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Friday 19 January 2018

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Dundalk Business Club 2018 Maiden

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 2m 36.94s

(10)

Baile An Roba¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: R P Downey⁽³⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs

66/1

Gelding by Zebedee out of a Chevalier mare. related to Spring Loaded and Magical Memory. Failed to build on promising debut with a heavy defeat over 1m2½f. Step up to 1m4f may not suit.

Form: 0-9

(7)

Duke Of Waspington²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: J A Stack

11/2

Duke Of Marmalade gelding who fetched €25,000 as a yearling. Well beaten on only outing in a bumper but showed promise on AW debut here before Christmas. Market likely to reveal expectations.

Form: 4-

(9)

Emerald Cross³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: C Lee⁽³⁾| T: A West

5/1

By Cape Cross. and a half-brother to the useful sprinter Sweet Cecily but unfancied and soundly beaten on his belated debut over 1m4f at Lingfield in November before a promising run on Newcastle's Tapeta last month. Claims if handling the surface.

Form: 52-

(8)

Golden Poet¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: E J McNamara| T: A McNamara

12/1

Improved on his debut performance here when finishing third of 14 beaten 2¼L behind Zaofu two weeks ago. Claims if repeating that run over extended trip.

Form: 5-3

(12)

Alpine Pass²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C P Hoban| T: J J Murphy

33/1

Has started slowly on both starts including when well beaten and one paced here before Christmas when finishing 10th of 13. Looks a tall order on form shown.

Form: 00-

(2)

Sir Danilo^t²⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D P Linehan⁽⁵⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 72

7/2

Solid and consistent between January and April last year in a number of promising starts here without winning. Deserves a change of luck and worth a market check. Gelded since last run.

Form: 25/3224-

(4)

The Phantom Punch¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Foley| T: A Oliver| BF

7/1

By Canford Cliffs out of a Fantastic Light mare related to Sweet Lightning, Roshani and recent winner here Gunmaker. Beaten favourite last time out when fourth of 14 beaten 6L earlier this month behind Zaofu. Not easy to discount.

Form: 3-4

(6)

Uncle Henry^t³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien

9/4

Son of Henrythenavigator who is a half-brother to a 1m and 1m1f winner including AW. Promising debut when third of 14 beaten 2½L behind Wooster - who went on to win again here earlier this month. Capable of taking a hand in the finish here.

Form: 3-

(14)

Wicket⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K K Hennessy⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan

40/1

Dansili gelding out of a Galileo mare related to the likes of Flintshire and The Fugue. Dwelt at the start when making no impression on debut here earlier this month. Improvement needed in this contest.

Form: 0

(13)

Elusive Baroness²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: M A Gallagher| T: A Keatley

100/1

Well beaten in two second-rate performances here at the end of the year. Plenty of work to do based on what she has shown so far.

Form: 00-

(1)

Lady De Vesci

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: P J Smullen| T: M Halford

20/1

By Approve out of a Black Sam Bellamy mare related to Waady, El Astonaute and recent Lingfield winner Swift Approval. May need the experience on debut with market possibly the best guide.

Form:

(11)

Little Ambitious²⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Tynan

66/1

In rear throughout never a factor and eventually tailed off in a Tramore bumper when last of 14 beaten 63L. Looks up against it here.

Form:

(3)

Simtana Star²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: Michael G Cleary

80/1

Has produced a number of laboured starts in three maidens in 2016 when in the hands of Gavin Cromwell before a difficult maiden hurdle debut at Limerick on St Stephens Day. Others preferred.

Form: 000/

Non-Runners

(5)

Soqrat⁸³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: E U Hales J: Wayne Lordan

Jimmy Governor¹⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 1

Althib¹⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 2

Allora Yeats²⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Miss S J Harty J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Uncle Henry (9/4), Sir Danilo (7/2), Emerald Cross (5/1), Duke Of Waspington (11/2), The Phantom Punch (7/1), Golden Poet (12/1), Lady De Vesci (20/1), Allora Yeats (25/1), Alpine Pass (33/1), Soqrat (33/1), Wicket (40/1), Althib (50/1), Little Ambitious (66/1), Baile An Roba (66/1), Jimmy Governor (66/1), Simtana Star (80/1), Elusive Baroness (100/1)

In a race that looks like it won't take a lot of winning SIR DANILO has finished in the place positions in four of his six starts here and could out battle Joseph O'Brien's debut third, Uncle Henry who was 2½L behind the impressive Wooster last time out. Golden Poet and The Phantom Punch can duel for the remaining place.