18:00 Dundalk

Friday 26 January 2018

All17:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

Phone Alarms Handicap

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 2m 12.10s

(3)

Elleval^p³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: P J Smullen| T: D Marnane| OR: 98| C

7/1

Course winner with that sole victory coming in 2012. Signs of promise in his last two starts over 1m and 7f. Will need to keep his form to play a role here.

Form: 608833-

(1)

Clear Skies⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 96| BF| CD

11/8

Completed a four-timer when beating Play It Cool last month over 1m4f before finishing third of 12 when beaten favourite last time out over 2m. Claims now back to a preferred trip.

Form: 211113-

(8)

Spruce Meadows^p⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Halpin⁽³⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 90| CD

13/2

Well beaten and one paced last time out over 1m2f when last seen in October. C&D winner but may need he run on return to the track.

Form: 133368-

(5)

Shannon Soul^p,t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 82| C

12/1

Winner here back in March last year and consistent over this trip on his last two starts at the end of the year. Appears to need some relief from the handicapper.

Form: 90533-0

(6)

Wooster²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: N C Kelly| OR: 83| CD

10/3

His solid and consistent displays paid off when winning over C&D last month and when upped in trip last time out. Capable but tough running off 13lb higher mark than last C&D win.

Form: 27431-1

(7)

Commander Won^p,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 78| BF| C

7/1

Course winner who was beaten favourite last time out when second of 10 beaten 1¼L behind Wooster. Another bold show looks likely.

Form: 14151-2

(2)

Zaofu^h⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Alan Persse⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 78| BF| CD

25/1

C&D winner earlier in the month but beaten favourite last time out off a mark of 77 eased when beaten last week. Last run can be discounted.

Form: 52-10

(4)

Sharjah^p1⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-4| J: Andrew Slattery⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 78| CD

25/1

C&D winner last month when finishing in front of 13 rivals beating Tropic Thunder ¾L. Beaten since on three separate occasions but still capable of a big run.

Form: 0916-79

Forecasts

Clear Skies (11/8), Wooster (10/3), Spruce Meadows (13/2), Commander Won (7/1), Elleval (7/1), Shannon Soul (12/1), Sharjah (25/1), Zaofu (25/1)

The bold front-runner Commander Won will possibly hit the front here in the early stages from stall six with Wooster and Sharjah chasing in behind. Three time C&D winner CLEAR SKIES can land the spoils for trainer Aiden O'Brien following a third of 12 last time out last month over 2m and now back to preferred trip.