16:50 Cork

Saturday 5 May 2018

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Cork Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 1m 49.6s

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(8)

Onlyhuman¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: R P Downey| T: E Lynam| OR: 79

6/1

Lightly raced gelding caught the eye on seasonal debut in a Limerick 1m handicap finishing second of 13. Connections will be looking for improvement in this contest.

Form: 71250-2

(7)

So You Thought^v¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: S P Davis⁽²⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 78| D

8/1

Distance winner who was keeping on well under pressure when running over inadequate trip last month. Market likely to reveal connections hopes.

Form: 5246-47

(5)

Alcatraz¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: G P Halpin| T: R O'Brien| OR: 74| D

8/1

Finished ninth of 13 over unsatisfactory trip last month at Navan. Distance winner who needs to improve on recent starts.

Form: 835739

(6)

Brokopondo¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Sean Kirrane⁽⁷⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 74

20/1

Often slowly away and not placed on his last 11 starts. No real signs he was close to returning to the winners enclosure from a poor draw on seasonal debut at Leopardstown last month.

Form: 5000-66

(13)

The Mcgregornator^t,v1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D E Sheehy⁽²⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 74

25/1

Solid and fairly consistent in three starts last spring but first-time visor unlikely to bring about required improvement in this company.

Form: 41900-0

(9)

Tribal Path^h¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁴⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 74| BF| C| D

6/1

Course winner that has also won over this trip and was beaten favourite on seasonal return in a Leopardstown handicap over 7f last month on first start for new connections. Capable of having his say here.

Form: 22570-5

(11)

High Altitude¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K K Hennessy⁽²⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 72

33/1

Lost place when brought wide before weakening and eased when beaten on first start of the season at Leopardstown over 7f finishing last of 14. Place claims if putting that run behind him.

Form: 66266-0

(12)

Youceeyouceecee^p³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: Miss S A Finn| OR: 72| D

25/1

Disappointed on seasonal debut over C&D at the end of March but ticks going, class and size of field boxes here and returns to a winning mark. Worth a market check.

Form: 11435-0

(1)

Cash In Mind^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen⁽⁴⁾| T: D Donovan| OR: 71

10/1

AW winner in France in 2015, mostly been finding things tough on turf / over jumps since joining this yard last year. Signs of slight improvement on his two starts this season but still a big ask.

Form: 4240-33

(14)

Bainne^h¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: D W O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 69| C| D

20/1

Course winner that has also won over this trip but requires a chunk of improvement on his two starts this season to play a role here.

Form: 7076-00

(4)

Prove The Point^h,t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: O J Orr| T: M Mulvany| OR: 69| D

10/1

Distance winner who finished a gallant second of 14 beaten a head on her second start of the season in a 7f Leopardstown handicap on heavy ground last month. Strong place claims.

Form: 184682

(2)

Ecoeye^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: R Coakley| T: A Leahy| OR: 67| BF

5/1

Has produced two satisfactory displays this season including when beaten favourite last month over ineffective trip at Navan. Likely to perform better over this distance.

Form: 0268-27

(10)

Harvey Specter²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: D P Linehan| T: R Donohoe| OR: 64| BF| D

8/1

Distance winner who was beaten favourite last time out when finishing seventh of 11 well behind the winner Curley Bill. May have needed the run and better expected here.

Form: 41725-7

(3)

Dance Emperor¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 76

7/1

Modest 76-rated handicapper for trainer-Ed Walker and caught the eye last time out on seasonal and stable debut last month. First run since being gelded and one for the shortlist.

Form: 52425-5

Forecasts

Ecoeye (5/1), Onlyhuman (6/1), Tribal Path (6/1), Dance Emperor (7/1), Alcatraz (8/1), So You Thought (8/1), Harvey Specter (8/1), Cash In Mind (10/1), Prove The Point (10/1), Bainne (20/1), Brokopondo (20/1), Youceeyouceecee (25/1), The Mcgregornator (25/1), High Altitude (33/1)

Although beaten favourite last time out the Willie McCreery-trained TRIBAL PATH will possibly come on for seasonal reappearance when finishing 2¾L behind Settle For Red at Leopardstown last month. Prove The Point has been on the go a while but shows no signs of regression just yet and a bold run would not be a surprise while Ecoeye and Youceeyouceecee deserve consideration in this competitive contest.