17:00 Dundalk

Friday 18 January 2019

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Racing TV Maiden

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 2m 38.75s

(11)

Chess Grand Master⁴¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien

12/1

First foal of Fred Darling Stakes winner Rimth, and the winner of a bumper at Sligo in 2017. Not repeated that level of form since, including in one Flat run, and probably one for handicaps.

Form: 6-

(5)

Watchman¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Shane Foley| T: A Oliver

10/1

From an excellent middle-distance family, and cost 750,000 gns as a yearling. Cleary not easy to train given his belated start, but has shown ability on both starts here, and ought to improve for this longer trip.

Form: 8-5

(4)

Black Noah³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G Elliott| OR: 72

1/1

Placed on all four Flat starts, and ran creditably when 1¾L second of 14 to Marine One in a C&D maiden last time. Sure to go close once more.

Form: 3332-

(8)

Pointsevenk³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Gallagher| T: W J Martin

100/1

Frozen Power gelding who showed little on debut here, and failed to finish having struggled to keep pace on latest start over C&D.

Form: 0P-

(1)

Prize Winner¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K K Hennessy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

33/1

Gelding by Teofilo out of a Selkirk mare. Showed ability after missing the break here on recent debut, and ought to do better somewhere down the line.

Form: 6

(6)

With A Start¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Killian Leonard⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 77

8/1

Best effort for William Haggas when second of 14 to Piece of History in a 1m novice at Chelmsford in July, but sold quite cheaply since finishing fourth at Nottingham the following month.

Form: 624-

(2)

Jeremy's Delight⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: G P Cromwell

80/1

Has shown precious little for three different trainers, and hard to entertain her as a result.

Form: 00900/9-

(7)

Bright Eyed^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr⁽³⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 71

4/1

Second over 1m at Listowel (soft) in September, and filled the same spot in a hood here last time, proving her stamina for 1m2½f. Still has a bit to find to improve on that placing, but not dismissed out of hand.

Form: 6520-2

(3)

Cj Cregg^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 64

5/1

Getting closer with each start, and ran well when fourth over C&D last month. Unsuited by drop in trip when third here last time, and capable of getting involved back at this trip.

Form: 064-3

Non-Runners

(9)

Machiavelli²⁰⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Seamie Heffernan

(10)

Mokhles¹⁷⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: A McCann J: D W O'Connor

Forecasts

Black Noah (1/1), Bright Eyed (4/1), Machiavelli (4/1), Cj Cregg (5/1), Mokhles (5/1), With A Start (8/1), Watchman (10/1), Chess Grand Master (12/1), Prize Winner (33/1), Jeremy's Delight (80/1), Pointsevenk (100/1)

BLACK NOAH can't be crabbed on the basis of his consistency, and he gets a narrow vote in a race where a few can be given chances. Machiavelli is the pick of a pair starting out for the highly capable Denis Hogan yard, and he looks the main threat, ahead of the fillies Bright Eyed and CJ Cregg.