16:55 Dundalk

Wednesday 31 October 2018

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 1m 37.41s

(3)

Ancestral³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 75

5/1

Placed in a trio of maidens prior to finishing well beaten at Fairyhouse last time. Interesting contender switched to AW here on handicap debut.

Form: 3340

(10)

Poetic Light¹¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S Foley| T: A McGuinness| OR: 72| BF| D

25/1

Maiden winner at Bellewstown last year but struggled from his handicap mark subsequently and well beaten in a claimer here last time. Starts out for a new yard and perhaps best watched at present.

Form: 5-85457

(11)

Dubai Rainbow²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 70| C

4/1

Showed promise in maiden class before winning a 7f claimer here last time out. Fascinating contender here if she can build on that success from a workable handicap mark.

Form: 421

(12)

Daubney's Dream^p1,t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 68

12/1

Still a maiden after 10 starts and has shown no improvement in two starts since switching to AW. Wears first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 000386

(1)

Descendant^p,t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D M Simmonson⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 68

9/1

7f winner at Wolverhampton and produced just about a career best when placed here last time at big odds (50/1). 2lb higher now but not out of this if he can build on his recent effort.

Form: 160903

(6)

Proud And Elated^b1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 68

5/1

Still a maiden after 13 starts but some of her better efforts have come at this course and dropped another 1lb after a respectable effort here last time out. First-time blinkers may eke out some improvement and she's interesting here.

Form: 332444

(9)

Stormy Tale^h¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 66

9/1

Won twice earlier in the campaign and has shaped like a return to form is imminent on her two most recent starts since returning from a break. Interesting returning to AW for the first time since her debut.

Form: 158045

(8)

Natty Dresser^p,t⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: S Lavery| OR: 63

7/1

Still a maiden after 14 starts but two of her better efforts came here and she returns to AW 10lb below her mark when placed here at the end of last season. Interesting contender.

Form: 779307

(7)

Patrick Joseph¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D Marnane| OR: 62

12/1

Still a maiden after 15 starts but hasn't been able to land a blow in claiming races on recent starts here and others arrive with stronger form.

Form: 390345

(5)

Stealth^p²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: K J Manning| T: A McCann| OR: 59

16/1

Shaped with some promise on multiple starts for John Gosden but he's shown very little for this yard and he's best watched at present.

Form: 700970

(4)

Russian Campaign¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 57

6/1

Unplaced on each of her five starts but some of those efforts certainly not devoid of promise. Her breeding suggests a switch to AW racing could suit and she's dropped further in the handicap.

Form: 65-850

(2)

New Vocation⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 52

33/1

Still a maiden and unplaced in nine starts. Hard to fancy form out of the handicap in a race this competitive.

Form: 000300

Forecasts

Dubai Rainbow (4/1), Ancestral (5/1), Proud And Elated (5/1), Russian Campaign (6/1), Natty Dresser (7/1), Descendant (9/1), Stormy Tale (9/1), Patrick Joseph (12/1), Daubney's Dream (12/1), Stealth (16/1), Poetic Light (25/1), New Vocation (33/1)

DUBAI RAINBOW may have only won a claiming contest here last time out but the handicapper has given her a real chance from her revised handicap mark and she's less exposed than several of these, having just her fourth start. It may be too early to give up on Russian Campaign and a switch to all-weather racing may suit but Proud And Elated could be the main danger in first-time headgear.