17:30 Dundalk

Friday 25 January 2019

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Dundalk Stadium Business Club Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 2m 16.5s

(4)

Alhajjaj^h²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: J M Moore⁽³⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 60

16/1

Winner on the AW for trainer Andrew Balding but generally well held at double figure prices in three recent starts here for new connections. Plenty to find on recent offerings.

Form: 1/8769-0

(13)

Sleepy Head^h⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 58| CD

7/2

C&D winner and produced a promising performance when last seen here in November over 1m4f. Best form over this trip gives her a claim.

Form: 234252-

(12)

Dayereh^t⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: S Foley| T: M M McNiff| OR: 57

9/1

Six-race maiden for Mick Halford before joining this yard and well held on this surface in a couple of starts since March. Looks vulnerable in this company.

Form: 5/34476-

(8)

Hes Our Music⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: D W O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 54| CD

16/1

C&D winner on three occasions, the latest in March 2017 off a mark of 77. Clearly regressing and appears hard to fancy.

Form: 62660-0

(14)

Foza^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Rory Cleary| T: P Byrne| OR: 51

12/1

Fifth of 14 beaten over 11L on her sole start over C&D last month. Even her best form would probably leave her short of what is required.

Form: 7757-

(7)

Wild Shot^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 51| C

7/2

Solid and consistent since returning to action last month, running well in defeat over 1m. Worth a check in the market stepping up in trip.

Form: 6383-62

(5)

Yamato^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 51| C

11/2

Ninth of 14 well beaten 15L on last appearance over C&D in October. Not disgraced in a couple of starts over 1m4f recently and one to watch in the market from leading yard at the track.

Form: 99709-5

(2)

Maid In Manhattan^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A J Martin| OR: 48

5/1

Fifth of 14 beaten 3½L over C&D last month. Looks a genuine sort and can be expected to improve here.

Form: 777345-

(3)

Qasser^p1³⁴³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: Paddy Harnett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D J Barry| OR: 48

50/1

Struggling of late in a number of starts at this venue. First-time cheekpieces unlikely to trigger the required improvement to play a role in the finish.

Form: 480/000-

(1)

Baratheon^b⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: C P Hoban| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 45

14/1

Below-par recently in three starts here since October and others look to be progressing at a quicker rate.

Form: 08750-

(9)

Coach Bombay^p,t²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 8-11| J: A J Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: A B Joyce| OR: 45| CD

10/1

C&D winner getting on for seven years ago with last success coming in 2015 here over 1m. May find things happening too quickly.

Form: 23100-6

(10)

U S Navy Seal^t,v³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Finn| OR: 45

33/1

Well beaten and never a factor in his two most recent starts here including an 11L defeat when last seen in December. Looks up against it.

Form: 980/000-

(11)

The Perch^p⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 45

66/1

C&D eighth of 13 beaten a little over 4L in November when in the care of previous handler, John McConnell. Best watched on stable debut.

Form: 485080-

Non-Runners

(6)

English Pale¹⁴²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: S J Mahon J: J A Heffernan

Forecasts

Sleepy Head (7/2), Wild Shot (7/2), Maid In Manhattan (5/1), Yamato (11/2), Dayereh (9/1), Coach Bombay (10/1), Foza (12/1), Baratheon (14/1), Alhajjaj (16/1), Hes Our Music (16/1), English Pale (16/1), U S Navy Seal (33/1), Qasser (50/1), The Perch (66/1)

The Pat Flynn-trained SLEEPY HEAD can get a decent pull in to the contest from the likes of He's Our Music and The Perch, before the six-year-old mare adds to her C&D win over 12 months ago. Wild Shot and Yamato appear to be genuine challengers, while Maid In Manhattan is worthy of a little consideration .