Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Maiden – Dundalk (AW)

Dundalk (AW)

13:05

Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Maiden

Date 2024-01-16

Distance 1m4f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,490

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8 (13)	Gran Caballo Bay J:Hugh Horgan(2) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Hugh Horgan(2) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	135	t	62-	-	82	56	27d	—	—	-15	14.1	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Steeped up from debut when second over C&D last month, capable of playing a leading part
6 (1)	Firebrand Bay J:Daniel King T:John J Nallen	J:Daniel King T:John J Nallen	135	—	428-	87	69	21	39d	—	—	-2	18.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Two French runs seemed promising, low-key Irish debut, needs to reverse form with Moab
11 (8)	Moab Bay J:Paddy Harnett T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Paddy Harnett T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	135	p	4-	-	77	30	39d	—	—	-14	5.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Made a promising debut over a shorter trip here with Firebrand behind, open to improvement
2 (10)	Impero Bay J:Jack Cleary(4) T:Michael G Cleary	J:Jack Cleary(4) T:Michael G Cleary	138	—	32434-	82	80	-	132d	—	—	+3	15.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Placed seven times from 13 Flat starts, may again find a couple too good after a break.
10 (11)	Lope De Light Chestnut J:Cian MacRedmond T:William Durkan	J:Cian MacRedmond T:William Durkan	135	—	3323-	75	77	41	—	—	—	+10	17.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Placed on all four Flat starts in Britain, let down by his jumping on hurdling/Irish debut
12 (5)	As Fast As Wind Chestnut J:James Ryan T:Eoin Doyle	J:James Ryan T:Eoin Doyle	130	b	82640-	70	75	47	34d	—	—	+4	7.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Showed promise at this venue as a juvenile, regressive since a good turf run last July
9 (9)	Hangry Chestnut J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	135	—	6/746-	72	69	-	225d	—	—	+2	6.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Half-brother to Group 1 winner Mukhadram, ordinary form in five starts for Andre Fabre
3 (2)	Next Week Bay J:Cian Horgan(4) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Horgan(4) T:Andrew Slattery	138	—	86-	-	62	31	27d	—	—	-3	1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Won a bumper at Killarney in 2022, soundly beaten in two outings here in recent months
13 (12)	Belleplaine Bay J:Robert Whearty T:John C McConnell	J:Robert Whearty T:John C McConnell	130	—	6-6	-	73	32	4d	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has shown a reasonable standard of form in two starts at this venue, bit to find with Moab
1 (4)	He Is Brave Bay J:Oisin McSweeney T:Luke Comer	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Luke Comer	138	h	0-	-	44	-	136d	—	—	-2	0.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Down the field over 1m at Navan on his only start, tried with a hood, safe to rule out
5 (3)	Chopsticks Bay J:Wesley Joyce T:S M Duffy	J:Wesley Joyce T:S M Duffy	135	—	8-	-	54	14	25d	—	—	-2	0.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Longer trip should suit judged on his debut in a 7f maiden, major improvement needed
4 (6)	Tincurra Lad Bay J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:W J Martin	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:W J Martin	138	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Won a 2m handicap hurdle on good ground at Kilbeggan in 2022, struggling over jumps lately
NR (7)	Free Flow Bay J:TBC T:James M Barrett	J: T:James M Barrett	135	t	56540-	71	78	66	25d	—	—	—	5.3	—	—
Exposed sort who failed to improve when stepped up in trip after a good 1m run last summer

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Gran Caballo	7/4	7/4	7/4	2/1	7/4
Firebrand	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Moab	4/1	3/1	10/3	10/3	3/1
Impero	13/2	11/2	5/1	11/2	11/2
Lope De Light	10/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
As Fast As Wind	18/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Hangry	16/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Next Week	28/1	28/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
Belleplaine	25/1	28/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
He Is Brave	80/1	40/1	50/1	33/1	40/1
Chopsticks	66/1	66/1	80/1	66/1	66/1
Tincurra Lad	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Firebrand

18.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

2nd

Lope De Light

17.1

OR: 6.3 Form: 8.9 Odds: 1.9

11/1

3rd

Impero

15.8

OR: 8 Form: 4.2 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Gran Caballo

14.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 9.1

2/1

As Fast As Wind

7.6

OR: 5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Hangry

6.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Moab

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Free Flow

5.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Next Week

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Belleplaine

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

He Is Brave

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Chopsticks

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Tincurra Lad

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Firebrand	87	69	21
Impero	82	80	—
Lope De Light	75	77	41
Hangry	72	69	—
Free Flow	71	78	66
As Fast As Wind	70	75	47
Gran Caballo	—	82	56
Moab	—	77	30
Next Week	—	62	31
Belleplaine	—	73	32
He Is Brave	—	44	—
Chopsticks	—	54	14
Tincurra Lad	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Belleplaine	4d ago	Quick return
Chopsticks	25d ago	Fit
Free Flow	25d ago	Fit
Gran Caballo	27d ago	Fit
Next Week	27d ago	Fit
As Fast As Wind	34d ago	Fit
Firebrand	39d ago	Fit
Moab	39d ago	Fit
Impero	132d ago	Long break
He Is Brave	136d ago	Long break
Hangry	225d ago	Long break
Lope De Light	—	—
Tincurra Lad	—	—