20:00 Dundalk

Friday 1 February 2019

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Dundalk Stadium Business Club 2019 Maiden

Off time: 20:03 | Winning time: 1m 26.76s

(11)

Canning

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: L Comer

33/1

Elusive Pimpernel colt out of a Nayef mare. Yard without a winner on the Flat in the last five years and other preferred on debut.

Form:

(5)

De Latour^b1⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 70

8/1

Has fared well over 6f in a couple of starts over that trip since September, but was well held over this trip in a later contest. First-time blinkers mat assist.

Form: 685-

(3)

Empire Line^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: J A Stack| OR: 82

5/6

Solid and consistent, running well in defeat on all starts here. Likely to be a warm order in this company.

Form: 52-22

(12)

Force Of Cashen

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: P Croke

66/1

Gale Force Ten gelding out of a Amadeus Wolf mare. Cost €5,000 as a yearling and possibly best watched on debut with yard struggling for a winner on the Flat in the last five seasons.

Form:

(13)

Holy Hymn^t⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: J P O'Brien

33/1

Holy Roman Emperor colt that is bred to appreciate artificial surfaces. Gelded since heavy debut defeat here last month. Yard have a 55% win and place strike rate at this venue at this time of the season in the last three years.

Form: 0-

(10)

Isotope⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Hugh Horgan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P O'Brien

50/1

Has shown relatively little in a couple of starts to date. Yard have a good win and place strike rate at this venue at this time of the season.

Form: 00-

(6)

Jered Maddox⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: O J Orr⁽³⁾| T: D Marnane

11/1

By Lawman cost 10,000gns as a foal and €34,000 as a yearling. Encouraging fourth of 11 on debut over C&D when last seen in November. Looks a progressive type and shortlisted.

Form: 4-

(14)

Royal Court⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 77| BF

3/1

Beaten favourite in a 1m contest here when last seen in November, but performed better over C&D earlier when second of 11. Enters calculations.

Form: 623-

(8)

Willie The Wisp

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A J Martin

66/1

Gelding by Haatef out of an Arch mare. Yard nought from three on the Flat this month but one worth a market check.

Form:

(9)

Flamboyant Fling²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ross Coakley⁽³⁾| T: M Halford

22/1

Dandy Man filly, sixth of 14 beaten over 6L on debut here earlier this month. Likely to struggle on second start.

Form: 6

(2)

Indiana Grey⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: M A Gallagher| T: P Martin

40/1

Very slowly in to stride on debut over C&D last month finishing seventh of 14. Yard have a 31% win and place strike rate in the last three years round here at the end of January, early February.

Form: 7-

(7)

Serenely^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien

11/1

Steady improvement in three starts to date. Yard have a 55% win and place strike rate at this venue at this time of the season in the last three years.

Form: 4-9

(1)

Snow Hope¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C P Hoban| T: A Oliver

28/1

Has looked overwhelmed in a couple of starts here to date and has plenty to prove in this contest looking at form to hand.

Form: 6-5

Non-Runners

(4)

Amberscole¹⁶⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: A B Joyce J: Andrew Slattery

Tuo Sogno¹¹⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Reserve 1

Lavengro Lad¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 2

Jupiter Road⁹⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Empire Line (5/6), Royal Court (3/1), Jupiter Road (13/2), De Latour (8/1), Jered Maddox (11/1), Serenely (11/1), Tuo Sogno (16/1), Flamboyant Fling (22/1), Lavengro Lad (25/1), Snow Hope (28/1), Holy Hymn (33/1), Canning (33/1), Indiana Grey (40/1), Isotope (50/1), Willie The Wisp (66/1), Force Of Cashen (66/1), Amberscole (66/1)

The booking of 5lb claimer Ben Coen could be the final piece in the jigsaw for the Holy Roman Emperor colt, EMPIRE LINE to get off the mark for connections at the fifth time of asking following a number of solid runs this month. The Joseph O'Brien-trained Royal Court could emerge as the biggest danger while first-time blinkered, De Latour and Lawman gelding, Jered Maddox can battle for the remaining place.