20:00 Dundalk

Friday 6 October 2017

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Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 20:04 | Winning time: 1m 38.39s

(5)

California Lad^b1,t⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D E Hogan⁽²⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 65

25/1

Winner of 1m2f turf maiden at Lingfield in August 2016, form in five runs since (three for this handler) has been decidedly average, blinkers are reached for now in bid to arrest decline.

Form: 156-490

(3)

Shelbe¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: O J Orr| T: M G Quinn| OR: 63| C

2/1

Has twice won around here (over 5f and 1m2f) and was just denied over this trip a fortnight ago, up 2lb for head-defeat there and must be considered.

Form: 434503

(11)

World's Greatest^t³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ross Coakley| T: K H Clarke| OR: 61| D

25/1

Potentially needed the run when tailed off over 7f on heavy going at Roscommon in August, yet to really threaten in four attempts over this C&D however and others more likely in this field.

Form: 300570

(4)

Cresendo^t⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D M Redmond⁽²⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 59| CD

13/2

Gained sole career win over C&D in December last, remains 5lb higher in the ratings now and hasn't shown much in two runs this year to warrant support.

Form: 5221-80

(14)

De La Vega^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: T M Sherry⁽⁷⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 62

16/1

Lightly-raced filly, didn't run badly here a fortnight ago over this trip when finishing third in a claimer. First-time blinkers added now and could hit the frame once again.

Form: 7-4503

(7)

Sleepy Head^h¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R P Downey| T: P J Flynn| OR: 58| D

5/1

Filly has been going the right way on turf lately, getting first win over 1m on testing ground at Gowran Park last month. Has ability to cope off this rating but has to prove she handles this surface, poor in two runs here last year.

Form: 60-8213

(8)

Wat Tyler^h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁴⁾| T: D Kinsella| OR: 58

50/1

Makes AW debut in this, nothing in form of three turf maidens over variety of trips from 7f-1m6f that generates encouragement.

Form: 000

(10)

Bouquet Garni^p,t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gavin Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 57

16/1

Extended maiden record to 18 over C&D a fortnight ago, breaking slowly and never threatening to land any sort of blow. Hard to make a case for on form.

Form: 330570

(9)

Beat Of The Sea²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D E Sheehy⁽²⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 56

50/1

Mostly poor showings in six starts so far, minor glimpse of promise in 1m soft ground Killarney maiden in August but didn't build on it in two further turf runs last month. Plenty to prove returned to this surface.

Form: 0-80368

(12)

Mr Soprano^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: D W O'Connor| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 52| D

40/1

One career win came over a mile on the AW at Kempton in July 2015, tailed off over 6½f at Listowel last month and looks easy to pass over on the form.

Form: 000-700

(1)

Mostawfee^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Gary Halpin| T: J Feane| OR: 46

7/2

Best effort of 13-race career to date came over C&D a fortnight ago when close runner-up behind Boxer Dunford in a handicap. Raised the minimum for that effort. Interesting contender on the back of that run.

Form: 008002

(6)

Duckanddive³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Killian Leonard| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 45

20/1

Filly is a maiden after 11 starts, ran a promising race over 7f here two starts back to finish third of 14, beaten less than 3L, but is now 3lb higher and wrong at these weights.

Form: 0-06839

(2)

Rockview Emperor^p⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: A J Breslin⁽⁴⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 45

16/1

Gelding has rarely threatened in nine turf starts on turf this year and is 0-17 on the AW, though he has gone close over this C&D before. Doesn't make significant appeal on these terms.

Form: 959786

(13)

Spirit Of The Law⁷⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Sean Davis⁽⁴⁾| T: D English| OR: 45| D

50/1

Form in four runs since joining this yard is very poor, drops right back in trip for this but is 6lb out of the handicap and requiring a major reversal in fortune to succeed.

Form: 079008

Non-Runners

Lady Rosebud⁴⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: P Martin J: Reserve 1

Maladh¹⁰

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: Mrs M Danagher J: Reserve 2

Cracking Name¹⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: P D Deegan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Shelbe (2/1), Mostawfee (7/2), Sleepy Head (5/1), Cresendo (13/2), Cracking Name (14/1), Lady Rosebud (14/1), Bouquet Garni (16/1), De La Vega (16/1), Rockview Emperor (16/1), Duckanddive (20/1), Maladh (20/1), World's Greatest (25/1), California Lad (25/1), Mr Soprano (40/1), Wat Tyler (50/1), Beat Of The Sea (50/1), Spirit Of The Law (50/1)

There are very few of these with outstanding credentials but it might be worth siding with SHELBE, twice a course winner in the past and coming here off a cracking run over this trip a fortnight ago. She might have got the verdict with another stride then and, in this contest, having Oisin Orr on board can prove decisive from 2lb higher. Mostawfee produced the best effort of his career last time out over C&D and from just 1lb higher must be considered if able to repeat it now while Duckanddive made a solid fist of things over 7f here two runs back and could get involved. Sleepy Head has improved this year and can surely run better than she did in her visits here last year.