Roscommon (IRE)
18:20
Guinness Apprentice Handicap (Div II)
Roscommon (IRE) Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2023 Distance: 7½f Type: Flat Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €16.30 Place: €4.80 €3.20 €2.60 Exacta: €181.40 Tricast: €1111.08
Non-Runners: American In Paris (reserve), Talking Tough (reserve), Zaza Zut (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Manhattan Dandy (IRE) 7 G Poor Thomas Coyle 123 lbs 12/1 Won Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway under 2f out - ridden to lead 1f out - kept on final 110yds (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the 30-day break between runs may have accounted for it; jockey said gelding took a keen hold in the early stages)(op 14/1)
2nd 5 Leviosa (IRE) 7 M Poor Seamus Fahey 128 lbs 11/1 .5 Prominent - soon went second - pushed along to lead under 2f out - ridden and headed 1f out - kept on and went clear with winner towards finish(op 14/1)
3rd 2 Blue Peak (IRE) 4 F AVG M C Grassick 130 lbs 15/2 1.5 Midfield - pushed along and in touch with leaders 2f out - ridden and kept on well final furlong - carried head awkwardly but went third towards finish - no match for first two(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
4th 12 Rock Dandy (IRE) 6 G AVG P J F Murphy 125 lbs 8/1 .5 Hung left throughout - led - pushed along and headed under 2f out - ridden and lost second over 1f out - kept on (jockey said gelding hung left throughout)(op 11/1)
5th 7 Kratos (GB) 5 G Poor John C McConnell 119 lbs 15/2 1.25 Prominent on inner - bit short of room when outpaced 1f out - bumped final 110yds - soon no extra (jockey said gelding received a bump around 150yds from finish)(op 11/2 tchd 8/1)
6th 1 Morning Approach (IRE) 7 M Poor W McCreery 135 lbs 10/1 .5 Steadied start - held up in rear - headway against far rail under 2f out - repeatedly short of room inside final furlong - kept on - not reach leaders(op 13/2)
7th 8 Vormir (IRE) 6 G Poor Fergal Birrane 124 lbs 16/1 .75 Midfield - headway and prominent towards far side 2f out - soon ridden - weakened final 110yds(tchd 18/1)
8th 9 Hell Left Loose (GB) 9 G Poor Vincent Carroll 118 lbs 7/1 .75 In touch with leaders - ridden when dropped to midfield 2f out - no extra over 1f out(op 8/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)
9th 4 Famous Enough (IRE) 5 G Poor Liam G O'Brien 127 lbs 11/1 1 Towards rear - ridden and some headway over 1f out - kept on - never near to challenge(op 17/2)
10th 13 Snowdonia Song (IRE) 3 F Poor J S Bolger 118 lbs 4/1F 0.1 Prominent - nudged along and weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 5/1)
11th 14 Tashim (IRE) 6 G Poor Eoin Doyle 125 lbs 18/1 0.3 Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - waiting for room 1f out - kept on - never dangerous(op 20/1)
12th 6 Curzon Queen (IRE) 4 F Poor Kieran P Cotter 126 lbs 28/1 .5 Dwelt start - towards rear of midfield - pushed along after 3f - ridden over 2f out - no extra from 1f out(op 18/1)
13th 11 Pollanassa (IRE) 4 G Poor Kevin Thomas Coleman 121 lbs 10/1 3.25 Midfield - ridden and no impression 1f out(op 17/2)
14th 3 Crystal Pool (IRE) 8 M Poor C Moore 128 lbs 25/1 3.75 Towards rear throughout - ridden over 2f out - soon no extra(op 22/1)
15th 15 The Rabbit Catcher (IRE) 4 G Poor P Cluskey 123 lbs 66/1 20 Towards rear of midfield - pushed along and dropped to rear 2f out - soon no extra(op 40/1)