21:00 Dundalk

Friday 21 September 2018

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dundalkstadium.com Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 21:00 | Winning time: 2m 12.89s

(1)

Duke Of Waspington⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Gavin Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 62

17/2

Not beaten far into fifth at Dundalk in April, but well below form when last seen in July. Without a win here in seven and others considered.

Form: 570900

(3)

Park Row²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Ross Coakley⁽³⁾| T: D P Coakley| OR: 62| CD

9/1

Two from 16 here and C&D winner over two years ago off a 2lb higher mark. Still winning during the summer and could be dangerous back at this venue.

Form: 0-44310

(14)

Pari Passu²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 61| C

8/1

Winner of one of seven starts here but has been largely struggle over the best part of the summer. Handicapper still taking no chances with him yet.

Form: 249690

(2)

Nulife^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Killian Leonard⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 60| CD

8/1

Winner over C&D in March off an 8lb lower mark. Has been going well over the summer but looks up against it off current rating.

Form: 416510

(8)

Sleepy Head^h³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Halpin| T: P J Flynn| OR: 59| CD

6/1

Mare who is two from nine here including a victory over C&D in November off a 4lb higher mark. Running well in defeat over the summer and given a big chance by the handicapper here back at this venue.

Form: 5-50423

(9)

One Cool Poet^p,t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M J Smith| OR: 58| D

7/1

Well beaten on sole visit here. 101-rated handicap hurdler who was beaten 4L on return to the Flat last month at Bellewstown. Will need to improve to figure.

Form: 320/926

(6)

Specific Gravity^b¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: A McGuinness| OR: 57| CD

8/1

Dundalk stalwart who has won seven of his 35 starts round here, four over C&D with the last one coming in February 2017 off a 24lb higher mark. Place claims.

Form: 753506

(5)

Challow^v¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: T G McCourt| OR: 56

6/1

Form of the spring in the early part of the season seems to have evaporated following a number of heavy defeats recently. Needs to show significant improvement here.

Form: 922092

(4)

Power Drive⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Declan McDonogh| T: C O'Brien| OR: 61

16/1

Winner of a Naas 1m2f handicap in July off a 2lb lower mark. Well down the field since and looks a tall order.

Form: 707179

(7)

Bay of St Malo^p1⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: C O'Donoghue| T: L Comer| OR: 54

16/1

Beaten on a couple of occasions here and generally disappointing in a number of below-par displays this year. First time cheekpieces unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: 6-04899

(12)

Chaparral Dream¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 55

5/1

Without a win in three starts here but the 11-race maiden has been running well in defeat in a series of promising runs since June. Deserves a change of luck.

Form: 653372

(13)

Highway To Heaven¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 53

25/1

Has been running well enough to be considered over the summer bar his disappointing appearance at Bellewstown before finishing 2½L behind Golden Poet when fifth of 16 at Roscommon this month. Watching brief on AW debut.

Form: 346205

(10)

Spice Blossom¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: R Brabazon| OR: 45

16/1

Will have disappointed connections in a series of drab performances since June including a couple of heavy defeats last month before an improved performance on handicap debut at Naas recently. Needs to improve once again here.

Form: 80775

Non-Runners

(11)

Dreams Of Winter¹⁶

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: N G McCullagh

Marino Marvel²²

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: D A McLoughlin J: Reserve 1

Konig Hall¹³

Weight: 8-13| Age: 10

T: A McCann J: Reserve 2

Cristal Icon¹⁰

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Chaparral Dream (5/1), Sleepy Head (6/1), Challow (6/1), One Cool Poet (7/1), Specific Gravity (8/1), Pari Passu (8/1), Nulife (8/1), Konig Hall (8/1), Duke Of Waspington (17/2), Park Row (9/1), Marino Marvel (14/1), Cristal Icon (14/1), Power Drive (16/1), Bay of St Malo (16/1), Spice Blossom (16/1), Dreams Of Winter (20/1), Highway To Heaven (25/1)

With most of the field strangers to the winners enclosure it may be left to SLEEPY HEAD to land the closing race of the evening. The five-year-old mare is two from nine here including a victory over C&D in November off a 4lb higher mark. Chaparral Dream appears to be the biggest danger while the likes of Specific Gravity, Park Row and Pari Passu are all capable of hitting the frame.