20:30 Dundalk

Friday 26 January 2018

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Horseware Ireland Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 20:32 | Winning time: 1m 26.05s

(9)

Prove The Point^h,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 68| C| D

8/1

Course winner that has won over this trip and got a deserved win last time out here over 1m following a series of solid runs. Up 4lb for his last effort.

Form: 78587-1

(1)

Fastidious¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: T M Sherry⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 63| CD

3/1

C&D winner who is three from 23 starts here and was a little disappointing on return to the track in December before a promising 2¼L defeat last time out. Chance if breaking well.

Form: 09430-6

(3)

Rosenborg Rider^b,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: R P Downey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 62| CD

7/2

C&D winner in December when leading 13 rivals home to win by 2¼L. Still races off a 9lb higher mark but not one to leave out of calculations.

Form: 09712-6

(2)

Bluesbreaker^t,v¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: D English| OR: 61| C

4/1

Winner here last time out over the flying five with Free To Roam a ½L behind. Up 9lb for that winning effort but claims if breaking speedily from the two stall.

Form: 6662-01

(5)

Leath Na Hoibre⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: S Corby⁽³⁾| T: L Roche| OR: 61

6/1

Over-whelmed in performances in the spring including a heavy defeat at Leopardstown in June for trainer-Brendan Duke. Promising run over 7f on debut here last month.

Form: 99608/3-

(12)

Ken's Sam's^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 60| C

50/1

Nothing to shout about in two dismal starts in November and December well beaten on both occasions before a further defeat behind Bluesbreaker earlier this month.

Form: 00000-0

(10)

Zeeyalater¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: S Lavery| OR: 59

20/1

Still looking for a win here in five starts including a 4L defeat last month over 6f before a 7L defeat in a more promising effort over C&D earlier this month. Market likely to be best guide.

Form: 74109-0

(4)

Time Stands Still²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: K J Leonard⁽³⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 54

33/1

Pulled too hard before weakening on a Wolverhampton raid earlier this month finishing sixth of 10 over 6f. Will need to improve on first start over this trip.

Form: 938-6

(13)

Vocal Activity³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Crosse⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Kennedy| OR: 53

33/1

Well beaten in his two most recent starts at this track including a 16L defeat here last month. Very little to be positive about.

Form: 525000-

(8)

War Room²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: S M Duffy| OR: 53| C

16/1

Course winner in February of last year over 1m off a 12lb higher mark. Has been unable to halt alarming slide in form and others preferred.

Form: 48000-0

(7)

Money In My Pocket⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: G Webb| OR: 47

33/1

0-9 on turf and two starts here. Best effort when second at Goodwood for previous yard last year looks a distant memory.

Form: 050090-

(14)

Kookaburra Charlie^v1⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: C P Hoban| T: A McCann| OR: 45

33/1

Has shown hints of improvement in two November starts over 1m sent off a big prices. Difficult to see what improvement first-time visor will bring here.

Form: 880/070-

(11)

Nam³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 45

8/1

Promising third of 14 beaten 1L behind Free To Roam here last month over 6f. Will need to improve again to play a role here.

Form: 000903-

(6)

Quiet Company^v1⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A Keatley| OR: 45| C

10/1

Course winner over 1m in September of last year, not disgraced since and worth a market check running over this trip.

Form: 500187-

Non-Runners

Jose Echegaray³⁶

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Fastidious (3/1), Rosenborg Rider (7/2), Bluesbreaker (4/1), Leath Na Hoibre (6/1), Prove The Point (8/1), Nam (8/1), Quiet Company (10/1), War Room (16/1), Zeeyalater (20/1), Time Stands Still (33/1), Vocal Activity (33/1), Kookaburra Charlie (33/1), Money In My Pocket (33/1), Ken's Sam's (50/1)

The Damien English-trained six-year-old BLUESBREAKER is taken to be up with the pace from the off-set eventually landing the spoils in the lucky last from a favourable draw. Rosenborg Rider who was short of room last time out and Leath Na Hoibre can battle it out for the minors.