17:45 Dundalk

Friday 6 March 2020

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 27.44s

(10)

Eglish²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: A McGuinness| OR: 69| CD

4/6

Won for the third time in a row, landing a hat-trick of wins since January at this venue over 6f last month off a 5lb lower mark. Life more difficult from ever increasing mark.

Form: 032-111

(3)

Red Valley^t1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: A J Slattery⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Browne| OR: 66

12/1

Promise shown in a couple of starts at this venue since December over 5f and over C&D before finishing 5L adrift of Eglish over 6f last month. Others make more appeal.

Form: 05-60

(5)

Talking Tough^b⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 59

7/1

Mixed bag so far in eight career starts so far. Career best effort to finish fourth of 13 beaten 1L behind Eglish over 6f at this venue last month. Beaten again since and hard to entertain his chances here.

Form: 50-5045

(1)

Agent Zero⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M A Enright| T: D Hogan| OR: 71

20/1

Seven-race maiden. Early season promise last term appeared to dissipate towards the end of the season. May have needed the run on seasonal debut over C&D last month finishing 12th of the 14 runners, beaten 11L.

Form: 53380-0

(4)

Briseuse De Coeur^p1,t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: Madeleine Tylicki| OR: 63

11/1

Solid and consistent efforts in three starts without getting her head in front before disappointing on handicap debut over C&D late last month. Needs a few to falter and hard to fancy in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 6-359

(9)

Tommy The Hat^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Broad| OR: 50

10/1

Four-race maiden posted a career best effort over C&D on handicap debut last month finishing third of 14 beaten 4L. Needs to back that run up in this company.

Form: 00-63

(7)

Corvus Glaive^b1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: G M Lyons

7/1

Colt by Cappella Sansevero out of a Fasliyev mare. Not disgraced but generally well held on first couple of initial starts at this venue over 1m and 1m2f last month. Worth a check in the market in first - time blinkers.

Form: 88

(2)

Buachaill Or³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 44

50/1

Well held when never a factor in four career starts to date including on polytrack debut here last month over 6f finishing 11th of the 14 runners. Others preferred.

Form: 037-0

(8)

Navorrosse¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

20/1

Daughter of Worthadd out of a Desert Prince mare. Well held but not disgraced in her first couple of career starts at this track in December and more recently last month over 1m. No realistic chance on what she has shown so far.

Form: 9-6

(11)

Clever Currency²⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: P Neville

33/1

Red Jazz colt. Dam unraced. Picked up for relatively small money. Well held and never a factor on both career starts last summer. Best watched on return to action on polytrack debut.

Form: 09-

(12)

Magyar²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan

33/1

Gelding by Showcasing out of a In The Wings mare. Needs to improve on first couple of career starts over C&D in January and last month over 5f.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

(6)

Laurel Grove⁴⁹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: J A Stack J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Eglish (4/6), Laurel Grove (7/2), Corvus Glaive (7/1), Talking Tough (7/1), Tommy The Hat (10/1), Briseuse De Coeur (11/1), Red Valley (12/1), Navorrosse (20/1), Agent Zero (20/1), Magyar (33/1), Clever Currency (33/1), Buachaill Or (50/1)

The Adrian McGuinness-trained EGLISH is running at the top of her game right now following a hat-trick of victories over 6f last month and C&D in January off a 19lb lower mark. The three-year-old should have enough for the opposition in this claimer ahead of the likes of Laurel Grove who has been blowing hot and cold in three starts over C&D since early December. Agent Zero for trainer Denis Hogan and Tommy The Hat, at a decent price, can compete for remaining prize money.