Mongey Communications Apprentice Handicap – Navan

Navan

14:20

Mongey Communications Apprentice Handicap

Date 2023-05-13

Distance 5f164y

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €6,195

Runners (26)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
17 (19)	Lets Believe Bay J:Yudish Geerdharry(7) T:Richard Brabazon	J:Yudish Geerdharry(7) T:Richard Brabazon	124	—	026-40	47	75	31	27d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.00/1	5 20%
Second over 6f at the Curragh last term; fair fourth here on return but poor run latest
14 (21)	Inthepoorhouse Chestnut J:Oisin McSweeney T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Kieran P Cotter	125	b	083-04	57	71	39	27d	—	—	-8	5.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Gambled-on when disappointing at Dundalk on return; fourth of 23 at the Curragh last month
NR (17)	Gallow Hill Bay J:TBC T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J: T:Ms Sheila Lavery	131	—	480-05	54	78	44	12d	—	—	-6	3.6	2.00/1	9 11%
Reserve; maiden was caught late when fifth, beaten only 0.5l, over 6f at the Curragh
2 (14)	Pretty Boy Floyd Chestnut J:Scott McCullagh T:Sarah Dawson	J:Scott McCullagh T:Sarah Dawson	142	b	0-0802	65	70	46	12d	—	—	-5	7.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Likes it soft and bounced back to form when pipped at the Curragh earlier this month
NR (26)	Darcys Rock Bay J:TBC T:J J Lambe	J: T:J J Lambe	128	—	2460-4	51	74	52	13d	—	—	-10	4.6	2.75/1	12 8%
Ran well from the front when fourth of 13 at Sligo; finished behind three of these rivals
21 (18)	Teddy Boy Bay J:Danny Sheehy T:Edward Lynam	J:Danny Sheehy T:Edward Lynam	124	—	-09207	47	76	-	29d	—	—	-4	5	2.75/1	12 8%
4-77 with two of those wins coming over 5f here; second at Dundalk in March but opposable
10 (13)	Catherine Chroi Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge T:Ms Claire Oconnell	J:Siobhan Rutledge T:Ms Claire Oconnell	128	b	145092	51	70	47	13d	—	—	-1	7.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Three AW wins and almost registered first turf win when fast-finishing second at Sligo
3 (15)	Conversant Grey J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	140	tb	00-801	63	69	46	13d	—	—	-3	5.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Loves testing ground and got it at Sligo where he won last time; 5lb higher; likes it here
6 (4)	Atbay Chestnut J:Jack Kearney(4) T:Mark Fahey	J:Jack Kearney(4) T:Mark Fahey	134	—	0498-	57	66	32	143d	—	—	-3	3.5	3.25/1	14 7%
Not beaten far on handicap debut over 7f at Dundalk just before Christmas; shrewd yard
12 (5)	Purring Along Bay J:Luke McAteer T:S M Duffy	J:Luke McAteer T:S M Duffy	128	v	00-001	51	70	53	8d	—	—	-5	2.2	2.75/1	12 8%
First-time visor did the trick when she popped up at 33-1 over 7f at Cork lately
13 (16)	Tic Tac Toe Chestnut J:Cian MacRedmond T:Ray Hackett	J:Cian MacRedmond T:Ray Hackett	128	—	70330-	60	70	62	194d	—	—	+3	7.2	5.25/1	22 5%
Third in nurseries at the Curragh and over C&D in the autumn; second run for yard
20 (22)	Sin E Shekells Chestnut J:Oisin Enright(7) T:J G Murray	J:Oisin Enright(7) T:J G Murray	124	p	-60033	47	71	46	13d	—	—	-1	7.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Third over C&D and backed that up when third to Conversant and Catherine Chroi at Sligo
NR (8)	Jackie Brown Bay J:TBC T:A J Martin	J: T:A J Martin	119	t	98-000	51	72	-	13d	—	—	-12	5.4	8.00/1	33 3%
Reserve; modest form so far including in similar contests last twice
4 (11)	Zig Zag Zyggy Bay J:Adam Caffrey(4) T:Adrian Mcguinness	J:Adam Caffrey(4) T:Adrian Mcguinness	137	—	233770	60	75	60	45d	—	—	+2	4.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
On a long losing run and well beaten over extended 5f here in March
8 (6)	Peerless Bay J:Sean D Bowen(7) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Sean D Bowen(7) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	131	tb	000-09	54	71	71	45d	—	—	-2	2	5.25/1	22 5%
Showed a bit more spark here in March; well treated if they can get him back to form
5 (7)	Scarlet Dancer Bay J:Robert Whearty(4) T:James Mcauley	J:Robert Whearty(4) T:James Mcauley	135	p	357575	58	79	6	29d	—	—	-2	3.6	3.25/1	14 7%
Some fair AW runs during the winter but a long time since he got his head in front
18 (3)	Markievicz Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(7) T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(7) T:Ms Sheila Lavery	124	—	99-399	47	77	70	101d	—	—	-6	2.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
1-30; out of form when last seen on AW and has been off 3 months; best turf form on good
R25 (12)	Sense Of Security Bay J:Jake Coen(2) T:J Larkin	J:Jake Coen(2) T:J Larkin	137	h	24-317	60	68	55	13d	—	—	-1	3.7	8.00/1	33 3%
Reserve; Kempton AW winner in January; beaten 5l by Conversant on stable bow at Sligo
1 (1)	Art Of Unity Chestnut J:Dean Curran(7) T:Muredach Kelly	J:Dean Curran(7) T:Muredach Kelly	142	h	/6879-	65	71	10	202d	—	—	+1	4.6	6.75/1	28 4%
Five-time winner including twice over C&D but out of form when last seen; yard debut
22 (2)	Allie Bear Bay J:Jessica O'Gorman(7) T:C W J Farrell	J:Jessica O'Gorman(7) T:C W J Farrell	122	—	9-00	54	61	-	27d	—	—	0	1.5	16.25/1	66 2%
Not shown much in three maidens; lot more needed on handicap debut
9 (20)	Eruption Bay J:Paddy Harnett(4) T:Matthew J Smith	J:Paddy Harnett(4) T:Matthew J Smith	130	—	-57000	53	75	66	32d	—	—	-1	1.2	16.25/1	66 2%
Poor form in recent starts at Dundalk; 5f Musselburgh winner on good ground last term
7 (23)	El Maga Bay J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Tom Mcguinness	J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Tom Mcguinness	131	—	/0600-	54	74	57	199d	—	—	0	1.5	19.75/1	80 1%
One fair run last year when beaten 4l over 6f at Cork; been off since October
15 (9)	Adams Angel Bay J:Shane Markey(7) T:Francis Casey	J:Shane Markey(7) T:Francis Casey	124	—	69400-	47	68	51	—	—	—	-1	0.5	19.75/1	80 1%
Blinkered when 2l fourth at Dundalk last October; been hurdling without much joy lately
19 (25)	Short N Sweet Bay J:Jamie Powell(2) T:P J F Murphy	J:Jamie Powell(2) T:P J F Murphy	124	p	0900-0	47	76	52	29d	—	—	-1	0.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Modest form including on last month's return at Dundalk and hard to fancy
16 (10)	Helmet Star Chestnut J:Sean Bird(7) T:J Larkin	J:Sean Bird(7) T:J Larkin	124	t	6000-0	47	64	67	13d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Long-priced winner over 7f at Gowran last summer but little since, including on return
23 (24)	Jumra Bay J:James Ryan(4) T:T G Mccourt	J:James Ryan(4) T:T G Mccourt	120	—	470-00	52	78	-	13d	—	—	-1	1	24.75/1	100 1%
Had a bit of fair soft ground form in Britain; not shown much for present yard yet

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Lets Believe	5	5	5	5	5
Inthepoorhouse	5	11/2	5/1	11/2	11/2
Gallow Hill	SP	8	15/2	9	9
Pretty Boy Floyd	13/2	8	8	8	17/2
Darcys Rock	12	9	10	10	11
Teddy Boy	9	12	11/1	12	12
Catherine Chroi	17/2	10	9	11/1	9
Conversant	10/1	11/1	10	12/1	12
Atbay	14	14	12	14	12
Purring Along	10	11	11	12	12
Tic Tac Toe	20	22	20	22	22
Sin E Shekells	17/2	9	8/1	9	9
Jackie Brown	33	33	28	33	33
Zig Zag Zyggy	25/1	25	25/1	25	25
Peerless	22	22	20	22	22
Scarlet Dancer	14	14	12	14	14
Markievicz	9/1	10	9/1	10	9
Sense Of Security	33	28	28/1	28	33
Art Of Unity	28	28	22/1	28	28
Allie Bear	66	50	50	50	50
Eruption	66	50	50	50	40
El Maga	80	50	50	50/1	66
Adams Angel	80	50	40	50	50
Short N Sweet	80	80/1	80	80	80
Helmet Star	150/1	66	50	66	66
Jumra	100	80	80	80	80

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Catherine Chroi

7.5

OR: 0.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

11/1

2nd

Sin E Shekells

7.5

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.4

17/2

3rd

Pretty Boy Floyd

7.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

17/2

Tic Tac Toe

7.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.1

Inthepoorhouse

5.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Conversant

5.8

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

12/1

Jackie Brown

5.4

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

Teddy Boy

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.5

Zig Zag Zyggy

4.9

OR: 2.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Darcys Rock

4.6

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.3

Art Of Unity

4.6

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Sense Of Security

3.7

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Lets Believe

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

Gallow Hill

3.6

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 2.6

Scarlet Dancer

3.6

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Atbay

3.5

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Purring Along

2.2

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Markievicz

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Peerless

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Allie Bear

1.5

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

El Maga

1.5

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Eruption

1.2

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Jumra

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100

Adams Angel

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Short N Sweet

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Helmet Star

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pretty Boy Floyd	65	70	46
Art Of Unity	65	71	10
Conversant	63	69	46
Tic Tac Toe	60	70	62
Zig Zag Zyggy	60	75	60
Sense Of Security	60	68	55
Scarlet Dancer	58	79	6
Inthepoorhouse	57	71	39
Atbay	57	66	32
Gallow Hill	54	78	44
Peerless	54	71	71
Allie Bear	54	61	—
El Maga	54	74	57
Eruption	53	75	66
Jumra	52	78	—
Darcys Rock	51	74	52
Catherine Chroi	51	70	47
Purring Along	51	70	53
Jackie Brown	51	72	—
Lets Believe	47	75	31
Teddy Boy	47	76	—
Sin E Shekells	47	71	46
Markievicz	47	77	70
Adams Angel	47	68	51
Short N Sweet	47	76	52
Helmet Star	47	64	67

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Purring Along	8d ago	Quick return
Gallow Hill	12d ago	Quick return
Pretty Boy Floyd	12d ago	Quick return
Darcys Rock	13d ago	Quick return
Catherine Chroi	13d ago	Quick return
Conversant	13d ago	Quick return
Sin E Shekells	13d ago	Quick return
Jackie Brown	13d ago	Quick return
Sense Of Security	13d ago	Quick return
Helmet Star	13d ago	Quick return
Jumra	13d ago	Quick return
Lets Believe	27d ago	Fit
Inthepoorhouse	27d ago	Fit
Allie Bear	27d ago	Fit
Teddy Boy	29d ago	Fit
Scarlet Dancer	29d ago	Fit
Short N Sweet	29d ago	Fit
Eruption	32d ago	Fit
Zig Zag Zyggy	45d ago	Fit
Peerless	45d ago	Fit
Markievicz	101d ago	Long break
Atbay	143d ago	Long break
Tic Tac Toe	194d ago	Long break
El Maga	199d ago	Long break
Art Of Unity	202d ago	Long break
Adams Angel	—	—