17:30 Dundalk

Friday 6 January 2017

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IRIS Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 40.88s

(7)

Our Manekineko^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 61

8/1

Gelding was formerly a force to be reckoned with on this track but has been more out than in of recent times.

Form: 044040

(4)

Walk The Line^b1,t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P B Beggy⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 60

11/2

Youngster went close here on AW debut in November but hasn't built on that in two subsequent runs. Drops down in trip to the mile now.

Form: 000384

(14)

Sister Slew^e/s⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: E T Daly⁽¹⁰⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 59

25/1

Infrequent winner on this surface but she ran her best race of four this season here over the mile in October and returns to the same trip here, boosting her hopes.

Form: 954070

(2)

Teagan Angel³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: C R King| T: Ms M Blake| OR: 58

4/1

Ran a solid race here last month over this trip to finish runner-up and she has credible claims in this company on that evidence.

Form: 894653

(6)

Full Shilling²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Sean Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: P Mooney| OR: 54

14/1

Sole AW win was five years ago but has been running well on turf and switch to this venue yielded good fourth over 6f in November. Not beaten far and extra yardage should aid the cause.

Form: 721544

(10)

Tom Dooley^p,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Kelly⁽³⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 54

14/1

Off the track since March and entitled to need this race now.

Form: 0-80036

(8)

Easy Boy^p,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: C P Hoban| T: P Martin| OR: 52

7/2

Beat a couple of these rivals to score here last month and while up in the ratings now he merits plenty of respect.

Form: 1-53734

(1)

Marino Marvel¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: D A McCormack⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 52

22/1

Improved on second start here last month to finish sixth, needs more on that evidence to beat some of today's rivals but not beyond the realms he can find it.

Form: 008422

(12)

Try Again³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: N G McCullagh| T: P W Flynn| OR: 48

16/1

Just failed on Wolverhampton raid in November when hanging left, entitled to run well here on the back of that effort.

Form: 62-1112

(5)

Tennesse Waltz^b,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Marnane| OR: 46

5/1

Inching ever-closer in three starts for this trainer at the track this season. Another step forward now puts him right in the mix.

Form: 099064

(9)

Digger Dandy²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: A J Breslin⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Connell| OR: 45

80/1

Hasn't struck any sort of blow in five starts around here and little reason to suggest he'll suddenly find the answer now.

Form: 000000

(13)

Take A Drop^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 45

33/1

Most recent efforts on turf are uninspiring and makes this AW debut off a three-month layoff.

Form: 335400

Chillie Billie⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: C J McGovern⁽⁵⁾| T: J Larkin| OR: 54

10/1

Hit the frame in two recent starts at this venue and would rate a danger if getting a start.

Form: 390872

Non-Runners

(3)

U S Navy Seal¹⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: J R Finn J: M C Hussey

(11)

Manorov¹⁴

Weight: 9-13| Age: 7

T: T G McCourt J: Ross Coakley

Stoichkhov²⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 9

T: Michael G Cleary J: Reserve 2

No Way Jack²¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: P Martin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Easy Boy (7/2), Teagan Angel (4/1), Tennesse Waltz (5/1), Walk The Line (11/2), Manorov (11/2), Our Manekineko (8/1), Chillie Billie (10/1), U S Navy Seal (10/1), Stoichkhov (12/1), Full Shilling (14/1), Tom Dooley (14/1), Try Again (16/1), Marino Marvel (22/1), No Way Jack (25/1), Sister Slew (25/1), Take A Drop (33/1), Digger Dandy (80/1)

SISTER SLEW returns to the mile now and she ran a good race here in October at this trip. In a race where plenty have chances, she has her chance to shine. Tennessee Waltz has been banging on the door since switching to his current trainer, while US Navy Seal also ran a solid race in November on his bow for new connections. Try Again went close at Wolverhampton when last seen while recent course winner Easy Boy will surely make a bold bid for the follow-up. 1. Sister Slew 2. Easy Boy 3. U S Navy Seal