September 06 / 18.40 Down Royal

18.40

Good

Children’s Heartbeat Trust Apprentice Handicap

  • Prize money: £5386.96
  • 1m 2f 145y
  • 9 runners
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Children’s Heartbeat Trust Apprentice Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 812-09 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
AW winner over this trip last November and has been placed over 1m4f; hard to fancy on this year's form since returning from a layoff; had a spin over hurdles last time.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

5

(9)

6th Sep 2024

Good

1m 2f 145y

18:40 Down Royal

Bright N Shine

9st 12lb

J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

T: Terence O’Brien

prominent early, in touch with leaders after 2f

16/1

8th

5

18th Aug 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 140y

14:03 Tramore

Bright N Shine

11st 9lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Hurdling debutant is fit from the Flat; 1-15 in that sphere (best RPR 73), the win coming on the AW at Dundalk; dam is related to winners over timber so should make a hurdler; worth a market check.

20/1

Form: 203535

Last run: 5 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Has run in more claimers than handicaps this year; placed three times in claiming company, including when third to French Company over this trip at Sligo last month, and only beaten 2l in 1m1f handicap last weekend.
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

9

(6)

6th Sep 2024

Good

1m 2f 145y

18:40 Down Royal

Tartaraghan

8st 12lb

J: Cian Fahy

T: John C McConnell

took keen hold, soon prominent

9/1

5th

7

(8)

1st Sep 2024

Good

1m 1f 0y

16:30 Tipperary

Tartaraghan

9st 8lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: John C McConnell

soon led, headed but prominent after 1f, challenging inside final furlong, weakened final 110yds

12/1

OUR TIP

7/2

Form: 742913 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Decent strike-rate and followed up Sligo claimer win with fine handicap third in higher grade at the Curragh; rider is only starting off but was good in pony racing and is bred for the job.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

(8)

6th Sep 2024

Good

1m 2f 145y

18:40 Down Royal

French Company

10st 2lb

J: Sam Coen

T: J G Coogan

soon prominent, pressed leader halfway

7/2

3rd

15

(13)

24th Aug 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

17:10 Curragh

French Company

9st 3lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: J G Coogan

Five-time winner has done well in claiming races this year; touched off over 1m3f at Limerick in June and narrowly holding on in a 1m2f contest at Sligo last time; more needed in handicap company.

12/1

Form: 046104

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Won over 1m in July and fourth over 7f last time; first try over this far and half-brother won over 1m3f.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

7

(10)

6th Sep 2024

Good

1m 2f 145y

18:40 Down Royal

Avatar Jet

9st 11lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Mark Fahey

soon towards rear but in touch with leaders

13/2

4th

6

(13)

22nd Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 30y

17:55 Leopardstown

Avatar Jet

9st 8lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Mark Fahey

Ready winner of a 1m handicap at Killarney in July; well beaten at Galway two weeks later; tongue-tie tried here and will go well if reproducing his Killarney form.

12/1

12th

12

(1)

29th Jul 2024

Soft

0m 7f 0y

18:40 Galway

Avatar Jet

9st 7lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Mark Fahey

Got off the mark when winning a 1m Killarney handicap on good ground last time; raised 6lb for that; this trip should be fine and ran well enough on soft as a 2yo.

6/1

Form: 763123 CD

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Four-time AW winner in Britain; first turf win came over C&D on quick ground in June and two creditable placed efforts since; big player.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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5th

6

(1)

6th Sep 2024

Good

1m 2f 145y

18:40 Down Royal

Explorers Way

9st 12lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Patrick Martin

dwelt start, raced in last, outpaced soon after start

11/4

3rd

3

(13)

8th Aug 2024

Good

1m 1f 0y

19:22 Leopardstown

Explorers Way

9st 12lb

J: James Ryan

T: Patrick Martin

midfield

13/2

2nd

6

(9)

13th Jul 2024

Good

1m 2f 40y

16:45 Navan

Explorers Way

9st 0lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Patrick Martin

midfield, headway over 1f out, ran on well and went second towards finish, no match for winner

9/2

5/1

Form: 624052

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 1lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Likeable mare has run well lots of times since latest win which was over 1m last summer; running-on second over 1m1f at Leopardstown last month and looks a leading contender.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

2

(3)

6th Sep 2024

Good

1m 2f 145y

18:40 Down Royal

Arch Enemy

10st 1lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Patrick Magee

started quickly, soon prominent on inner, in touch with leaders after 3f

5/1

12/1

Form: 22290-

Last run: 394 days

W: 10st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Quiet in maiden hurdles for new yard this year; couple of wins over 1m1f last term and stays this far; three months off.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

3

(7)

6th Sep 2024

Good

1m 2f 145y

18:40 Down Royal

Bringsty

10st 0lb

J: Sorcha Woods

T: Noel C Kelly

soon led narrowly or disputed lead

12/1

16th

1

8th Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 170y

15:07 Punchestown

Bringsty

11st 12lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Noel C Kelly

towards rear

66/1

12th

1

24th May 2024

Good

2m 2f 185y

17:05 Downpatrick

Bringsty

11st 12lb

J: Jody McGarvey

T: Noel C Kelly

Four-time Flat winner was tailed-off in a C&D maiden hurdle last time and can't be fancied now.

100/1

Form: 30-900

Last run: 56 days

W: 9st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Sequence of placed efforts on AW last year; poor on Flat before good second over hurdles at Galway.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

8

(5)

6th Sep 2024

Good

1m 2f 145y

18:40 Down Royal

Wajaaha

9st 4lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: Patrick J McKenna

dwelt start, soon pressed leader, briefly disputed lead after 1f

10/1

2nd

7

4th Aug 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 160y

13:50 Galway

Wajaaha

11st 11lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: Patrick J McKenna

A long time since he won under either code and hasn't been great of late; not hard to go elsewhere.

66/1

12th

14

(5)

12th Jul 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

17:25 Dundalk (AW)

Wajaaha

9st 1lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Anthony McCann

AW/turf/hurdle winner; not great of late under either code and hard to know what this 9yo will make of blinkers.

25/1

Form: 0-0090

Last run: 85 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Modest form since showing promise on debut last year; takes big step up in trip and hard to fancy but half-sister did win over this far.
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Verdict Starting price

9th

10

(4)

6th Sep 2024

Good

1m 2f 145y

18:40 Down Royal

Marvellous Lady

8st 7lb

J: Kyle Faulkner

T: E D Delany

in touch with leaders, towards rear before halfway

40/1

12th

16

(16)

13th Jun 2024

Good

0m 7f 47y

19:00 Leopardstown

Marvellous Lady

8st 7lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: E D Delany

towards rear

33/1

9th

1

(2)

30th May 2024

Good

0m 6f 25y

20:00 Fairyhouse

Marvellous Lady

9st 12lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: E D Delany

Showed ability when sixth of 13 on debut over C&D last June; two subsequent maiden outings were not as good; appeared not to stay 1m on recent handicap debut at Leopardstown.

16/1

Non-runners

Lady Arwen

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Straight Forecast €64.69
Tricast €350.81

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Explorers Way

POSTDATA:

Tartaraghan

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Arch Enemy

The Irish Sun:

Explorers Way