17:30 Dundalk

Friday 3 January 2020

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View Restaurant January Special Claiming Race

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 38.8s

(12)

Phoenix Open^b,t⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 77| D

1/1

Not beaten far in a number of starts over C&D since October. Sole representative at this meeting for a yard with a 43% win and place strike rate in the early part of January at this track in the last three years.

Form: 812763-

(2)

Stadius⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: F J Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 37

100/1

Lightly raced gelding. Well beaten in a number of desolate efforts over hurdles since November. Without a win in six previous efforts at this track previously and plenty to prove in this contest.

Form: 00307/7-

(1)

Alabaster^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 71

25/1

76-rated handicapper for Sir Mark Prescott posting a number of solid and consistent starts in the spring. Takes a big drop in trip. Trainer has a 33% win and place strike rate in the first week of January at this track since 2017.

Form: 332200-

(15)

Eastern Racer^b¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Sean Davis⁽³⁾| T: S Byrne| OR: 70| CD

33/1

Well held and never a factor on return to this surface over 6f before a desperate effort over C&D last month when sent off at odds of 50/1.

Form: 612880-

(13)

Sayesse^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 67| C

7/1

Landed a 7f claimer in November on his final start for trainer Gavin Cromwell. Beaten 2L over C&D last month. Yard have two wins and three place efforts from 15 runners in the first week of January at this venue in the last three years.

Form: 062515-

(4)

Dubai Rainbow^v³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: R P Downey| T: E Lynam| OR: 67| CD

5/2

Running well with plenty of credit in six starts at the venue including a win and a second over C&D. Entitled to have designs on prize money in this contest.

Form: 731235-

(8)

Curly Girl⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 68

66/1

Lightly raced daughter of Vale Of York. Last of 18 on sole start last year at Leopardstown in June. Infrequent visits to the track will not be helping the mare to progress in the game.

Form: 3401/00-

(5)

Schoolboy Error^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Nolan| OR: 53| C

20/1

Winner of three of his 15 starts at this venue. Plenty to prove in this contest looking at form in three starts at this track since September.

Form: 406576-

(10)

Half And Half¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Hanlon

66/1

Tailed off in bumper and maiden hurdle company since May and on sole start on the Flat at Leopardstown in October. Looks up against it here but does boast an interesting jockey booking.

Form: 00-

(3)

Moonmeister^t¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: A J Martin| OR: 70| CD

14/1

Five-time winner at this track and landed a 50/1 shock at the Curragh in the summer. Worth a check in the market racing 10lb lower than last winning mark and winner of one of his two starts over C&D.

Form: 891200-

(6)

Siam Dawn^t³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann

100/1

Dawn Approach colt, cost 50,000gns as a yearling. Half-brother to a winner over this trip and dam a 7f winner and half-sister to a juvenile winner. Nothing of note in a couple of starts at Goodwood and here over 7f last month.

Form: 9/0-

(9)

Tennessee Wildcat¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D English| OR: 69| CD

10/1

Not disgraced in a number of starts over a variety of trips at this track since October. Appears to have a mountain to climb now racing 21lb lower than last winning mark.

Form: 006457-

(14)

Lappet^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 56| D

16/1

Seven-race maiden at this venue including five defeats over C&D despite hitting the frame on a couple of occasions. Trainer has readied three winners from eight starters in the first week of January in the last three years at this venue.

Form: 600763-

(11)

Rag Tatter^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Rory Cleary| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 43| C

66/1

One win from 14 starts at this track. Racing 9lb lower than that winning mark now but still prone to a number of better handicapped sorts in this line-up.

Form: 729090-

Non-Runners

(7)

Hey Pretty⁷⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Phoenix Open (1/1), Dubai Rainbow (5/2), Sayesse (7/1), Tennessee Wildcat (10/1), Moonmeister (14/1), Lappet (16/1), Schoolboy Error (20/1), Alabaster (25/1), Eastern Racer (33/1), Hey Pretty (50/1), Rag Tatter (66/1), Curly Girl (66/1), Half And Half (66/1), Stadius (100/1), Siam Dawn (100/1)

Trainer Denis Hogan has a couple of interesting runners here for owner James McAuley in Sayesse, beaten 2L over C&D last month and the former Sir Mark Prescott-trained Alabaster who takes a large drop in trip here. The Edward Lynam-trained DUBAI RAINBOW can get back to winning ways in this contest following a couple of setbacks towards the end of the year. The five-year-old won over C&D in October and can see off the attentions of a couple running well below their last winning marks in the shape of Moonmeister for Tony Martin and Eastern Racer.