18:00 Sligo

Wednesday 8 August 2018

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www.countysligoraces.com Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:08 | Winning time: 2m 21.86s

1^st

(10)

Maricruz

38-6

8/1

T: J C McConnellJ: S M Crosse (2)

Short of room early and soon settled towards rear, improved into closer 5th from halfway, further progress into 2nd on outer from 2f out and pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, comfortably tchd 9/1

2^nd

3 ½

(5)

Ace Of Diamonds

59-8

5/1

T: D K WeldJ: D W O'Connor

Slightly slow away and raced towards rear, in rear from halfway, good progress into 5th from 2f out and ridden in 3rd over 1f out, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, not threatening winner op 9/2 tchd 4/1

3^rd

1 ¾

(7)

Sharjah

810-0

11/2

T: A SlatteryJ: Andrew Slattery (2)

Briefly pushed along from stalls, settled behind leaders and 3rd from halfway, improved to dispute lead over 3f out and led over 2f out, soon ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and 17/2

4^th

7 ½

(8)

Storm Ranger

69-4

11/4f

T: P J FlynnJ: Ben Coen (2)

Took keen hold early, soon improved to chase leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, no impression in 4th from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong tchd 5/2 and 3/1

5^th

(2)

Greanta

78-4

25/1

T: T ClearyJ: D E Sheehy

Prominent early before soon settling behind leaders, 4th from halfway, pushed along from 3f out, ridden and no impression in 6th from over 1f out, kept on into 5th inside final furlong op 20/1

6^th

(11)

Lady Boomerang

38-8

6/1

T: J GeogheganJ: Dylan Hogan

Mid-division, took keen hold on outer, dropped towards rear and 8th from halfway, pushed along from 3f out, ridden in 6th from 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out op 8/1

7^th

(9)

Torthai An Ghra

68-4

16/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Alan Persse (4)

Mid-division and 6th from halfway, pushed along from 3f out, ridden when slightly hampered from 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out op 20/1

8^th

2 ¾

(6)

Singing'n'dancing

39-0

14/1

T: J S BolgerJ: Gavin Ryan (2)

Briefly pushed along from stalls and soon improved to lead, joined over 3f out and soon pushed along, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon squeezed for room and stumbled, no extra from over 1f out op 8/1

9^th

5 ½

(4)

Havelock

49-5

14/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: T P Madden

Mid-division and 7th from halfway, pushed along from 3f out and soon dropped to rear, no impression when slightly hampered from 2f out, eased inside final furlong op 16/1 tchd 18/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Greenpanda¹⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Sean Davis

(1)

Mistiness⁹²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 7

T: K H Clarke J: D P Linehan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.20Pl:€2.70, €1.60, €1.60EX:€46.50Trifecta:€762.30Tricast:€177.88SF:€40.16

Forecasts

Storm Ranger (11/4), Ace Of Diamonds (5/1), Sharjah (11/2), Lady Boomerang (6/1), Greenpanda (7/1), Maricruz (8/1), Singing'n'dancing (14/1), Havelock (14/1), Torthai An Ghra (16/1), Greanta (25/1), Mistiness (33/1)

This could go to GREENPANDA, who looks one of the more likely contenders to set the early tempo and the filly may well be hard to peg back if allowed to dominate. Storm Ranger is back over a more adequate trip and merits consideration as a viable alternative, while Maricruz and Torthai An Ghra are others with sound place claims on the pick of their efforts. The latter does race from out of the handicap, though. A move for Ace Of Diamonds would also be dangerous to ignore.