17:30 Dundalk

Friday 15 December 2017

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Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 59.56s

(10)

Arc Royal¹¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: E J McNamara| T: R O'Brien| OR: 73

14/1

Lone win for Tom Dascombe came over 7f at Chester. Stable and AW debut today and after a break will probably find things happening too quickly.

Form: 843896

(5)

Coto²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: R M Short⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Tynan| OR: 70| D

25/1

Back to last winning mark now although that came over a year ago. Not at her best since having a break but mark, trip and surface all ideal.

Form: 1183-90

(12)

Fast Act^p²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: K A Ryan| OR: 70| D

14/1

Interesting British raider who is a past AW winner at Chelmsford. Effort two starts ago off same mark at Wolverhampton would give him a shout.

Form: 809527

(4)

Mo Henry^v⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: S Corby⁽³⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 68| C| D

8/1

Past course winner over 6f. Ran well when last over C&D finishing second. Mixed efforts since over further but drops back on a handy mark after further easing and merits respect here.

Form: 622985

(1)

Brave Display^v⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: D A McCormack⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Prendergast| OR: 66| C

11/2

Gained second career win latest, both have come here over 6f. Led late on there so step back in trip may not prove ideal and with 4lb more to carry he has a bit more to do here.

Form: 362091

(11)

My Good Brother⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: D Robinson⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 64| CD

10/1

C&D winner two starts ago who is now off a lower mark. Flopped after a break but more like it latest when fourth and a serious threat off this mark.

Form: 902104

(6)

Danz Gift^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: K K Hennessy⁽⁵⁾| T: S Lavery| OR: 63| CD

4/1

Dual C&D winner who ran well latest when a close fifth in the same conditions. Now 4lb lower than last win here so a case can quite easily be made for him.

Form: 015605

(14)

Flawlessly²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: G M Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Lavery| OR: 60| D

6/1

Second over C&D latest an excellent run and her best to date on AW. Left on the same mark by the handicapper which gives her a serious chance despite draw on the wing.

Form: 127642

(8)

Jenniechild²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 57| D

6/1

3½L fourth latest over C&D a good effort but gives her 2L to make up with Flawlessly which she may struggle to do off the same weights.

Form: 4-04264

(7)

Chicago School^t,v²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: C J McGovern⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 56| C

8/1

A winner here two starts ago over 6f and indeed ran plenty of other good races in those conditions. Not seemed as effective however over today's trip so that would be the worry.

Form: 072016

(9)

Dream Dreamer^e/s1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: P B Beggy| T: J Davison| OR: 55| D

25/1

Had a couple of these in front latest when fifth over C&D. Gets a 3lb pull with the pair however and handicap now makes her appealing as an each-way proposition.

Form: 558/505

(13)

Bluesbreaker^b,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: A J Slattery⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D English| OR: 53| D

25/1

Unsuccessful in 11 AW starts to date. Didn't appear to stay 1m latest but a fair sixth here the time before over this trip (second, fourth and fifth re-oppose).

Form: 439666

(3)

Billyfairplay^p1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 52

10/1

Maiden of eight starts but ran notably well two runs back when third over C&D, only beaten 1L. Handicap fallen again since so looks a live contender in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 505030

(2)

Hot Stuff^b1,t1⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: D M Melia⁽⁷⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 48| D

33/1

Just the one start since the summer and changed hands a couple of times. That saw him last over 1m here but this trip more suitable and returns off a workable mark with first-time blinkers and tongue-tie.

Form: 653060

Non-Runners

Calypso Jo⁹

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: D English J: Reserve 1

Madam Bounska⁵¹

Weight: 8-4| Age: 3

T: Mrs D Foster J: Reserve 2

Nam⁷

Weight: 8-4| Age: 3

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Danz Gift (4/1), Brave Display (11/2), Flawlessly (6/1), Jenniechild (6/1), Chicago School (8/1), Mo Henry (8/1), Billyfairplay (10/1), My Good Brother (10/1), Fast Act (14/1), Arc Royal (14/1), Nam (20/1), Bluesbreaker (25/1), Coto (25/1), Dream Dreamer (25/1), Madam Bounska (25/1), Hot Stuff (33/1), Calypso Jo (50/1)

In a most difficult race where several of the leading contenders have wide draws MY GOOD BROTHER gets the nod. Stall 11 is wide enough but hopefully he can overcome it off this most workable mark. Flawlessly has the very worst of the draw which is the reason she isn't the selection after having several of these behind latest when second over C&D. One with a more preferable stall is Billyfairplay and he could go well today with that benefit.