Apex Controls Ltd. Handicap.
Sligo · Sunday, 3 May · 19:07
· 1m 2f 158y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:07
Off time
9
Runners
Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
PLINY (IRE
🥈 Second
NEPHIN MOUNTAIN (IRE
🥉 Third
DOWN THE GLEN (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3
2/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
7.50
13/2
06 · —
8.50
15/2
07 · —
17
16/1
08 · —
17
16/1
09 · —
26
25/1
10 · —
29
28/1
11 · —
51
50/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | 10 |
Down The Glen (G)
FAV
Seemed to relish testing conditions when opening his account in a Galway nursery last October and should come on for this reappearance run when sixth of 13 at the Curragh (1m, heavy). High hopes this trip will prove within range and he mer…
|
Siobhan Rutledge | R O'Sullivan | 3 | 63 kg |
3
2/1
|
| 1st | 2 | 3 |
Misty Cove (F)
Isn't bred to relish middle distances, but she matched her debut form when third in a weak maiden at Kempton (11f) in January and is unexposed now switching to turf for her handicap debut.
|
Billy Lee | G P Cromwell | 3 | 63 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 7th | 3 | 11 |
The Wee Man (G)
Has offered little at long odds in 6f/7f maidens on heavy ground, but he at least tackles a trip more in keeping with his pedigree on handicap debut.
|
Hugh Horgan | M M McNiff | 3 | 61.2 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 5th | 4 | 7 |
Sands Castle (F)
Showed first form on his return/qualifying run when fourth of 15 at Gowran (1m, soft) and could have more to offer switched to a handicap/longer trip.
|
Robbie Colgan | A Sexton | 3 | 59.9 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 3rd | 5 | 5 |
Pliny (G)
Creditable fifth behind some less-exposed types at Navan on first try at this trip but made no impression over 1½m at Cork last time. Could be worth another chance back in slightly calmer waters, though.
|
J M Sheridan | N Meade | 3 | 59 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| — | 6 | 9 |
Dawson Street (G)
Showed a bit more when mid-field on handicap debut at Dundalk (1m) prior to being hampered on his subsequent run there in December, and it's not out of the question that he stays this far on return to turf.
|
Rory Mulligan | C Weld | 3 | 57.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 2nd | 7 | 6 |
Wipeawayyourtears (F)
[P]
Hinted at ability on debut at Gowran last summer but hasn't built on that, and the switch to a handicap/longer trip will need to spark significant improvement.
|
J Cleary | M Butler | 3 | 55.3 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 8th | 8 | 2 |
Augusta Rock (C)
[P1]
Australia colt didn't offer much in 7f/1m maidens last year, though cheekpieces are now applied by his excellent yard, and he could do better now handicapping over a longer trip.
|
Declan McDonogh | J P O'Brien | 3 | 54.9 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 9th | 9 | 4 |
Kart Of Gold (G)
[T]
Hinted at ability on debut but well beaten at long odds in subsequent maidens, and while handicaps may have been the aim, he's bred more for speed than middle distances.
|
Reese Holohan | A McGuinness | 3 | 54.9 kg |
29
28/1
|
| — | 10 | 1 |
Nephin Mountain (G)
Seemingly suited by a well-run race when staying on for fourth at Galway (7f) on his most recent start, and he's a likely player if this significantly longer trip proves within reach.
|
Wesley Joyce | M Mulvany | 3 | 54.9 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 6th | 11 | 8 |
Music And Song (F)
[P1]
Has shown little in 3 starts on the all-weather. Cheekpieces added for this handicap/turf debut.
|
Jimmy Dalton | Thomas Dowling | 3 | 54 kg |
51
50/1
|
Betting forecast: Down The Glen (2/1), Augusta Rock (3/1), Pliny (7/2), Nephin Mountain (5/1), Misty Cove (13/2), Sands Castle (15/2), Wipeawayyourtears (16/1), Dawson Street (16/1), The Wee Man (25/1), Kart Of Gold (28/1), Music And Song (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 7200.0 EUR |
| P2 | 2399.0 EUR |
| P3 | 1200.0 EUR |
| P4 | 600.0 EUR |
| P5 | 361.0 EUR |
| P6 | 240.0 EUR |