Saturday 13 May · Navan, Eire

14:20 Mongey Communications Apprentice Handicap (47-65)

Distance: 0m 5f 164y
Going: Soft (Yielding in Places)
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 10500
Runners: 23

Race preview

INTHEPOORHOUSE shaped well on his handicap debut at Galway last autumn and again ran well on soft ground at the Curragh last time. The selection didn't enjoy the clearest of passages but still made the frame in the 23-runner event won by Midnight Fire last month. Pretty Boy Floyd has dropped down in the ratings and advertised his claims when just denied by Run Forrest Run in a blanket finish at the Curragh earlier this month. Conversant acts well on soft ground and comes here in good form having beaten Catherine Chroi at Sligo recently with Darcy's Rock only weakening in the closing stages to finish fourth. Art Of Unity has dropped considerably in the ratings since winning twice here in 2021 while recent Cork winner Purring Along is another to consider.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Markievicz	899-399	Conor Stone-Walsh	S Lavery	8 12	9-1
2	Catherine Chroi	145092	Siobhan Rutledge	C O'Connell	9 2	14-1
3	Scarlet Dancer	357575	Robert Whearty	J McAuley	9 9	16-1
4	Sense Of Security	624-317	Reserve 2	J Larkin	9 11	40-1
5	Conversant	100-801	J M Sheridan	D Hogan	10 0	12-1
6	Peerless	0000-09	S D Bowen	D Hogan	9 5	22-1
7	Allie Bear	9-00	Jessica O'Gorman	C W J Farrell	8 10	66-1
8	Teddy Boy	6-09207	D E Sheehy	E Lynam	8 12	12-1
9	Zig Zag Zyggy	233770	Adam Caffrey	A McGuinness	9 11	28-1
10	Let's Believe	0/026-40	Yudish Geerdharry	R Brabazon	8 12	9-2
11	Atbay	0498-	Jack Kearney	M Fahey	9 8	12-1
12	Art Of Unity	45/6879-	D N Curran	M Kelly	10 2	40-1
13	Purring Along	900-001	Luke McAteer	S M Duffy	9 2	12-1
14	Eruption	9-57000	Paddy Harnett	M J Smith	9 4	40-1
15	Inthepoorhouse	0083-04	O McSweeney	K P Cotter	8 13	9-2
16	Adam's Angel	469400-	Shane Markey	Francis Casey	8 12	125-1
17	Pretty Boy Floyd	00-0802	Scott McCullagh	Mrs S Dawson	10 2	9-1
18	Jumra	5470-00	James Ryan	T G McCourt	8 8	125-1
19	Sin E Shekells	0-60033	O Enright	J G Murray	8 12	9-1
20	El Maga	08/0600-	Wayne Hassett	Tom McGuinness	9 5	50-1
21	Helmet Star	16000-0	S P Bird	J Larkin	8 12	50-1
22	Tic Tac Toe	470330-	C J MacRedmond	R Hackett	9 2	25-1
23	Short N Sweet	70900-0	Jamie Powell	P J F Murphy	8 12	80-1
NR	Darcy's Rock	12460-4	Jake Coen	J J Lambe	9 2
NR	Jackie Brown	098-000	Reserve 1	A J Martin	8 7
NR	Gallow Hill	5480-05	Reserve 3	S Lavery	9 5