16:40 Dundalk

Friday 25 September 2020

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DundalkStadium.com Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 59.55s

(10)

Red Cymbal^b,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: C J McGovern⁽³⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 65| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap (16/1) at Cork (5f, good) 9 days ago. 14lb higher now. Enters calculations.

Form: 457084

(9)

Too Hard To Hold⁴^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison| OR: 59| D

11/4

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft, 7/1) 4 days ago by neck from Sestriere, just holding on. Much respected under 6lb penalty.

Form: 788771

(12)

Miss Enigma^b⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 60| D

80/1

Sole run for Simon Dow when eleventh of 12 in handicap (40/1) at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 81 days ago. Lot to prove for new yard.

Form: 27937-0

(6)

Swiss Bond³⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 60

125/1

50/1, tenth of 13 in nursery at Kempton (8f) on final run for J. S. Moore. Off 12 months with lots to find for her new handler.

Form: 557890-

(7)

Ticks The Boxes¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: L Breen| OR: 57

12/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2019, and only ninth of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 823599

(4)

Sestriere^t⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 56| BF

15/8

Excellent neck second of 11 to Too Hard To Hold in handicap (5/2) at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft) 4 days ago, just failing. Trainer going well so holds good claims.

Form: 239232

(8)

Sebs Star^b¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jamie Powell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J M Oxx| OR: 52

15/2

12/1, below-form sixth of 14 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Back down in trip but more is needed if he's to gain a first win.

Form: 066526

(15)

Ahyoka⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: K P Cotter| OR: 50

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, very good sixth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and can make her presence felt.

Form: 5806

(5)

Sun And Scent^b1⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 47

14/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fair fifth of 14 in handicap (22/1) at this course (6f) 41 days ago. Blinkers on now but needs to step forward.

Form: 80-0705

(2)

Dance Alone^p⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: K P Cotter| OR: 45| C| D

18/1

Course winner but it's thirty six runs since last win in 2018. Modest sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (6f, 16/1) 41 days ago so he's hard to fancy.

Form: 077006

(11)

Dashing Dusty¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Fitzgerald| OR: 45

40/1

125/1, only eleventh of 14 in handicap at Limerick (6.7f, heavy) 14 days ago. Down in trip but hard to envisage a first win here.

Form: 090/050

(13)

Nice Child Two¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: K P Cotter| OR: 45

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, eighth of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Makes polytrack debut with lots to find.

Form: 0008

(3)

Feelfreetojumpin^p1,t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Lee| T: R K Watson| OR: 60

66/1

100/1 and tongue strap on, last of 18 in handicap at Navan (5.8f) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces tried now but easily opposed. RESERVE

Form: 0-74800

Non-Runners

(1)

Lapilli¹⁰⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 7

T: D English J: Vanessa Maye

(14)

Hija De La Luna¹¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: P J Flynn J: Luke McAteer

(16)

Brave Display⁷⁸

Weight: 8-10| Age: 6

T: J J Lambe J: Reserve 2

(17)

With Virtue⁴

Weight: 9-12| Age: 3

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Sestriere (15/8), Too Hard To Hold (11/4), Ahyoka (15/2), Sebs Star (15/2), Red Cymbal (9/1), Ticks The Boxes (12/1), Sun And Scent (14/1), Lapilli (16/1), With Virtue (16/1), Dance Alone (18/1), Hija De La Luna (20/1), Brave Display (25/1), Dashing Dusty (40/1), Nice Child Two (40/1), Feelfreetojumpin (66/1), Miss Enigma (80/1), Swiss Bond (125/1)

SESTRIERE looks the way to go here after failing only narrowly to thwart Too Hard To Hold at Fairyhouse only four days ago and now meeting that rival on much more favourable terms. Jack Davison's 3-y-o still rates a big threat though, while top-weight Red Cymbal can also make his presence felt in an open handicap.