18:00 Curragh

Friday 25 June 2021

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Bord Na Mona Recycling Apprentice Derby

Off time: 18:04 | Winning time: 2m 42.76s

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(11)

Sea Trout Reach^p⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: R Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 80

100/1

Fairly useful gelding. First run since leaving William Haggas when eleventh of 15 in handicap (33/1) at Cork (7f, good to firm) 63 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 15335-0

(19)

Kasperenko⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Annalise Cullen⁽⁴⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 79| D

33/1

Useful gelding. 28/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 86 days ago, missing break. Not taken lightly.

Form: 590-349

(16)

Blue Shadow^p1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: A J Slattery| T: A Oliver| OR: 77| D

14/1

Fairly useful gelding. 7/2, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Limerick (11.5f, good) 13 days ago, not ideally placed. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 3-56235

(4)

Beyond Happy²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: L T McAteer| T: J S Bolger| OR: 74

4/1

Promising sort. 13/2, creditable third of 19 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 22 days ago, nearest finish. Significantly up in trip. Likely sort if he stays.

Form: 829-3

(6)

Legal Spin²⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: D W O'Connor| T: M Halford| OR: 74

50/1

Fairly useful gelding. Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins. Needs to hit the ground running on return.

Form: 60/0435-

(1)

Malbas^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 73| D

50/1

Fair gelding. Latest win at Tipperary in June. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap (7/1) at Leopardstown (15f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 435710

(9)

Time And Money^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: C J McGovern| T: A Oliver| OR: 73| BF

40/1

Fairly useful gelding. Latest win at Down Royal in June. Seventh of 10 in handicap (2/1) at Fairyhouse (13.5f, good to firm) 14 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 3-06617

(21)

Tudor City^t⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: D E Sheehy| T: A J Martin| OR: 73

33/1

Fairly useful gelding. Fifteen runs since last win in 2017. Bit below form tenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good, 33/1) 47 days ago, missing break. Should be competitive.

Form: 40/03-00

(12)

Shamad¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 72| CD

14/1

Fairly useful gelding. C&D winner. Good second of 12 in handicap (25/1) at Limerick (11.5f, good) 13 days ago, no match for winner. Good record here and one to consider.

Form: 10/70-02

(17)

Allora Yeats^v²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Ms N A Kane⁽⁴⁾| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 64| CD

50/1

Fair mare. C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Below form twelfth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft, 5/2) 25 days ago.

Form: 0-00838

(22)

Itsalonglongroad^h,t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 70| D

50/1

Fairly useful gelding. Won 11-runner handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good, 10/1) 13 days ago. Wouldn't dismiss back on the level.

Form: 10174-6

(10)

Maricruz^h,t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽²⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 70| D

50/1

Fair mare. Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. 10/3, good third of 11 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good) 6 days ago.

Form: 724033

(8)

Mountain Fox^t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: A C Persse⁽⁴⁾| T: F Oakes| OR: 66| D

50/1

Fair gelding. Improved on recent efforts to win 16-runner handicap (17/2) at Gowran (13.7f, good) 11 days ago, staying on well. This is tougher.

Form: 047451

(3)

Sea Ducor¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: J M Sheridan| T: A L T Moore| OR: 66

3/1

Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 7/1, creditable second of 20 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 180 days ago, keeping on well. Big chance on that improved jumps form after a break.

Form: 0581/

(15)

Aurora Princess^b¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S T McCullagh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 80

14/1

Done well with blinkers fitted, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good, 10/3) 18 days ago, keeping on well. On a hat-trick but needs to prove herself over this longer trip.

Form: 86-0911

(18)

Igraine^p⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P A Harnett⁽⁴⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 80

10/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to firm, 22/1) 8 days ago. Could have more to offer still.

Form: 60-01

(14)

Druk^p³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: N M Crosse| T: W P Browne| OR: 79

12/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft, 5/1) 38 days ago, proving game. One to consider.

Form: 0-03581

(7)

Powerful Kieran^p1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 72| BF

4/1

Promising maiden. Good second of 18 in handicap (5/4) at Fairyhouse (12f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Yard do well in this and he has leading claims.

Form: 08022

(13)

Parisienne Ways^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: C J MacRedmond⁽²⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 72

25/1

Fairly useful filly. 15/2, good second of 10 in handicap at Fairyhouse (13.5f, good to firm) 14 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 27-0572

Non-Runners

(23)

Loingseoir²⁵

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: M C Grassick J: W T Byrne

(20)

Chateau Musar¹³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: J Geoghegan J: D N Curran

(2)

Ebasari¹²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: M Halford J: Reserve 1

(5)

Prince Of Verona¹²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Sea Ducor (3/1), Ebasari (7/2), Beyond Happy (4/1), Powerful Kieran (4/1), Loingseoir (7/1), Igraine (10/1), Druk (12/1), Aurora Princess (14/1), Blue Shadow (14/1), Shamad (14/1), Parisienne Ways (25/1), Tudor City (33/1), Kasperenko (33/1), Chateau Musar (33/1), Time And Money (40/1), Allora Yeats (50/1), Mountain Fox (50/1), Malbas (50/1), Legal Spin (50/1), Maricruz (50/1), Itsalonglongroad (50/1), Sea Trout Reach (100/1), Prince Of Verona (200/1)

Another thoroughly-competitive Apprentice Derby that can go to POWERFUL KIERAN. He is the only representative of a yard that has won this twice in recent years and he's run well in 2 deep big-field handicaps this month. Jim Bolger usually has one ready for this also and Beyond Happy looks very interesting stepped up in trip. Sea Ducor was in red-hot form over hurdles when last seen and is feared.