16:35 Dundalk

Friday 2 October 2020

All16:3517:1017:4018:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Race

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 57.65s

(4)

Geological²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Vanessa Maye⁽⁷⁾| T: D English| OR: 97| C

12/1

Useful gelding. 8-time course winner. Latest win here (6f) in August. Sixteenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good, 28/1) 20 days ago. Always respected here but 5f a slight worry.

Form: 753210

(7)

Stanhope⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Rory Cleary| T: J C McConnell| OR: 81| CD

100/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Navan in July. Last of 9 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 20/1) 68 days ago. Stiff task on these terms.

Form: 00-7189

(9)

Alfredo Arcano^h,t⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: O J Orr| T: D Marnane| OR: 102| CD

11/1

Useful 3-time C&D winner. 33/1, last of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good) in June but can do better back on AW.

Form: 41-8080

(3)

Alligator Alley¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 100| D

8/1

Useful colt. 10½ lengths thirteenth of 14 to Glass Slippers in Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 40/1) 19 days ago. Well held sole previous visit here.

Form: 168-200

(11)

Hathiq^t¹⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 90| D

33/1

Useful gelding. Below form eighth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Naas (6f, heavy). Off 6 months.

Form: 0108-98

(8)

Urban Beat^v1⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Kelly⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 105| BF| D

5/4

Smart gelding. 11/4, respectable 2½ lengths fifth of 11 to Ventura Rebel in Renaissance Stakes at the Curragh (6f, soft) 6 days ago. Visor on first time. Leading claims.

Form: 329225

(2)

Back To Brussels³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack| OR: 102| D

9/2

Useful filly. Career best when winning 5-runner median auction at Cork (6f, heavy, 4/9) 38 days ago, pushed out. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 0-02651

(5)

Brunelle¹⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 91| CD

7/1

Lightly-raced C&D winner. Well held in Naas listed on reappearance in June but given time since and retains potential.

Form: 161-0

(6)

Mrs Bouquet⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison| OR: 87| D

25/1

Fairly useful filly. First run since leaving Mark Johnston when last of 15 in handicap (33/1) at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 5 days ago, very slowly away. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 1-87540

(1)

My Laureate²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 83| BF| D

8/1

Fairly useful filly. Below form sixth of 11 in handicap (7/2) at Navan (5f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Yard having good spell.

Form: 094-626

(10)

Sun And Scent^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 45

250/1

Modest filly. 14/1 and blinkered for 1st time, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap over C&D 7 days ago. Impossible to make a case for in this company.

Form: 0-07056

Forecasts

Urban Beat (5/4), Back To Brussels (9/2), Brunelle (7/1), My Laureate (8/1), Alligator Alley (8/1), Alfredo Arcano (11/1), Geological (12/1), Mrs Bouquet (25/1), Hathiq (33/1), Stanhope (100/1), Sun And Scent (250/1)

URBAN BEAT has been runner-up 3 times at listed level this year and holds leading claims with his sights lowered slightly. Alfredo Arcano hasn't cut much ice on turf this summer but is much better on AW and rates the main threat ahead of last-time-out Cork scorer Back To Brussels.