18:40 Down Royal

Friday 6 September 2024

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Children's Heartbeat Trust Apprentice Handicap (50-70)

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 2f 145y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:40  |   Winning time: 2m 21.01s
1st
Horse silk
5
(9)
6/1
T: T O'BrienJ: R Donaghue-Leahy (2)
Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along and some headway 2f out, switched left and ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out, led 150 yards out and kept on well op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
9
(6)
10/1
T: J C McConnellJ: C D Fahy (7)
Mid-division, 4th halfway, headway 3f out, 2nd and pushed along 2f out, led briefly 1f out, no impression on winner final 100 yards op 7/1 tchd 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
1
(8)
11/2
T: J G CooganJ: S Coen (7)
Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, 3rd and pushed along 2f out, 4th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 9/2 tchd 4/1
4th
Horse silk
½
7
(10)
11/4f
T: M FaheyJ: J Pietropaolo (7)
Towards rear, 7th halfway, headway on outer to lead under 3f out, pushed along 2f out and soon ridden, headed 1f out, no impression and edged left in 4th closing stages op 10/3 tchd 5/2
5th
Horse silk
½
6
(1)
10/3
T: P MartinJ: K G Kennedy
In rear and pushed along early, some headway on outer into 5th over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace tchd 7/2
6th
Horse silk
1
2
(3)
5/1
T: P MageeJ: J Cleary
Broke well, tracked leaders and 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression 2f out, 6th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace op 6/1
7th
Horse silk
5 ½
3
(7)
33/1
T: N C KellyJ: Sorcha Woods
Led, pushed along and headed under 3f out, 6th and ridden under 2f out, no extra from over 1f out tchd 28/1 and 40/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
(5)
14/1
T: P J McKennaJ: R M Mulligan (2)
Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, ridden and dropped towards rear over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out op 18/1 tchd 20/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ¼
10
(4)
50/1
T: E D DelanyJ: Kyle Faulkner (7)
Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, soon no extra op 40/1

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4
(2)
Horse silk
Lady Arwen20
Weight: 9-13|  Age: 5
T: C O'Dwyer  J: C Horgan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.70Pl:£2.40, £1.50, £2.10EX:£80.80Trifecta:£322.10Tricast:£350.81SF:£64.69

Forecasts

Avatar Jet (11/4), Explorers Way (10/3), Arch Enemy (5/1), French Company (11/2), Bright N Shine (6/1), Tartaraghan (10/1), Wajaaha (14/1), Lady Arwen (25/1), Bringsty (33/1), Marvellous Lady (50/1)

Verdict

EXPLORERS WAY is enjoying an excellent year and fancied to bag win number four on the back of his good recent Leopardstown third. In-form Arch Enemy is next on the list in her bid to end a long losing sequence, with Avatar Jet and Bright N Shine also in the picture.

  1. EXPLORERS WAY (IRE)
  2. ARCH ENEMY (IRE)
  3. AVATAR JET (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
God Knows
Weight: 10-2  |Age: 4
16/5

Prize Money

1st: €6,300.002nd: €2,100.003rd: €1,050.004th: €526.005th: €315.006th: €210.00

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