Friday 24 February · Dundalk, Eire

19:00 DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65)

Distance: 1m 2f 150y
Going: Standard
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 10000
Runners: 14

Race preview

WONDER SPIRIT is ideally suited by this C&D and beat a subsequent dual winner to score recently. His rating had fallen before returning to form and he can defy a 5lb higher mark. Numidia won over a mile here recently but has form over this distance and should get involved, although is possibly open to less progression than the selection. Front-runner Power Drive is an in-form all-weather specialist but hasn't won for a year, while Final Fantasy hasn't won since June 2021 but performed well over C&D in a recent claimer and runs for new connections. Dr Patrick was well held by an easy winner here recently and has minor place claims.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Deluca Chop	610000-	D N Curran	G O'Leary	9 10	14-1
2	Neverfindanother U	690-7	Robert Whearty	T Gibney	9 4	12-1
3	Numidia	40527-1	J M Sheridan	P Lawlor	9 4	5-1
4	Power Drive	6590-33	Ciara Flynn	P W Flynn	9 11	5-1
5	Together Aclaim	0000-54	Reserve 1	J C McConnell	9 10	15-2
6	Wild Shot	46142-9	Mr C McConnell	J C McConnell	10 2	22-1
7	Final Fantasy	0980-42	Jack Kearney	Laura Hourigan	9 3	9-1
8	Leviosa	10008/0	Alan Persse	S Fahey	9 6	100-1
9	Dr Patrick	4650-63	Paddy Harnett	L Comer	8 13	17-2
10	Wonder Spirit	40702-1	James Ryan	G A Kingston	9 8	10-3
11	Shore	390809-	Adam Caffrey	J G Carr	8 13	12-1
12	Coushty	80005-0	Conor Stone-Walsh	A McNamara	8 13	28-1
13	Dylanger	00/0-0	Luke McAteer	S Crawley	9 1	33-1
14	Lovesome Dove	089900-	S D Bowen	P Lawlor	9 0	33-1
NR	Early Strike	58/5266-	Scott McCullagh	D Buckley	9 10
NR	Music Magic	0/0000-0	Reserve 2	D McDonogh	9 6
NR	Siofra	0/42645-	Reserve 3	A Slattery	9 8