18:00 Dundalk

Friday 20 September 2019

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Myhomecare.ie Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 38.20s

(14)

Cautious Approach²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: R O'Brien| OR: 61| CD

9/2

Off the mark for connections at the ninth time of asking on turf when landing a 1m handicap at the recent Killarney festival off a 4lb lower mark in August; inconveniened by wide draw last time out at Bellewstown; fair chance on best form.

Form: 876818

(10)

Adnap^t1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Shane Foley| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 59

16/1

Has beaten just two home on his two starts this season and looks unlikely to be good enough despite plummeting down the weights.

Form: 60/8-00

(4)

Dance Alone⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: D English| OR: 58| C| D

6/1

Has patchy form at best this season including latest at Gowran Park; needs to return to the form which saw him win off an 11lb lower mark at this track over 7f in 2016 to have any chance.

Form: 002049

(5)

Munaajaat^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 61

4/1

Best career effort for a long time came on her latest appearance at the Curragh late last month; down again in the handicap and one for the shortlist now the penny appears to have dropped.

Form: 7-08004

(8)

Feisty Katerina^t⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁷⁾| T: A B Joyce| OR: 54

18/1

17-race maiden on turf the daughter of Vocalised finished well down the field on her latest start over 1m2f at Naas in August. Likely to find one or two better handicapped sorts lurking.

Form: 0002-00

(16)

But I Like It^t,v⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Kelly⁽³⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 57

33/1

Some pleasing efforts in claimers in early summer but latest start in August was disappointing at Sligo; hard to make a case for from wide draw but difficult to write off totally.

Form: 607236

(12)

Footsteps At Dawn^t⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: O J Orr| T: S Nolan| OR: 53| CD

6/1

Course and distance winner last November and she generally runs her races at this track; has been below par on turf but a return to the AW will suit though may need to drop a few more pounds in the handicap to get truly competitive.

Form: 22079U

(15)

Rain Or Shine²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: C O'Brien| OR: 55

10/1

Not disgraced last time out at Tipperary following a six-month absence when finishing 6/16 over an extended 7f; should be fitter here and has dropped to a decent mark; interesting.

Form: 07-566

(9)

Annie Pender⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: W McCreery| OR: 54

25/1

Filly by Footstepsinthesand out of a Dylan Thomas mare. Well beaten on all four starts to date and will possibly be best watched.

Form: 5778

(3)

Farnese³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 54

33/1

Well beaten on all three racecourse appearances and faces a tough task on his handicap debut; market moves would be interesting, however.

Form: 900

(11)

Olaf's Boy³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lupini| OR: 51

33/1

Had disappointed on all three starts before another disappointing effort on his handicap debut at Leopardstown last time out in August; entitled to improve and down in the weights but others make more appeal.

Form: 0800

(13)

Able Dealer^p²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Killian Leonard| T: J J Murphy| OR: 50

6/1

Slightly better effort last time out at Tipperary where raced more prominently helped his cause; down in the handicap but suspicion is he will need to drop a few more pounds to get truly competitive.

Form: 005095

(7)

Fascinating Spirit^t,v²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Andrew Slattery⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 46

14/1

Remains a maiden following seven starts and yet to make any sort of impression. With a stable that are always worth a market check but faces a stiff task.

Form: 50-0067

Non-Runners

(6)

Anfaass¹⁶

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: T J O'Mara J: T P Madden

(2)

Ocean Air¹⁶

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

(1)

Ollie Bang²³

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: H Rogers J: Reserve 2

(17)

Masalai⁹²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: E Lynam J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Munaajaat (4/1), Cautious Approach (9/2), Anfaass (11/2), Footsteps At Dawn (6/1), Dance Alone (6/1), Able Dealer (6/1), Rain Or Shine (10/1), Masalai (10/1), Ocean Air (12/1), Fascinating Spirit (14/1), Adnap (16/1), Feisty Katerina (18/1), Annie Pender (25/1), Farnese (33/1), Olaf's Boy (33/1), But I Like It (33/1), Ollie Bang (33/1)

ANFAASS is a tentative selection in a difficult race to call despite many having little or no chance. The gelding is a course winner who has been showing a return to form of late including last time out at Gowran Park. He continues to drop down the handicap and looks on a very handy mark. Rain Or Shine is another dropping to a useful mark and was not disgraced on her latest appearance at Tipperary following on from a long break while Munaajaat seems to be slowly getting the hang of things and ran arguably her best race to date last time out.