20:00 Dundalk

Friday 3 February 2017

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Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 1m 12.94s

(1)

Jan Steen^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Anastasia O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 62

20/1

Beaten out of sight over C&D a fortnight ago, drops 3lb but likely to find things a struggle once more.

Form: 0-00009

(13)

Arlecchino's Rock^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D W O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 58

11/1

Improved effort second start for this trainer last month when dropped from mile to 7f and goes down trip again. Winner at this distance on AW in Britain as in October.

Form: 418033

(11)

Sartori^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: R P Downey⁽³⁾| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 58

25/1

Has some chance on ratings based on UK form around this time last year, been out sorts recently however and matter of trust that he'll bounce back.

Form: 774706

(9)

Strategic Heights^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: J Feane| OR: 57

11/2

Fourth of 14 over 5f here last month, has a big chance on form and ratings and jockey booking adds to claims.

Form: 221365

(2)

More Kudos^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M J Browne| OR: 54

5/2

C&D winner in November, ran acceptable race over longer trip last time off this mark and return to 6f should be perfect.

Form: 031-467

(5)

Your Pal Tal³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J F Levins| OR: 54

8/1

Form this winter has been bitterly disappointing and hard to see any positives just at this moment.

Form: 417500

(4)

Oor Jock^b³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A McGuinness| OR: 52

3/1

Runs consistently well around here but remains without a win in 16 starts, run well twice in the UK this year, gaining first AW success at Wolverhampton and entitled to go well in this.

Form: 212460

(3)

Red All Star^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Killian Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 48

5/1

Course winner, posted two solid efforts at this trip before Christmas and now on an appealing mark having run over 5f since.

Form: 495612

(7)

Arterial³⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Scott McCullagh⁽¹⁰⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 45

50/1

Seemingly tough to train and has joined a new yard ahead of his return from a year on the sidelines. Form makes him hard to fancy, even if he was race-fit.

Form: 4760/00-

(10)

Molans Mare²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: E Butterly| OR: 45

33/1

Lacks any recent form to warrant consideration in this race and is significantly out of the weights.

Form: 000-006

(12)

Nine Carat³⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: M C Hussey| T: K H Clarke| OR: 45

33/1

Hasn't shown much in three starts to date and comes here off an 11 month layoff.

Form: 78/0

(6)

Onchu³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Sean Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: P Downey| OR: 45

50/1

Lightly raced mare hasn't shown a lot on the racetrack and faces a stiff task on these terms.

Form: 0000-80

(8)

Scobias^p1³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: A J Breslin⁽⁷⁾| T: G Webb| OR: 45

50/1

Beat just one rival home in an apprentice handicap over 7f on first start for this yard last month and hard to fancy at the moment.

Form: 00-0509

(14)

Take A Drop^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: C P Hoban| T: P Martin| OR: 45

25/1

Filly ran well enough for a long way over 7f here last week, drops in trip but still must find extra from somewhere.

Form: 335400

Non-Runners

Little Kodi⁴²

Weight: 8-4| Age: 3

T: J Barcoe J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

More Kudos (5/2), Oor Jock (3/1), Red All Star (5/1), Strategic Heights (11/2), Your Pal Tal (8/1), Arlecchino's Rock (11/1), Jan Steen (20/1), Little Kodi (20/1), Sartori (25/1), Take A Drop (25/1), Molans Mare (33/1), Nine Carat (33/1), Scobias (50/1), Onchu (50/1), Arterial (50/1)

Oor Jock is a likeable sort but he finds winning tough and while he's likely to be on the premises again, he's easy enough to go by for win purposes. The same could be said of RED ALL STAR to a degree but he's had fewer runs on this surface. He's on a nice mark based on his pre-Christmas efforts over this trip and can take advantage. Strategic Heights must enter calculations on form and with a likeable jockey booking to aid his cause while More Kudos is also suited by the return to 6f – a comment that also applies to Arlecchino's Rock, a UK winner at this trip on artificial surface back in October. 1. Red All Star 2. More Kudos 3. Oor Jock