17:15 Dundalk

Friday 15 March 2019

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Crowne Plaza Race And Stay Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 1m 0.88s

(13)

Nigg Bay⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: D W O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 72| D

3/1

Sole win was on the turf last summer and although he has form on this surface and caught the eye last time out when finishing second of eight beaten a short head on return from a break. Enters calculations.

Form: 37854-2

(1)

Danz Gift^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 70| BF| CD

9/2

Holds a 26% strike rate over C&D winning six of his 26 starts over the combination. Still in good form beaten 3¼L when last seen here in last month and holds plumb draw here.

Form: 9481-26

(10)

Gopsies Daughter¹⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: A M Glynn⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 69| D

28/1

Has hit the frame on just one of her six starts over C&D. Not seen since finishing second of 11 in a Navan 5f handicap in October. Doesn't have the best of figures when returning from a break of over 100 days.

Form: 110542-

(12)

Al Batal^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: S M Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 66

10/1

Running well in defeat in a number of starts here since November over a variety of trips. May struggle dropping in distance and has a negative draw.

Form: 3524-44

(4)

Caesar's Comet⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: K J Leonard⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 66

10/1

Didn't have the speed to go the pace on return to this venue over this trip when finishing 11th of 14 last month before a 5½L defeat over 7f earlier this month. Hasn't shown enough to be of interest here.

Form: 1789-09

(2)

Captain Power²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Halpin| T: D Broad| OR: 65| C

25/1

Won a claimer here last year but has struggled badly back in handicap company and not hard to look elsewhere.

Form: 991-980

(8)

Ty Rock Brandy⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: A McGuinness| OR: 65| D

5/1

Filly has shown plenty of zip in a couple of starts over C&D recently and is open to plenty of improvement. Yard have a good record here in the last three years boasting a 31% win and place strike rate in the month of March.

Form: 9-90633

(3)

Jazz Affair⁴²⁸

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

40/1

Nine-race maiden, modest 51 rated handicapper for trainer Jamie Osborne. Not seen for 14 months and likely to need the run on return to action here on stable debut.

Form: 6773/55-

(5)

Smart Stinger^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: G M Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 60| C

12/1

Showed plenty of zip in a couple of starts over C&D in January running well in defeat when beaten 1¾L and 2L. Well beaten over further since. Has switched yards since and worth a market check back at this trip.

Form: 5-24080

(9)

Haqeeba²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: L Lennon| OR: 59| D

16/1

All career wins gained on turf and hasn't shown enough this winter to suggest that is going to change here.

Form: 07500-0

(11)

Ar Saoirse^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: S Foley| T: D Marnane| OR: 53

5/1

Has hit the frame in three of his five starts here over C&D and not disgraced from a negative draw here in January. Second of 14 beaten a neck shows the gelding to be still in good nick but once again has a adverse draw.

Form: 3723-82

(6)

De Latour⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 65

11/1

Represents respected connections, and this Epaulette colt comes from the family of leading sire Elusive Quality. Nothing to show in three starts here over 6f/7f and could be of interest receiving weight all round.

Form: 685-66

Non-Runners

(7)

Cappadocia²¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 9

T: M Fahey J: Ronan Whelan

Forecasts

Nigg Bay (3/1), Danz Gift (9/2), Ty Rock Brandy (5/1), Ar Saoirse (5/1), Cappadocia (8/1), Caesar's Comet (10/1), Al Batal (10/1), De Latour (11/1), Smart Stinger (12/1), Haqeeba (16/1), Captain Power (25/1), Gopsies Daughter (28/1), Jazz Affair (40/1)

DANZ GIFT can land the opener following a number of solid and consistent runs over C&D since December. The eight-year-old is still running off a 9lb higher mark than his last win but can see off the attentions of the Adrian McGuinness-trained Ty Rock Brandy with the yard boasting a 31% win and place strike rate round here in the month of March in the last three years. Nigg Bay, De Latour and Cappadocia can battle for the minor honours.