19:00 Dundalk

Friday 18 September 2020

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Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 1m 26.65s

(8)

Arnhem³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: N Lupini| OR: 70

11/2

20/1, creditable third of 14 in maiden at this C&D 34 days ago. Respected back in handicap.

Form: 42-5803

(17)

Eastern Racer^b²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Davis| T: S Byrne| OR: 70| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Latest win at Galway in July. Good second of 13 in handicap at Navan (8f, heavy, 11/1) 20 days ago. Has a lower mark back on AW.

Form: 043152

(14)

Fit For Function⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 70| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap (25/1) at Leopardstown (7.1f, good) 69 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal.

Form: 312850

(11)

Rita Levi²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: E J McNamara| T: J C McConnell| OR: 70| D

66/1

Last of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, heavy, 125/1) 29 days ago.

Form: 5210-00

(5)

Tanseeq^t1⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J C McConnell| OR: 70| D

8/1

Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Galway (7f, soft, 14/1) 47 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 747378

(10)

Alhaazm²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 69

7/1

Below form ninth of 16 in handicap (14/1) at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 29 days ago. Others more obvious.

Form: 254-089

(9)

Defilade²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: K J Manning| T: J Feane| OR: 69

10/1

Sixth of 8 in maiden at Bellewstown (7.8f, soft, 9/2) 23 days ago. Third in handicap off 3 lb higher on penultimate start.

Form: 27-6836

(4)

Shawaf^t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: G M Ryan⁽³⁾| T: D English| OR: 69

7/2

Creditable fourth of 14 in maiden (7/1) at this C&D 34 days ago, sticking to task. Shortlist material.

Form: 7-22004

(7)

Great Midge²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 68

25/1

Well held in 2 runs for new yard last month but well treated on peak form for previous trainer Henry Candy. Betting check needed for stable which won this race last year.

Form: 4/259-00

(6)

Never Back Down^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: S M Mooney⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 68| D

28/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2018. 50/1 and hooded for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Punchestown (8f, soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 509000

(3)

Pulse Of Shanghai^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: S Foley| T: K P Cotter| OR: 68

9/1

5/1, bit below form eleventh of 18 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 13 days ago, nearest finish. Up in trip.

Form: 12-6530

(15)

Lilandra⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 70

8/1

Promising individual. 10/1, sixth of 9 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good) 64 days ago. Yard having good spell. Makes handicap debut. Ought to go close.

Form: 226

(12)

Plunkett^h,t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: P W Flynn| OR: 68

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, tenth of 12 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, heavy, 28/1) 10 days ago, slowly away. Makes polytrack debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 6-960

(1)

Linus Larrabee^p1⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: O J Orr| T: E Lynam| OR: 68

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, respectable ninth of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 40 days ago, never nearer. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: 57-609

Non-Runners

(16)

Time Stands Still²⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: W J Martin J: W T Byrne

(13)

Eglish¹³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 2

(2)

Offline³⁸³

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Shawaf (7/2), Arnhem (11/2), Alhaazm (7/1), Lilandra (8/1), Eastern Racer (8/1), Tanseeq (8/1), Pulse Of Shanghai (9/1), Defilade (10/1), Time Stands Still (10/1), Linus Larrabee (11/1), Fit For Function (12/1), Offline (20/1), Eglish (20/1), Great Midge (25/1), Never Back Down (28/1), Plunkett (40/1), Rita Levi (66/1)

LILANDRA leaves the impression she may have more to come in handicaps and is taken to strike for the Ger Lyons/Colin Keane combination. A market move for Great Midge would bring him into the reckoning as he's well treated on his best British form, while Eastern Racer arrives after some good efforts on turf and has a lower mark to work with on AW.