, €2.30, €1.70EX:€44.30Trifecta:€209.10Tricast:€160.91SF:€52.09

Forecasts

Blastofmagic (3/1), Nora Batt (7/2), Pillar (6/1), Haqeeba (7/1), Jenniechild (10/1), Mr Shelby (12/1), Lavinuela (12/1), Dandy Sue (12/1), Billyfairplay (12/1), Downtown Diva (14/1), Catwilldo (14/1), Guiding Star (25/1), Elegant Emmeline (33/1)

The John Nicholson yard is yet to get off the mark in Ireland this season but the improving NORA BATT can build on her win at Musselburgh on Tuesday and land the spoils on her third start this month. Blastofmagic has been a consistent sort of late and can give the selection plenty to think about in this contest along with Haqeeba who can hit the frame.

Nora Batt
Blastofmagic
Haqeeba

Previous Winners

2017

Mr Michael

Weight: 8-13 |Age: 4

J: Shane Foley | T: A B Joyce

6/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,160.002nd: €1,910.003rd: €910.004th: €410.005th: €160.00