19:40 Killarney

Thursday 24 August 2023

All16:2016:5517:3018:0518:4019:1019:4020:10

Irish Examiner Apprentice Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 6f 40y  |   Yielding (Good to Yielding in Places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:41  |   Winning time: 3m 11.83s
1st
Horse silk
7
(4)
18/1
T: M A CahillJ: A C Persse (4)
Towards rear, 8th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden on outer to go 6th over 1f out, kept on well to go 2nd 100 yards out, led close home op 22/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
6
(2)
5/1
T: J J MurphyJ: S T McCullagh
Mid division, 5th halfway, headway on inner to go 4th entering straight, ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, led in centre over 150 yards out, kept on, headed close home op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
9
(7)
16/5f
T: J J MurphyJ: C Stone-Walsh (4)
Chased leader, 4th halfway, 6th on outer over 3f out, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, headed over 200 yards out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 3/1
4th
Horse silk
hd
1
(8)
13/2
T: K ThorntonJ: D King (2)
Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, went 5th travelling well entering straight, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out op 6/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ½
8
(1)
15/2
T: C ByrnesJ: S D Bowen (4)
Towards rear, 6th halfway, pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and went 5th on inner over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 17/2
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
(10)
11/2
T: T MullinsJ: R Whearty (4)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and no extra from over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out op 13/2 tchd 7/1
7th
Horse silk
hd
2
(6)
14/1
T: Paul MulliganJ: R M Mulligan (7)
Towards rear, progress to lead after 4f, 5 lengths advantage halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 11/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
10
(3)
28/1
T: J J MurphyJ: Siobhan Rutledge
Rear of mid division, dropped to rear halfway, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and no extra from over 2f out op 25/1
9th
Horse silk
½
3
(5)
59-11
4/1
T: M Halford & T CollinsJ: J Coen (2)
Soon led, headed after 4f, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 3f out, lost position quickly and no impression from over 2f out tchd 7/2

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Non-Runners

4
(9)
Horse silk
Votre Homme22
Weight: 9-6|  Age: 3
T: D K Weld  J: J Kearney
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€20.70Pl:€4.40, €1.70, €1.10EX:€117.80Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€370.48SF:€106.19

Forecasts

Barometer (16/5), Zileo (4/1), Chatterbox (5/1), Weather Alert (11/2), Rich Belief (13/2), Viceregent (15/2), Votre Homme (15/2), Wrecking Ball Paul (14/1), Jake Peter (18/1), Vintage Gold (28/1)

Verdict

ZILEO reacted well to blinkers when second in a more competitive event than this at the Curragh last time and he's fancied to go one better if the headgear continues to have a positive effect. Barometer and Viceregent look the chief threats.

  1. ZILEO
  2. BAROMETER (IRE)
  3. VICEREGENT

Previous Winners

2022
Anna Bunina
Weight: 10-6  |Age: 6
13/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,900.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €231.00

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