18:25 Down Royal

Friday 31 May 2019

All17:2517:5518:2518:5519:2519:5520:25

Armagh GAA Apprentice Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 18:28 | Winning time: 1m 2.75s

1^st

(4)

Polly Douglas

69-2

7/2

T: K P CotterJ: Nathan Crosse (2)

Tracked leaders, 4th 2f out, soon not clear run on inner, switched left and headway between horses to lead 100 yards out, kept on well op 4/1

2^nd

(5)

Dapper Power

59-5

10/3f

T: E LynamJ: O J Orr

Slowly into stride, towards rear, 8th 2f out, good headway over 1f out and ridden to challenge inside final furlong, no impression on winner closing stages op 4/1 tchd 3/1

3^rd

1 ¼

(15)

Ty Rock Brandy

49-0

20/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Gavin Ryan (4)

Dwelt, towards rear, headway under 2f out and briefly short of room 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 3rd close home op 16/1

4^th

(1)

Nigg Bay

59-5

7/1

T: J F LevinsJ: D W O'Connor

Rear of mid-division, headway on inner under 2f out, short of room and switched left 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 4th close home op 8/1

5^th

(2)

Abstraction

99-13

10/1

T: N LupiniJ: Andrew Slattery (2)

Prominent and headway to lead halfway, pushed along over 1f out and headed 100 yards out, no extra op 14/1

6^th

(6)

Aloysius Lilius

38-11

10/1

T: G O'LearyJ: Killian Leonard

Tracked leaders, 6th 2f out, pushed along and headway into 2nd briefly 1f out, no extra final 100 yards op 8/1

7^th

1 ¾

(13)

Hee Haw

59-0

8/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: T P Madden

Rear of mid-division, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace on outer inside final furlong op 7/1

8^th

1 ½

(3)

Snow Patch

48-9

8/1

T: D Bunyan & G O'LearyJ: G C O'Neill

Tracked leader, 2nd and pushed along 2f out, no impression over 1f out and no extra inside final furlong op 10/1 tchd 12/1

9^th

(11)

Early Call

48-10

12/1

T: M MulvanyJ: Ben Coen

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong tchd 11/1

10^th

2 ¼

(7)

Heart Of Gold

58-7

33/1

T: R K WatsonJ: Reserve 1

Always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no extra under 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

11^th

(14)

Plough Boy

810-0

12/1

T: G DonnellyJ: S M Crosse

Rear of mid-division on outer, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra

12^th

2 ¼

(8)

Super Julius

59-1

25/1

T: S DonohoeJ: D E Sheehy

Led, headed halfway, soon pushed along and no extra under 2f out, weakened

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Non-Runners

(10)

Idalia²⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: T Collins J: Ross Coakley

(12)

Mr Shelby⁹

Weight: 8-4| Age: 5

T: S Donohoe J: Reserve 2

(9)

Willwams¹⁰³

Weight: 8-4| Age: 5

T: R K Watson J: Reserve 3

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.70Pl:€1.80, €1.70, €8.50EX:€16.30Trifecta:€242.10Tricast:€217.35SF:€16.21

Forecasts

Dapper Power (10/3), Polly Douglas (7/2), Nigg Bay (7/1), Hee Haw (8/1), Snow Patch (8/1), Abstraction (10/1), Aloysius Lilius (10/1), Early Call (12/1), Plough Boy (12/1), Idalia (14/1), Mr Shelby (14/1), Ty Rock Brandy (20/1), Super Julius (25/1), Heart Of Gold (33/1), Willwams (50/1)

PLOUGH BOY returned in style and as tough as ever when landing a Naas handicap earlier this month. The eight-year-old should be able to handle the 5lb rise to claim the prize ahead of the Tracey Collins-trained Idalia who is clearly better than her seasonal debut at the Curragh recently and Nigg Bay who will strip fitter for his spin at Tipperary last month. Snow Patch, Polly Douglas and Dapper Power are hard to dismiss on an extensive shortlist.