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17:05 Sligo
Sunday 4 May 2025
All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05
Apex Controls Ltd. Handicap
- 3YO only | 1m 2f 120y | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 12 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 2m 21.77s
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: K G Kennedy (5)
Pushed along from stalls, soon settled in mid-division and 7th halfway, pushed along and progress on outer from over 2f out, ridden in 2nd over 1f out and soon led, kept on well inside final furlong, comfortably op 5/1
T: M MulvanyJ: W Joyce (5)
Mid-division on outer and 8th halfway, good progress from 4f out and led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon headed, no extra and kept on same pace close home op 7/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: D P McDonogh
Slow into stride and pushed along from stalls, soon in mid-division and 6th halfway, 5th on inner and pushed along from 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon went 3rd, edged left and no extra inside final furlong op 9/4 tchd 11/4
T: N MeadeJ: R Whearty (3)
Slow into stride and raced towards rear, some progress from 3f out and pushed along in 8th from 2f out, further headway on inner to go 4th inside final furlong, never nearer op 18/1 tchd 14/1
T: A MurrayJ: J Cleary (5)
Tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, pushed along from 2f out, ridden in 4th 1f out, soon no extra and dropped to 5th inside final furlong op 20/1 tchd 22/1
T: A MurrayJ: Nicola Burns (7)
Mid-division on outer early, dropped towards rear before halfway, pushed along over 2f out and soon ridden, raced wide into straight and went 6th inside final furlong, no extra closing stages op 10/1
T: R P CodyJ: J J G Ryan (3)
Slow into stride and raced towards rear, pushed along over 3f out and ridden in 10th from 2f out, some modest late headway from 1f out op 10/1 tchd 17/2
T: D K WeldJ: J Kearney (5)
Mid-division and 5th halfway, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, kept on same pace tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1
T: Daniel MurphyJ: W J Lee
Led and keen early, pushed along and headed over 2f out, ridden and weakened from over 1f out op 8/1 tchd 12/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: H J Horgan (5)
Slow into stride and raced towards rear, pushed along in rear over 3f out, ridden and no impression from over 2f out, modest late headway past beaten horses op 20/1 tchd 28/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey
Soon tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along from 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened, eased from 1f out op 8/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: B M Coen
Tracked leaders and 4th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and lost place, a bit short of room on inner from 2f out, dropped to rear and eased from over 1f out, tailed off op 22/1
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Vervain36
Weight: 9-6| Age: 3
T: J G Murphy J: G F Carroll
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€5.50Pl:€1.50, €2.80, €1.60EX:€45.80Trifecta:€156.40Tricast:€119.77SF:€44.85
Forecasts
Angelo Pio (5/2), Birdie Time (9/2), Johnny's Oasis (11/2), Ribee (17/2), Enziya (9/1), Bint Majestic Roi (11/1), Tam Lin (11/1), Antoine De Paris (16/1), Alumni Lia (16/1), Nakatomi (16/1), Vervain (16/1), Magnolia Drive (25/1), One Of A Kind (33/1)
This could go the way of ANGELO PIO who took his form up a notch on his handicap debut when a running-on fourth in a big field at Navan and can race off only a 1 lb higher mark here. Alumni Lia heads the list of dangers on the back of her good Dundalk third, although the likes of Johnny's Oasis, Tam Lin and Ribee need factoring into this open-looking handicap too.
- ANGELO PIO (IRE)
- ALUMNI LIA (IRE)
- JOHNNY'S OASIS
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €6,899.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €230.00
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