20:30 Dundalk

Friday 6 January 2017

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Marshes Shopping Centre Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 2m 17.3s

(2)

Alnahar²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: N Lupini| OR: 65

3/1

Has won around here before and will surely appreciate dropping into this grade now.

Form: 399557

(6)

The Dancing Lord^h,t⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: C R King| T: L P Cusack| OR: 65

16/1

Was once prolific at this venue, but that form a long time ago now. First start for new trainer and best watched currently.

Form: 0670-88

(11)

Spirit Of Time¹⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 63

12/1

Ran a fair race when last seen in July, goes up in trip now on return from break.

Form: 084-305

(8)

Song Of The Sky⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: J J Murphy| OR: 62

4/1

One previous run here was bitterly disappointing last January but most recent turf effort at Navan in October brought impressive success.

Form: 05071-4

(9)

Against The Breeze^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: N Madden| OR: 56

5/1

Won course debut in October and run two credible races since, drops in trip and entitled to run a big race.

Form: 277164

(3)

Royal Blessing^b²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: M C Hussey| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 49

20/1

Never got into the race on latest try here in October and overall record isn't inspiring.

Form: 560300

(10)

Chatterton^v⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Wayne Lordan| T: P W Flynn| OR: 48

7/1

There or thereabouts this winter without getting a win, including when second over 1m4f last month. Hasn't won since 2015 but may do so again soon.

Form:

(14)

Norville^b¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 8-11| J: Shane Kelly⁽³⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 48

33/1

Now ten-years-old, scored most recently on the grass at Ayr over 7f in August and hasn't look like repeating the trick since.

Form: 79098-0

(7)

Like A Prayer^b,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: R Coakley⁽³⁾| T: G Donnelly| OR: 47

8/1

Losing runs dates back to February 2014 but came within a whisker in C&D apprentice race last month and can feature again if in the same mood.

Form: 760780

(4)

Angel's Gift^p,t1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: C P Hoban| T: M Halford| OR: 45

9/1

Now an 11-race maiden and previous spins around here have not threatened to break the sequence.

Form: 46-8690

(1)

Authorative^p,t⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: N G McCullagh| T: A McCann| OR: 45

25/1

Switch to this code from hurdling in November brought a sound defeat over 1m4f, continuing modest record at this venue.

Form: 003/0-70

(12)

Hello Humpfrey⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Sean Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: P Casey| OR: 45

14/1

Thrice a winner round here in the past, hasn't run since Leopardstown in September but has gone well fresh in the past.

Form: 0-21500

(5)

Torthai An Ghra¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 45

66/1

Nothing in his 19-race back catalogue to suggest he is going to break his duck soon.

Form: 070-000

(13)

Duffys Corner^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 46

66/1

Lightly raced maiden will need to uncover new levels of ability if she's going to win a race like this.

Form: 80-90

Non-Runners

Aurellia²⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 1

Carvelas¹⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 8

T: P J F Murphy J: Reserve 2

Bottleofsmoke¹⁴

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Alnahar (3/1), Song Of The Sky (4/1), Against The Breeze (5/1), Chatterton (7/1), Bottleofsmoke (15/2), Like A Prayer (8/1), Angel's Gift (9/1), Spirit Of Time (12/1), Hello Humpfrey (14/1), The Dancing Lord (16/1), Royal Blessing (20/1), Aurellia (20/1), Authorative (25/1), Norville (33/1), Carvelas (33/1), Torthai An Ghra (66/1), Duffys Corner (66/1)

CHATTERSON hasn't won for a while but has been knocking on the door here recently and runner-up on latest visit. He should get his head in front sooner rather than later again. Similar comments apply to Like A Prayer who narrowly denied last time out and would surely go very close if in the same form. Song Of The Sky produced a career-best on turf last time and is a danger subsequently while Against The Breeze is a contender at this trip after course success in October. 1. Chatterton 2. Like A Prayer 3. Against The Breeze