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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Optional Claiming Race

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 2m 15.28s

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(15)

Harry The Rogue²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Sam Coen⁽⁴⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 78

5/2

9/1, ran well when second of 14 in handicap at this C&D 3 weeks ago, headed near line. In top form and should remain competitive.

Form: 225232

(6)

Lady Mcc²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: P A Harnett| T: N Lupini| OR: 71

25/1

Hasn't progressed from debut as of yet, eighth of 14 in maiden (8/1) at this C&D 4 weeks ago.

Form: 2558

(17)

God Of Thunder¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Keithen Kennedy| T: D Hogan| OR: 80

14/1

Latest win at Limerick in June. Tailed-off last of 6 to Love Me Tender in Joe Mac Novices' Hurdle (28/1) at Tipperary (16.1f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 106004

(11)

Ozark Daze^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Wesley Joyce| T: J Davison| OR: 69

9/2

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Well held in handicap at the Curragh (10f, soft, 22/1) 19 days ago, unable to sustain his effort having tracked the strong early gallop. One to consider with his form figures at this venue reading 253222.

Form: 059320

(3)

Moondharrig^b,t⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J Cleary| T: E Doyle| OR: 64| CD

20/1

3-time C&D winner last year. Struggling for form at present, sixth of 7 in handicap at Tramore (12f, good to soft, 10/1) a couple of months ago.

Form: 59-0006

(1)

Benavente^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Terry Casey⁽⁷⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 68| C

3/1

Course winner in September. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (13/2) 3 weeks ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 700914

(5)

Powerful Hook Head^b,t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Hassett| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 78

9/2

66/1 and blinkered for 1st time, ran one of this season's better races when third of 11 in maiden at Thurles (16.3f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. In the mix.

Form: 402403

(9)

Stone Rulya¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Kearney| T: G M Lyons| OR: 67

40/1

Hasn't progressed from debut, tenth of 11 in maiden at Bellewstown (12.5f, soft, 9/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 600

(13)

Freelance Dancer^t,h¹⁰⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: H J Horgan⁽²⁾| T: P J F Murphy

300/1

Looks of no account at this stage, tailed off in maiden at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 300/1) when last seen 3 months ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 00000

(7)

Satono Chevalier²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁴⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 70| C

8/1

Course winner. 40/1 and blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 3 weeks ago. Needs to leave recent efforts behind.

Form: 1-59009

(14)

Alumni Lia^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S A Wallace⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 57

66/1

33/1, ran poorly when tenth of 17 in handicap at Navan (10.1f, soft) 9 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 635000

(8)

Eutropia⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jessica O'Gorman⁽⁷⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 58

50/1

12/1, again finished well held at this C&D 7 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 693000

(4)

My Vonnie^p1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Aleesha McArdle⁽⁷⁾| T: M Rice| OR: 51

66/1

Fared no better when tenth of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (11f, good to soft, 17/2) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Very hard to make a case for. RESERVE.

Form: 8-06800

(10)

Tartaraghan⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 48

50/1

One win from 33 Flat runs. Excuses when eighth of 14 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D 7 days ago, never nearer after bumped end of back straight. RESERVE.

Form: 879608

Non-Runners

(12)

Walk The Highline²⁴

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: J P Murtagh J: Rory Mulligan

(2)

Galician Girl⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: A S Grant

(16)

Rock Basher³¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 6

T: S Crawley J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Harry The Rogue (5/2), Benavente (3/1), Powerful Hook Head (9/2), Ozark Daze (9/2), Satono Chevalier (8/1), Walk The Highline (8/1), God Of Thunder (14/1), Galician Girl (16/1), Moondharrig (20/1), Lady Mcc (25/1), Rock Basher (33/1), Stone Rulya (40/1), Eutropia (50/1), Tartaraghan (50/1), Alumni Lia (66/1), My Vonnie (66/1), Freelance Dancer (300/1)

It's hard to put much faith in a 20-race maiden, but OZARK DAZE gets the tentative vote having been placed on 5 of his 6 visits to this track (runner-up 4 times). He can get the better of Harry The Rogue, who is another knocking firmly on the door and lost out only to a progressive rival here 3 weeks ago. God of Thunder, Powerful Hook Head and Benavente are just a handful of others worth considering in a tricky opener.