First Friday to be the first one through the wire in the Five Euros Admission At Roscommon On October 15th Apprentice Handicap
A line-up with limited potential, and thusly restricted accomplishments has gathered for the Five Euros Admission At Roscommon On October 15th Apprentice Handicap. They will give the mile and four furlong trip a shot in order to take back to the connections the £5,520 prize money. The race is scheduled for Monday, 1st October at Roscommon race course.
The four-year-old bay gelding, First Friday, was unlucky in the last outing that he undertook, as he got declared as unraced after unseating the jockey, Miss. F. K. Mullins, in the Curragh Amateur Derby (Q.R.) Handicap on 15th September at Curragh over a mile and four furlongs.
The race was landed by, King Of Aran.
He is well seasoned in the 2012 campaign, but could not really take much benefit from the abundant races that he was a part of. He won at only two occasions, and will race at Roscommon race course for the first time.
The Paul Hennessy trained and owned won the Kerry Group Race Day Handicap on 17th June, 2012 at Cork over a mile and four furlongs.
First Friday was prominent almost throughout the track distance, and was highly energetic during the final furlong. However, the closing in rival, Gothen Niece, did not let the trip remain as comfortable once the decisive strides were on the horizon. The winner managed keeping the runner-up at bay by just half-length’s difference.
High Chaparral’s bay gelding then took down the line-up of ten in the Dundrum House Hotel Golf And Leisure Resort Fillies Friday Night Out At Tipperary over a mile and 4 ½ furlongs.
He took down the rival with two furlongs out of the way, and left the field behind by four lengths by the time he had crossed the fifth furlong. The lead got invaded, and he dropped down to the third position. Gearing up, he motored into the final furlong and defeated, Apache Drums, by seven lengths.
He will be ridden by jockey, Luke Dempsey, and duo will need to look out for, Salacious Sally, who won the Fairyhouse Apprentice Handicap on 24th September, 2012 at Fairyhouse over a mile and two furlongs.
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