18:40 Curragh

Saturday 26 August 2023

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Bord Na Mona Recycling Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:51 | Winning time: 1m 11.75s

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Daamberdiplomat^b¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: J A Powell| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 83| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 8/1 and eyeshields on for 1st time blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 7 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 10 days ago. Stable in good form. Enters calculations.

Form: 90-5744

(2)

Artemis Jones¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: W Joyce⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 82

22/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Limerick in June. Last of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 8/1) 13 days ago, possibly amiss. Back down in trip. Up against it.

Form: 3210

(7)

Ice Cold In Alex^t⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Adam Caffrey| T: K J Condon| OR: 80| CD

10/1

4-time course winner. Ninth of 13 in handicap (12/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 6 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 024909

(9)

Hallowed Time^p⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: C J MacRedmond| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 79

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 18/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 6 days ago. Should give his running again.

Form: 044054

(15)

Collective Power¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 78| D

8/1

Latest win at Navan in June. 9/1, bit below form 3½ lengths ninth of 19 to Secret Magician in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Form has been in and out lately.

Form: 817529

(5)

Secret Magician¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: M W Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 78| CD

7/2

9/2, won 19-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago by neck from Livingston Range. Makes plenty of appeal once more.

Form: 2-00601

(17)

Arnhem²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: J Kearney⁽²⁾| T: M G Quinn| OR: 77| D

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Cork (5f, good, 18/1) 29 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 223/2-30

(14)

Not Even Close^b1⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: P A Harnett| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 79| BF

7/1

Lightly-raced winner. 11/2, respectable sixth of 18 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 57 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Not dismissed.

Form: 1-476

(16)

Livingston Range^t,v¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: R Whearty⁽²⁾| T: L Breen| OR: 76| D

10/1

Latest win at Naas in July. Visored for 1st time, shaped as if still in form when eighth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 8/1) 11 days ago. Respected.

Form: 061028

(3)

Rumbled Again^b²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S D Bowen⁽²⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 76

25/1

Winner at Gowran in May. Twelfth of 15 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy, 18/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 431520

(1)

Amanirenas^p²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J J G Ryan⁽²⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 73| BF

10/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse in July. Eighth of 11 in handicap (11/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good) 2 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 138188

(8)

Marks Bear²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: H J Horgan⁽²⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 72| D

100/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. First run since leaving Gary Moore when fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, soft, 100/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 09060-0

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Wooden Head^b1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: D N Curran⁽⁴⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 69

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 15 in maiden (9/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 7 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve and well worth a market check.

Form: 456

(12)

Lockdown^t⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: S R Markey⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 67| D

50/1

16/1, first run since leaving George Baker when fifth of 8 in handicap at Ayr (5f, good). Off 94 days. Must improve.

Form: 0/578-35

(11)

Not Too Real Bad^h,t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J Cleary⁽⁴⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 69

10/1

Latest win at Cork in May. Shaped as if still in form fourth of 13 in handicap (6/1) at Cork (5f, heavy) 8 days ago, faring best of those held up. Likely to get competitive.

Form: 218444

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Run Forrest Run^p¹⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: C Stone-Walsh⁽⁴⁾| T: M Fenton| OR: 65| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. Respectable eighth of 25 in handicap at Cork (7f, good, 10/1). Off 101 days. Not ruled out after a break.

Form: 00-3718

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Havana Notion^p1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: C Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 61

16/1

Winner at Tipperary in July. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, soft, 12/1) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 545108

Forecasts

Secret Magician (7/2), Not Even Close (7/1), Collective Power (8/1), Hallowed Time (10/1), Daamberdiplomat (10/1), Ice Cold In Alex (10/1), Livingston Range (10/1), Amanirenas (10/1), Not Too Real Bad (10/1), Arnhem (14/1), Havana Notion (16/1), Run Forrest Run (20/1), Artemis Jones (22/1), Wooden Head (22/1), Rumbled Again (25/1), Lockdown (50/1), Marks Bear (100/1)

NOT TOO REAL BAD has edged back to an appealing mark and shaped as if still in good order (best of those held up) when fourth at Cork last week, so he's worth chancing in a wide-open contest. Recent C&D winner Secret Magician is an obvious danger and Not Even Close should be respected.