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Sunday 25 August 2024

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Hartes Group Apprentice Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:18 | Winning time: 2m 16.53s

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Dark Note¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Jimmy Dalton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 73| D

11/1

4/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 10 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, below form on last Flat run. Others more persuasive.

Form: 041048-

(1)

Quiz Test³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: M W Hassett| T: S Byrne| OR: 73| D

7/2

15/2, good second of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Should go well again.

Form: 1333-62

(12)

God Knows¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: C Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: R Brabazon| OR: 72| D

7/1

9/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good to firm) 16 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-39449

(13)

Hokusai^b,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: N Meade| OR: 70

20/1

Winner at Leopardstown in July. Tongue strap on for 1st time, thirteenth of 15 in handicap (12/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 66-8010

(3)

Daboya^p1⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jack Kearney| T: D K Weld| OR: 76| BF

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 6/4, sixth of 11 in maiden at Limerick (11.3f, good) 49 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 526

(4)

Hasten Slowly¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: C D Fahy⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68| C

12/1

Course winner. 7/2, didn't need to improve to win 14-runner novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 10 days ago, pushed out. Fair on the Flat, very good on last Flat outing. Strong claims.

Form: 298012

(9)

Red Trail⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: H J Horgan| T: A McNamara| OR: 68| D

20/1

18/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Tramore (12f, good to soft) 8 days ago, left with too much to do. Can get involved if things drop right.

Form: 119-603

(5)

The Mpex Kid²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: D S O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 67

50/1

Fourteenth of 18 in handicap (50/1) at Galway (12f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 3178-70

(7)

Endless Pursuit²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽²⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 66

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Twelfth of 18 in maiden at Galway (12.2f, good to soft, 18/1) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 6330

(10)

Vivacious Lady¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C J MacRedmond| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 66

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, good eighth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Yard having good spell. Should have more to offer.

Form: 9408

(14)

Chicago Storm^p,t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: J Cleary⁽²⁾| T: C Timmons| OR: 58

20/1

25/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Fair on the Flat, below form on last Flat outing.

Form: 4-75307

(11)

Naisiun¹⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: C Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 55| C

20/1

Course winner. Winner here in March. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 15/2). Off 100 days. Up in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 05-1030

(6)

Spring Collection²^{(ex 7)}

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁴⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 47

7/2

13/2, improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 2 days ago, keeping on well. Back up in trip.

Form: 446401

Non-Runners

(2)

Letiza¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: Thomas Dowling J: W Joyce

Forecasts

Spring Collection (7/2), Quiz Test (7/2), Daboya (7/1), God Knows (7/1), Dark Note (11/1), Endless Pursuit (12/1), Hasten Slowly (12/1), Vivacious Lady (12/1), Chicago Storm (20/1), Red Trail (20/1), Naisiun (20/1), Hokusai (20/1), Letiza (20/1), The Mpex Kid (50/1)

HASTEN SLOWLY was going the right way on the Flat prior to opening her account over hurdles and, back in this sphere, she looks the one to beat. Quiz Test arrives on the back of a solid showing and should be on the premises again, while Red Trail can get involved if the pace is strong.