17:30 Dundalk

Friday 4 January 2019

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BetVictor Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 1m 39.44s

(10)

Queluz^p,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: D W O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J Geoghegan| OR: 64| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner who was a disappointing beaten favourite last month in a 1m2f handicap finishing second of 14 beaten 1½L. Chance, now 2lb lower than last winning mark.

Form: 676342-

(8)

Edification^h²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 63| D

50/1

Lightly raced Dream Ahead gelding finished a well beaten 12th of 14 over C&D last month on stable debut. Others look to be progressing at a quicker rate.

Form: 2047/00-

(6)

Roman Warrior¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: S M Mooney⁽⁷⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 63

20/1

66-rated handicapper on the Flat for trainer Harry Dunlop before joining new connections. Beaten 13L on stable bow last month over C&D and plenty to find here.

Form: 277680-

(1)

Aishling's Secret⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: A J Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: K H Clarke| OR: 62

25/1

11-race maiden but has hit the frame on a couple of occasions over this trip. Well held over further when last seen in November. Looks vulnerable in this company.

Form: 774030-

(3)

Spanish Soprano¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: R Coakley⁽³⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 60| BF

14/1

Beaten favourite on most recent start in a 1m2½f contest here last month, beaten a little over 2L behind McQuigan. Could be of interest dropping in trip.

Form: 805004-

(2)

Above Us Only Sky^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D P Linehan⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 57

10/1

Comes here following a couple of solid starts at this venue last month including when finishing third of 14 over C&D. Will look to improve here.

Form: 290033-

(7)

Turn On The Tears²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: M A Gallagher| T: J Feane| OR: 55

9/2

Cape Blanco mare who has hit the frame on four occasions from six starts over C&D. Finished 5L adrift of Rag Tatter over 6f here last month but is worth a market check back over this trip.

Form: 4/73949-

(4)

Mr Moondance¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: D A McCormack⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 50| D

28/1

Lightly raced Windsor Knot gelding on the level mainly see over hurdles of late. Plenty of work on based on what he has shown so far.

Form: 00710/9-

(5)

Northern Surprise¹⁰⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Emma Louise Doyle⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 50| CD

20/1

Regressing Azamour gelding whose sole win over C&D came over three years ago off a 26lb higher mark. Hard to construct much of a case for him here.

Form: 600069-

(13)

Diable d'Or^h1⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: D M Simmonson⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mulholland| OR: 49

14/1

Will have disappointed connections in a number of gloomy efforts in the last 12-months. Plenty to prove in this contest looking at exposed form in first-time hood.

Form: 706070-

(12)

Gossip Central^v1¹⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Carr| OR: 47

80/1

Well held in a couple of maiden hurdle starts last summer. Lightly raced and first-time visor unlikely to spark any improvement in this contest.

Form: 070380/

(11)

Mulzamm¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: D English| OR: 47| D

4/1

Second of 14 beaten 2L over C&D last month behind Hasimiyya. Low rated Cape Cross gelding may find this a tough assignment.

Form: 900762-

(14)

Wild Shot^t1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 47| CD

12/1

Third of 14 over C&D last month behind Hasimiyya and Mulzamm. Not one to totally leave out of calculations and holds place claims in this contest.

Form: 086383-

(9)

Tynamite¹⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: D Marnane| OR: 45| C

5/1

Modest 50-rated handicapper who is one from eight on the AW weather here. Well beaten when last seen in August and likely to struggle in this company.

Form: 920400-

Non-Runners

Dark Honey¹⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 1

Paddytheirishman³⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 9

T: G T Lynch J: Reserve 2

Tell Me¹⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: A McCann J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mulzamm (4/1), Queluz (4/1), Turn On The Tears (9/2), Tynamite (5/1), Above Us Only Sky (10/1), Dark Honey (11/1), Wild Shot (12/1), Spanish Soprano (14/1), Diable d'Or (14/1), Paddytheirishman (16/1), Northern Surprise (20/1), Roman Warrior (20/1), Aishling's Secret (25/1), Mr Moondance (28/1), Tell Me (33/1), Edification (50/1), Gossip Central (80/1)

QUELUZ is a C&D winner who was a disappointing beaten favourite last month in a 1m2f handicap finishing second of 14 beaten 1½L, but is likely to be suited to the drop back in trip here running 2lb below his last winning mark. Above Us Only Sky can emerge as the biggest danger, while C&D winner Northern Surprise and, second over C&D last month, Mulzamm are capable of hitting the frame.