19:45 Dundalk

Friday 29 March 2019

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Bar One Racing 1800 624 524 Maiden

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 1m 39.58s

(12)

Coolest King²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: L Comer

16/1

Bashkirov colt, dam an unraced half-sister to 1m2f winner Yellow Rock. Fourth of nine beaten 3L over C&D on first run for three months recently on return to action. Others preferred for win purposes.

Form: P-4

(3)

High Mark⁸⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: D Hogan| BF

25/1

just the one run in the Godolphin for trainer Saeed bin Suroor, finishing fourth of 10 beaten ¾L when last seen in November 2016 over a similar trip on the AW at Lingfield. Cost £6,000 in the Doncaster January sales and best watched on return.

Form: 4/

(1)

Khawaatem

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: K H Clarke

33/1

$550,000 as a yearling for Hamdan Al Maktoum - never seeing the racetrack - sold for £800 at the Doncaster January sales. Best watched on debut.

Form:

(11)

Media Deal⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: S Lynam

9/2

Gelding by Dawn Approach out of a Danehill mare. Half-brother to a number of winners, Jackhammer and Raven Banner among them. Will look to follow up on promising debut last month here over 1m2½f finishing third of 12 beaten 4½L.

Form: 3

(6)

Mutadaawel^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr⁽³⁾| T: A McCann

11/1

90,000gns as a yearling before the price dropped to £2,800 last summer. Encouraging second of nine beaten 1¾L on racecourse debut here over 1m earlier this month. Enters calculations.

Form: 2

(8)

Swiss Cottage²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: K Thornton| OR: 72

16/1

Highly tried on Flat as a juvenile and showed ability in pattern company. 10th of 11 beaten 10L on sole start here in October. Still looking no nearer to a breakthrough success on second start for new connections.

Form: 044092-

(4)

Active Approach²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 77

2/1

€40,000 buy from Godolphin in November but has stayed in this yard. Seventh of eight beaten a little over 5L on second start here. Any market move would be worth noting for inform yard.

Form: 22243-7

(2)

Crystal Pool²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M A Gallagher| T: P Martin

100/1

Filly by Society Rock out of an Ivan Denisovich mare. Not disgraced finishing 4¾L behind Cautious Ambition here over C&D earlier this month but this looks a tall order.

Form: 07

(9)

Heavens Align³⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

12/1

Shamardal half-sister to a couple of winners on the AW. Needs to have improved over the winter following a couple of dismal efforts last spring for trainer David Lanigan. Others preferred.

Form: 00-

(5)

Smile Ahead²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D K Weld

8/1

Filly by Dream Ahead out of a Danehill mare. Fourth foal. Sister to Listed winner Making Light. Dam won over 1m4f. Plenty to like about her debut third of nine beaten 2L over C&D earlier this month. Improvement on that run would not surprise.

Form: 3

(10)

Stranagone^b⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: G M Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T Collins| OR: 64

3/1

Motivator filly that has run well over this C&D on several occasions and one that deserves a change of luck. The filly has hit the frame over the combination on four occasions from five starts and could well do the same in this contest.

Form: 85225-3

(7)

The Green Bus

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: D M Simmonson⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown

100/1

Filly by Power out of a Action This Day mare. Cost just €800 as a yearling and will almost certainly need the run on debut in this company.

Form:

Forecasts

Active Approach (2/1), Stranagone (3/1), Media Deal (9/2), Smile Ahead (8/1), Mutadaawel (11/1), Heavens Align (12/1), Coolest King (16/1), Swiss Cottage (16/1), High Mark (25/1), Khawaatem (33/1), Crystal Pool (100/1), The Green Bus (100/1)

There was plenty to like about the debut of SMILE AHEAD when finishing third of nine beaten 2L over C&D earlier this month. The Dream Ahead filly can improve to take control in this contest ahead of the Jim Bolger-trained, Active Approach, the potential improving Mutadaawel and the solid and consistent Stranagone who will be looking to get her head in front at the ninth time of asking for connections.