16:40 Curragh

Saturday 7 October 2023

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Derek O'Sullivan RACE 50th Anniversary Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 1m 44.81s

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Loingseoir^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: C Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 84| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 28/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, soft) 14 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 002204

(16)

Lady Arwen⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: J Coen| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 79| D

16/1

Latest win at Gowran in September. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.6f, heavy, 10/1) 9 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 321614

(15)

Coins Cross^b⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: P A Harnett| T: E & P Harty| OR: 77| C

25/1

Course winner. Last of 11 in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft, 12/1) 46 days ago.

Form: 032500

(8)

Overheer⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Tom Kiely Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Murphy| OR: 77| D

22/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in June. 40/1, nineteenth of 22 in handicap at this C&D (good) 42 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 87-1280

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Sirjack Thomas¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 76| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 4/1, last of 10 in handicap at Cork (8f, soft) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 654540

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Secret Magician^b1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Powell| T: M Hassett| OR: 73| C

9/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap (6/1) at this course (7f, soft) 14 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 601006

(19)

Rio Largo³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J Cleary⁽⁴⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 75

25/1

Latest win at Galway in July. Seventh of 11 in handicap (9/1) at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 39 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 193157

(11)

Arch Enemy⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: C Stone-Walsh⁽²⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 70| BF| C| D

10/1

Course winner. 5/2, creditable third of 16 in handicap at Naas (10.5f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Back down in trip. Can give a good account.

Form: 718233

(13)

Comfort Line^v1⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: C J MacRedmond| T: A McGuinness| OR: 70| D

33/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, last of 8 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, heavy) 7 days ago. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 020698

(14)

Hokusai³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Whearty| T: N Meade| OR: 73

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 15 in maiden at Bellewstown (7.8f, good, 4/1) 39 days ago. Stable in good form. Makes handicap debut. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 767-20

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Rampage^t,v¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J J G Ryan| T: T G McCourt| OR: 70| BF

9/1

Latest win at Galway in September. Creditable 3½ lengths second of 9 to Mogwli in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy, 7/2) 10 days ago, no match for winner. In the mix.

Form: 193212

(9)

Akmaam^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: W Joyce⁽²⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 68| D

7/1

Below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Punchestown (8f, good to soft, 10/1) 24 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Can make presence felt if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 765407

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La Dame Blanche¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 66| D

16/1

Below form fifth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Down Royal (12.8f, soft) 12 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Merits consideration if back on her A-game.

Form: 533685

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Partisan Hero^v1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: J Kearney⁽²⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 68| D

10/1

Winner at Gowran in September. 7/2, below form tenth of 18 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 14 days ago. Trainer going well. Visor on 1st time now.

Form: 083310

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Mogwli^v³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Jessica Maye⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 63| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Latest win at Bellewstown in September. Respectable sixth of 20 in handicap (11/1) at Navan (5.8f, soft) 3 days ago, not knocked about. Significantly back up in trip and very much one to consider.

Form: 974816

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Speckled Meadow⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: D N Curran⁽⁴⁾| T: Don Browne| OR: 63| BF| D

18/1

3/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.6f, heavy) 9 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 31-0297

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Indigo Five^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: H J Horgan⁽²⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 62

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fourth of 15 in handicap at Listowel (8f, soft) 16 days ago, nearest finish. Finished first past post when mistakenly running as stablemate Ano Manna at Killarney last Saturday, so has to be respected.

Form: 0-4654D

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Shimmerz⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: C Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 57| C

50/1

Course winner. 20/1, last of 14 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. More is needed.

Form: 001870

(1)

Bride Tree⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: A C Persse⁽²⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 52

40/1

7/2, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.6f, heavy) 9 days ago. Plenty to find on form though.

Form: 048034

Forecasts

Indigo Five (9/2), Akmaam (7/1), Mogwli (15/2), Rampage (9/1), Secret Magician (9/1), Arch Enemy (10/1), Loingseoir (10/1), Partisan Hero (10/1), Sirjack Thomas (14/1), La Dame Blanche (16/1), Lady Arwen (16/1), Speckled Meadow (18/1), Overheer (22/1), Rio Largo (25/1), Coins Cross (25/1), Comfort Line (33/1), Hokusai (33/1), Bride Tree (40/1), Shimmerz (50/1)

This looks wide open and it could pay to side with in-form MOGWLI, who should prove well suited by the return to this 1m trip and can also boast a course win. Fellow course scorer Secret Magician can also have a say, with Arch Enemy and Indigo Five (who was first past the post when mistakenly running as stablemate Ano Manna at Killarney last Saturday) completing the shortlist.