16:45 Curragh

Monday 6 May 2024

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Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 1m 32.18s

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(5)

Orandi^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: J Kearney⁽²⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 76| D

33/1

16/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, heavy) 26 days ago, missing break. Uphill task.

Form: 2100/68

(7)

Zabeir^p1,t²⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: J A Powell| T: D Kinsella| OR: 76| D

9/1

Fifteenth of 22 in handicap (20/1) at this course (8f, good). Off 8 months. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 330860-

(18)

El Bello^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: D King| T: D Hogan| OR: 75| D

15/2

Unreliable individual. Latest win at Dundalk in April. 28/1, very good second of 21 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 15 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 800912

(10)

Rhythm King¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: H J Horgan⁽²⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 75| D

50/1

16/1, last of 21 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 15 days ago.

Form: 9190-00

(6)

Come On The Lads¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: W Joyce⁽²⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 74

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fifth of 23 in maiden (13/2) at this course (8f, heavy) 16 days ago, never nearer. Less exposed than a lot of these.

Form: 3-5545

(13)

Loingseoir^t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: C Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 74| C

33/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourteenth of 21 in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 50/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 668-000

(3)

Out On Friday¹⁸⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: O McSweeney| T: P Byrne| OR: 74

125/1

Last of 15 in handicap (40/1) at Galway (8.3f, heavy). Off 6 months.

Form: 421000-

(4)

Encosta¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: R Whearty| T: N Meade| OR: 71| D

33/1

Eighteenth of 21 in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 14/1) on reappearance 15 days ago. Should be sharper now.

Form: 23308-0

(2)

Racing Royalty^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: P A Harnett⁽²⁾| T: G Scott| OR: 71| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, heavy, 9/2) on reappearance 26 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Respected with that behind him.

Form: 34117-5

(9)

Superior Force⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A Murray| OR: 71| BF

9/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 9/2, bit below form tenth of 23 in handicap at this course (8f, heavy) 49 days ago but had been placed twice on AW prior to that. Capable of bouncing back.

Form: 470-320

(14)

Mogwli^v²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: D J Power⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 70| C

12/1

Course winner. Bit below form fourth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, heavy, 13/2) 26 days ago. Yard having good spell. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 553-264

(11)

Takeachancejimmy¹⁸³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: C J MacRedmond| T: N Slevin| OR: 70| C| D

150/1

Course winner. Twenty first of 22 in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 100/1). Off 6 months.

Form: 90000/0-

(8)

Secret Magician^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: M W Hassett⁽⁴⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 69| C

11/2

Course winner. Below form thirteenth of 21 in handicap at this course (6f, heavy, 9/2) 16 days ago. Had shaped well on reappearance prior to that.

Form: 0453-40

(15)

Shawaamekh¹⁸⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: S T McCullagh| T: J F Levins| OR: 69| D

20/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 33/1, sixteenth of 19 in handicap at this course (5.9f, heavy). Off 6 months.

Form: 220290-

(17)

Alessia Fernanda³⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J J G Ryan| T: D K Weld| OR: 68

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 11 in maiden (7/1) at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft). Off 10 months. Makes handicap debut. Much less exposed than most of these.

Form: 734-

(16)

Rochester Mike^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: T R Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: M Kelly| OR: 68

150/1

80/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Mrs J. Harrington when twentieth of 21 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 15 days ago.

Form: 2/38P0-0

(20)

Rock Etoile²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 68

10/1

Below form eleventh of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, heavy, 14/1) on reappearance 29 days ago. Should come on for the run.

Form: U2204-0

(19)

Arch Enemy¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 66| C

20/1

Course winner. 14/1, respectable seventh of 17 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) on reappearance 13 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 33699-7

(12)

Shimmerz^h¹⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: C Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 53| CD

28/1

C&D winner. 66/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 166 days. Significantly back down in trip. Must improve.

Form: 187000-

(1)

Rattletheonionbag¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: K G Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Browne| OR: 52

14/1

20/1, bit below form ninth of 27 in handicap at this course (6f, heavy) 15 days ago. Booking of Kennedy a plus.

Form: 538-089

Forecasts

Come On The Lads (4/1), Secret Magician (11/2), El Bello (15/2), Superior Force (9/1), Racing Royalty (9/1), Zabeir (9/1), Rock Etoile (10/1), Mogwli (12/1), Alessia Fernanda (14/1), Rattletheonionbag (14/1), Shawaamekh (20/1), Arch Enemy (20/1), Shimmerz (28/1), Orandi (33/1), Loingseoir (33/1), Encosta (33/1), Rhythm King (50/1), Out On Friday (125/1), Rochester Mike (150/1), Takeachancejimmy (150/1)

SUPERIOR FORCE has been given a bit of time since his below-par run here in March (found to be coughing post race) and might be worth another chance as his AW efforts prior to that had been promising. El Bello ran a blinder over C&D last month and is second choice ahead of Racing Royalty and the unexposed Come On The Lads.