19:00 Dundalk

Friday 10 January 2020

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Bet On The Best Night Out At Dundalk Stadium Race

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 1m 39.89s

(8)

Bowerman⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 101| D

10/3

Four-time winner in career including three victories on the AW for trainer Roger Varian. Represents a yard with a 26% win and place strike rate in the last four years at this venue in the first couple of weeks of the new year.

Form: 728419-

(5)

Hey Pretty^b⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 36

100/1

Genuine sort who desperately lacks consistency in some of his starts on the AW here. Without success in 12 starts at this venue and one to oppose.

Form: 856008-

(2)

Mere Ironmonger²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Ross Coakley| T: J C McConnell

66/1

Well held and never nearer in a couple of starts at this venue including one over C&D last month. Former David Marnane inmate the gelding appears to have a mountain to climb.

Form: 807-

(7)

No Needs Never^t²⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Crosse⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 106| C

4/5

Winner over 7f at this venue in October 2018 but infrequent visits to the track will not be helping the colt to progress in the game. Yard have a 25% strike rate at this venue in the first two weeks of the year since 2016.

Form: 01415/2-

(3)

Wave Walker^h1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 63

66/1

Seven-race maiden, below-par performances on turf and the AW for trainer Sylvester Kirk. Down the field on stable debut over C&D last month. First time hood unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: 456/090-

(1)

Yuften²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 93| CD

9/4

Solid and consistent sort winner over C&D on three occasions from four starts over the combination. Successful over 7f last month off an 8lb lower mark but capable of yet another bold bid.

Form: 211361-

(6)

Annie Fior¹³³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: B A Murphy| OR: 98| D

9/1

Eighth of 14 well held on sole start over C&D in May 2018. Struggling in a number of starts on turf over the summer and difficult to make a case for here.

Form: 587300-

(4)

Basrah Breeze^t¹⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 59

50/1

Without a win in nine starts to date. Down the field on a number starts in the last month and others have more scope for improvement as the daughter of Big Bad Bob makes her AW debut.

Form: 527700-

Forecasts

No Needs Never (4/5), Yuften (9/4), Bowerman (10/3), Annie Fior (9/1), Basrah Breeze (50/1), Mere Ironmonger (66/1), Wave Walker (66/1), Hey Pretty (100/1)

Trainer Joseph O'Brien can build on a 25% strike rate at this venue in the first two weeks of the year since 2016 with his No Nay Never colt NO NEEDS NEVER. The four-year-old shaped well on his latest start at Naas in April finishing second behind Imaging in the Grade 3 Gladness Stakes. The Adrian McGuinness-trained Bowerman can run a big race for a yard with a a 26% win and place strike rate in the last four years at this venue in the first couple of weeks of the new year. C&D winner Yuften can once again run well and merits plenty of respect.