17:30 Naas

Sunday 21 August 2022

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Junior Einsteins Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 2m 10.9s

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(12)

Alma Libre²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁴⁾| T: N Lupini| OR: 75

4/1

Bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap (8/1) at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 22 days ago.

Form: 4-73327

(3)

Kodiac Prince^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁴⁾| T: T Cleary| OR: 75| C

13/2

Won 13-runner handicap (20/1) at this course (8f, good to soft) 20 days ago, driven out. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 944501

(19)

Dare To Flare¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: C Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 73| CD

17/2

Unreliable sort. C&D winner. 7/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to firm) 16 days ago, needing stronger gallop.

Form: 446743

(5)

Focus Required^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Jake Coen⁽²⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 73

15/2

11/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 17 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race.

Form: 500161

(7)

Hibernicus^h1³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁴⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 70

40/1

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving Mark Johnston when last of 7 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good, 28/1) 30 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 1107/7

(13)

Joupe^h,t²⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D King⁽⁴⁾| T: P Lawlor| OR: 70| BF

16/1

16/5, seventh of 10 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f), merely passing beaten rivals. Off 8 months.

Form: 464117-

(18)

S'all Good Man^p³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: S T McCullagh| T: W T Farrell| OR: 69

7/1

10/3, creditable second of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to soft) 38 days ago, having run of race. Down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-00822

(9)

Indulging^b⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Powell⁽⁴⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 66

20/1

66/1, fell in minor event hurdle at Bellewstown (16.8f, good) on NH debut 50 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 4330-00

(1)

Star Of Cashel^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: C J MacRedmond⁽²⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 65| C

6/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Tipperary (9f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 805895

(11)

Believe In Science²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K T Brophy⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 70

14/1

Below form fifth of 12 in handicap (10/1) at Galway (8.3f, soft) 21 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 907-075

(15)

Observing²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: James Ryan⁽⁴⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 70| BF

9/1

Respectable ninth of 18 in handicap (5/1) at Galway (12f, good to soft) 24 days ago.

Form: 060039

(2)

Loom Large¹⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁴⁾| T: A Oliver| OR: 69| BF

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/2, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, soft). Off 104 days.

Form: 7-980

(4)

Nebulla¹³⁸¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: D N Curran⁽⁴⁾| T: J Leavy| OR: 61

66/1

Eighth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 14/1). Off over 3 years. RESERVE.

Form: 905408/

Non-Runners

(6)

Newgirlintown¹³⁷

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: G O'Leary J: H J Horgan

(14)

Noble Crusade²²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Mr C McConnell

(16)

Coeur d'Or³⁴

Weight: 9-11| Age: 6

T: D K Weld J: O Enright

(17)

Kalaroun⁷⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Miss T L Cogan J: J Cleary

(8)

Cleopatra's Needle⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: H Rogers J: Reserve 2

(10)

Loingseoir²⁰

Weight: 10-6| Age: 6

T: M C Grassick J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Alma Libre (4/1), Star Of Cashel (6/1), Kodiac Prince (13/2), S'all Good Man (7/1), Focus Required (15/2), Loingseoir (8/1), Dare To Flare (17/2), Loom Large (9/1), Observing (9/1), Kalaroun (12/1), Believe In Science (14/1), Coeur d'Or (14/1), Joupe (16/1), Cleopatra's Needle (16/1), Indulging (20/1), Newgirlintown (25/1), Noble Crusade (33/1), Hibernicus (40/1), Nebulla (66/1)

This looks wide open and it could be worth chancing STAR OF CASHEL, who has dipped to an attractive mark and signalled that his turn could be near when fifth off a 2 lb higher mark at Tipperary recently. Kodiac Prince resumed winning ways over a mile here last time and remains feasibly treated following a 5 lb rise, so he has to enter the reckoning. Fellow last-time-out winner Focus Required also has claims, along with Dare To Flare and S'all Good Man, who has been knocking on the door of late.