18:25 Down Royal

Friday 31 May 2019

All17:2517:5518:2518:5519:2519:5520:25

Armagh GAA Apprentice Handicap (50-80)

  • 3YO plus  |   5f  |   Good to Yielding  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:28  |   Winning time: 1m 2.75s
1st
Horse silk
6
(4)
7/2
T: K P CotterJ: N M Crosse (2)
Tracked leaders, 4th 2f out, soon not clear run on inner, switched left and headway between horses to lead 100 yards out, kept on well op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
3
(5)
10/3f
T: E LynamJ: O J Orr
Slowly into stride, towards rear, 8th 2f out, good headway over 1f out and ridden to challenge inside final furlong, no impression on winner closing stages op 4/1 tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
9
(15)
20/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: G M Ryan (4)
Dwelt, towards rear, headway under 2f out and briefly short of room 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 3rd close home op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
½
4
(1)
7/1
T: J F LevinsJ: D W O'Connor
Rear of mid-division, headway on inner under 2f out, short of room and switched left 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 4th close home op 8/1
5th
Horse silk
hd
2
(2)
10/1
T: N LupiniJ: A J Slattery (2)
Prominent and headway to lead halfway, pushed along over 1f out and headed 100 yards out, no extra op 14/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
10
(6)
10/1
T: G O'LearyJ: K J Leonard
Tracked leaders, 6th 2f out, pushed along and headway into 2nd briefly 1f out, no extra final 100 yards op 8/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
(13)
8/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: T P Madden
Rear of mid-division, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace on outer inside final furlong op 7/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
12
(3)
8/1
T: D Bunyan & G O'LearyJ: G C O'Neill
Tracked leader, 2nd and pushed along 2f out, no impression over 1f out and no extra inside final furlong op 10/1 tchd 12/1
9th
Horse silk
1
11
(11)
12/1
T: M MulvanyJ: B M Coen
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong tchd 11/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ¼
13
(7)
33/1
T: R K WatsonJ: Reserve 1
Always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no extra under 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
11th
Horse silk
½
1
(14)
12/1
T: G DonnellyJ: S M Crosse
Rear of mid-division on outer, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra
12th
Horse silk
2 ¼
7
(8)
25/1
T: S DonohoeJ: D E Sheehy
Led, headed halfway, soon pushed along and no extra under 2f out, weakened

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Non-Runners

14
(12)
Horse silk
Mr Shelby9
Weight: 8-4|  Age: 5
T: S Donohoe  J: Reserve 2
NR
15
(9)
Horse silk
Willwams103
Weight: 8-4|  Age: 5
T: R K Watson  J: Reserve 3
NR
5
(10)
Horse silk
Idalia25
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 4
T: T Collins  J: R Coakley
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.70Pl:€1.80, €1.70, €8.50EX:€16.30Trifecta:€242.10Tricast:€217.35SF:€16.21

Forecasts

Dapper Power (10/3), Polly Douglas (7/2), Nigg Bay (7/1), Hee Haw (8/1), Snow Patch (8/1), Abstraction (10/1), Aloysius Lilius (10/1), Early Call (12/1), Plough Boy (12/1), Mr Shelby (14/1), Idalia (14/1), Ty Rock Brandy (20/1), Super Julius (25/1), Heart Of Gold (33/1), Willwams (50/1)

Verdict

PLOUGH BOY returned in style and as tough as ever when landing a Naas handicap earlier this month. The eight-year-old should be able to handle the 5lb rise to claim the prize ahead of the Tracey Collins-trained Idalia who is clearly better than her seasonal debut at the Curragh recently and Nigg Bay who will strip fitter for his spin at Tipperary last month. Snow Patch, Polly Douglas and Dapper Power are hard to dismiss on an extensive shortlist.
  1. Plough Boy
  2. Idalia
  3. Nigg Bay

Prize Money

1st: €7,391.002nd: €2,292.003rd: €1,092.004th: €492.005th: €192.00

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