19:10 Naas

Wednesday 25 June 2025

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Fox Dunlavin Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 2m 13.76s

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(6)

Lady Christa²⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: W Joyce| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 69| BF

22/1

Creditable second of 16 in handicap (10/3) at Tipperary (12.5f, good). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving Ms Sheila Lavery. Claims if ready to roll.

Form: 5/21022-

(1)

Theophilos^t⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: James Ryan| T: G Keane| OR: 69

33/1

Seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 40 days ago. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 76-3250

(3)

Pandion Power^h1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 66

20/1

25/1, below form seventh of 17 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 27 days ago. Trainer going well. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 13-0307

(12)

Magnetic North^v²^{(ex 7)}

Age: 10| Weight: 10-1| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁴⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 63| D

5/1

12/1, improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner handicap at Ballinrobe (13f, good to soft) 2 days ago. Got to be respected back down in trip if turned out again quickly.

Form: 40-2371

(4)

Alto Sax^b²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J Kearney| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 62| BF| D

10/1

Respectable third of 17 in handicap (6/1) at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 27 days ago.

Form: 110-023

(5)

Unterberg²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: M W Hassett| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 62

18/1

Respectable seventh of 16 in handicap (8/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good) 20 days ago but claims on his good second at Cork prior to that.

Form: 060-027

(10)

Brandon Creek⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Cleary⁽²⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 72

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form sixth of 10 in maiden (33/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good) 43 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Jessica Harrington. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 68-76

(2)

Gallo Dell Cielo⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Donaghue-Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 57

18/1

Latest win at Dundalk in December. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (7/1) at Leopardstown (12f, good) 40 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 221-380

(11)

Cuckaloo Hill¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽²⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 62

9/4

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, excellent second of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 19 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Should go well again.

Form: 808-2

(13)

Paddydaddy^t⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Robert Whearty| T: A Oliver| OR: 62

6/4

3/1, very good second of 12 in handicap at Down Royal (10.4f, good) 4 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 6-87432

(9)

La Tulipe Noire¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Jessica O'Gorman⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 49

40/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 66/1, ninth of 12 in claimer at Limerick (11.5f, good) 14 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 0-97849

(8)

Miss Nifty²¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: C Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: S Lavery| OR: 60

66/1

Last of 9 in nursery (50/1) at Lingfield (5f, AW). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Stan Moore.

Form: 105089-

(7)

Shining Aitch^p,t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell| T: T G McCourt| OR: 47| D

50/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. 40/1, below form ninth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm) 6 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 0-09609

Forecasts

Paddydaddy (6/4), Cuckaloo Hill (9/4), Magnetic North (5/1), Alto Sax (10/1), Unterberg (18/1), Gallo Dell Cielo (18/1), Pandion Power (20/1), Lady Christa (22/1), Theophilos (33/1), Brandon Creek (33/1), La Tulipe Noire (40/1), Shining Aitch (50/1), Miss Nifty (66/1)

PADDYDADDY races off the same mark as when a good second at Down Royal on Saturday and looks the one to beat if coping with the quick turnaround. Cuckaloo Hill was suited by the step up to this trip when an improved second on her handicap debut and reappearance and is second choice ahead of Lady Christa, who enjoyed a productive 2024 and can go well if primed for her reappearance.