17:20 Bellewstown

Saturday 5 April 2025

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Mac Tar Ltd. Apprentice Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   7f 195y  |   Good  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:20  |   Winning time: 1m 43.24s
1st
Horse silk
8
(9)
Rockbury Lad
69-9
5/1j
T: M O'CallaghanJ: Sam Coen (2)
In rear, closer in 6th 2f out, good headway travelling well into 2nd 1f out, pushed along and led inside final furlong, strongly pressed close home, stayed on well under hands and heels, cosily op 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
nk
11
(8)
Takeachancejimmy
119-3
33/1
T: N SlevinJ: Shay Wallace (4)
Rear of mid-division, pushed along in 9th on outer 2f out, ridden and headway into 5th 1f out, improved into 2nd inside final furlong, strongly pressed winner close home, no extra near line
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
(1)
Pandion Power
410-0
15/2
T: J P MurtaghJ: Rory Mulligan
Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
2
10
(7)
Relevant Range
69-6
16/1
T: G ScottJ: Darragh O'Sullivan
Slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, ridden in 8th 2f out, 7th 1f out, kept on without threatening in 4th close home op 11/1
5th
Horse silk
hd
7
(13)
Nezeeh
49-9
14/1
T: D HoganJ: Alan Casey (4)
Prominent early, disputed lead at halfway, pushed along and led 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
½
3
(2)
Prince Of Eyeries
410-0
11/1
T: J M BarrettJ: Jimmy Dalton (7)
Led early, joined after 2f, ridden and headed 2f out, dropped to 3rd 1f out, no impression final furlong op 9/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
(6)
Free Solo
89-10
6/1
T: P J F MurphyJ: Adam Browne-Souza (4)
Prominent, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon no impression op 8/1
8th
Horse silk
½
1
(10)
Dynamic Force
610-1
8/1
T: T G McCourtJ: Sadhbh Tormey (7)
Mid-division, ridden and closer in 5th 2f out, no impression op 9/1 tchd 15/2
9th
Horse silk
nk
6
(4)
Mount Ruapehu
59-10
5/1j
T: M FaheyJ: Joseph Harnett (7)
Dwelt, in rear, pushed along at halfway, no impression from 2f out, never a factor op 15/2
10th
Horse silk
nk
9
(5)
The Bog Bank
89-9
14/1
T: T G McCourtJ: Alyse Clarke (4)
Mid-division, ridden in 10th 2f out, no impression tchd 16/1
11th
Horse silk
1
4
(12)
Vierson
49-13
15/2
T: Ciaran MurphyJ: Nicola Burns
Mid-division on outer, ridden 2f out, weakened op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 8/1
12th
Horse silk
1 ¾
13
(3)
Blue Wood
98-7
13/2
T: K SmithJ: Patrick McGettigan (2)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened op 14/1
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Non-Runners

12
(11)
Horse silk
Higher Kingdom3
Weight: 8-13|  Age: 8
T: A McGuinness  J: Julian Pietropaolo
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.00Pl:€1.80, €5.20, €2.50EX:€127.40Trifecta:€429.80Tricast:€1,276.67SF:€185.00

Forecasts

Rockbury Lad (5/1), Mount Ruapehu (5/1), Higher Kingdom (5/1), Free Solo (6/1), Blue Wood (13/2), Pandion Power (15/2), Vierson (15/2), Dynamic Force (8/1), Prince Of Eyeries (11/1), Nezeeh (14/1), The Bog Bank (14/1), Relevant Range (16/1), Takeachancejimmy (33/1)

Verdict

HIGHER KINGDOM ran well at Gowran on Wednesday and could be the way to go. Pandion Power should be closer to his best on the back of his Curragh return, while The Bog Bank must be respected given her good Bellewstown record.

  1. HIGHER KINGDOM
  2. PANDION POWER (IRE)
  3. THE BOG BANK (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €6,899.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €230.00

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