19:30 Dundalk

Friday 19 October 2018

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Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 25.51s

(11)

Ahlan Bil Zain^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 69| CD

5/4

Yard have a terrific 31% strike rate here in early/mid October and sent out four winners here seven days ago. one of which was this gelding who took the scalp of Focus Of Attention off a 4lb lower mark.

Form: 974031

(13)

Dance Alone²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: D English| OR: 64| CD

14/1

Won a 14-runner handicap over C&D here in December 2016 off a 5lb higher mark and needs to improve in last run here last month.

Form: 828580

(1)

Eacharn¹⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: A J Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 62| BF| C

10/1

Course winner who was beaten favourite last time out here over 6f. Step back up to 7f is sure to suit and has conditions to suit here.

Form: 45-2136

(4)

Tember^v³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: T G McCourt| OR: 60| D

20/1

58-rated handicapper winning one of his 15 starts for David Barron. Watching brief on stable debut here.

Form: 180747

(6)

Feisty Katerina^p,t⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G M Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: B W Duke| OR: 58

25/1

Yet to make the first two in 13 races and hard to see the filly making any significant impact on debut at this venue.

Form: 398600

(3)

Vocal Relation¹¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 56

14/1

Moderate form and generally disappointing in four career starts but relatively early days and with a top yard so couldn't dismiss out of hand.

Form: 7046

(8)

Hey Pretty^p²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 55| D

10/1

Promising runs in the spring appeared to tail off by July. Seventh of 14 beaten 7L when finding no extra over 1m on AW debut here last month. Improvement needed.

Form: 424607

(10)

Talk Now⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Sean Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: G Webb| OR: 51

33/1

13-race maiden was third twice when trained by Ger Lyons but some way short of that form in nine starts for this yard.

Form: 070090

(9)

Dolly Levi^v¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: E Lynam| OR: 48

8/1

Early form has been disappointing since debut in July. Slight promise in a Naas 1m handicap on good ground earlier this month but really needs to raise overall performance.

Form: 9805

(2)

Three Majors^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McCann| OR: 48| CD

5/1

Won over C&D in March off a 4lb higher mark. Beaten but not disgraced since and was only 1L adrift of the winner here in September before running well in defeat over 1m earlier this month. Strong place claims.

Form: 779037

(14)

Tom Dooley¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: F Costello| OR: 48| CD

22/1

C&D winner who has not made the frame this season and although he is an eight-time winner he appears to be on the wane now.

Form: 99-5090

(5)

Arlecchino's Rock^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: K J Leonard⁽³⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 45| CD

25/1

C&D winner who has produced a number of laboured runs since the turn of the year. Now 9lb below last winning mark nad hard to construct a case for here.

Form: 60-0607

(12)

Oor Jock¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 8-8| J: Sylvia O'Donnell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 45| C| D

20/1

Tough and genuine veteran for trainer Adrian McGuinness won a 7½f Tipperary handicap in June, before switching stables and finishing well down the field at Naas earlier this month. Others preferred.

Form: 770510

Non-Runners

(7)

Boxer Dunford²⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: D P Coakley J: R Coakley

Bahlwan⁵

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 1

Patrice's Wish⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

Noble Intention⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ahlan Bil Zain (5/4), Three Majors (5/1), Dolly Levi (8/1), Eacharn (10/1), Hey Pretty (10/1), Patrice's Wish (10/1), Vocal Relation (14/1), Dance Alone (14/1), Bahlwan (14/1), Tember (20/1), Oor Jock (20/1), Boxer Dunford (20/1), Tom Dooley (22/1), Arlecchino's Rock (25/1), Feisty Katerina (25/1), Noble Intention (25/1), Talk Now (33/1)

Winner over C&D seven days ago for the inform Mick Halford team, AHLAN BIL ZAIN can land the double here off a handy 4lb higher mark. The solid and consistent who won here over 6f in March off a similar mark, Eacharn can follow the selection home while C&D winner Three Majors and Dolly Levi can battle for the minor honours. C&D winners, Dance Alone and Boxer Dunford could go well at a price.