17:40 Dundalk

Friday 2 October 2020

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DundalkStadium.com Maiden

Off time: 17:41 | Winning time: 1m 24.61s

(1)

Shawaf^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: D English| OR: 69| BF

7/1

Fairly useful gelding but remains a maiden after 10 runs. 7/2, only tenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 220040

(5)

Zahee^h1³⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: A McGuinness| OR: 75| BF

8/1

Lightly-raced gelding. Below-par fifth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 2/1). Off 12 months and has first run since leaving Saeed Bin Suroor with it to prove in first-time hood.

Form: 3735-

(14)

Big White Chief^p,t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 71

11/1

Lightly-raced colt. Creditable fifth of 8 in maiden at Listowel (7f, good, 9/1) 10 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and not ruled out if taking to the surface.

Form: 2445

(4)

I Know I Can⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ross Coakley| T: J M Oxx| OR: 74| BF

10/3

Fair maiden. 11/4, creditable third of 11 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, soft) 44 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 8D33

(11)

Royal Pippen¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁷⁾| T: S Donohoe| OR: 72

33/1

Thrice-raced colt. 150/1, first worthwhile form when fourth of 8 in maiden at Listowel (7f, good) 10 days ago. More needed here though.

Form: 004

(3)

Awkwafina⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 71

6/1

Thrice-raced filly. 20/1, creditable fifth of 13 in maiden at Down Royal (10.3f, good to soft) 70 days ago. Significantly back down in trip so others more persuasive.

Form: 635

(9)

Belted¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan

33/1

Thrice-raced filly. 33/1, not disgraced when sixth of 16 in maiden at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft) 11 days ago, running on. May still do better but she needs to if she's to trouble the principals.

Form: 056

(12)

Bringloid²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 67

14/1

Thrice-raced filly. Not given hard time of it when eighth of 12 in maiden at Limerick (6.7f, heavy, 6/1) 21 days ago, hampered. Open to progress so she enters calculations.

Form: 548

(6)

Florence Thompson^t1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: E Lynam| OR: 65

18/1

Brought along steadily, still in need of experience when seventh of 16 in maiden at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Tongue strap on now and likely to improve.

Form: 737

(7)

Laurel Grove⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: P J Hayes| OR: 69

80/1

Remains a maiden after 11 runs. 25/1 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving J. A. Stack when fourteenth of 15 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, soft) 6 days ago. Plenty to prove now.

Form: 872-940

(8)

Sindhia⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 73

5/2

13/2, best effort when second of 16 in maiden at Limerick (7f, good) 77 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and yard in good form so holds good claims.

Form: 40-82

(10)

Soineanta^t⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: A Kinsella| OR: 68

18/1

Still without a win after 13 runs, and not disgraced when eighth of 15 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, soft) 6 days ago, first home in her group. Much respected on polytrack debut.

Form: 335038

(13)

Speckled Meadow⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 64

100/1

Modest filly who arrives on back of fourteenth of 15 in maiden (28/1) at Tipperary (7.5f, soft) 56 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 800

Non-Runners

(2)

Strange Times²¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: T Collins J: Declan McDonogh

Forecasts

Sindhia (5/2), I Know I Can (10/3), Awkwafina (6/1), Shawaf (7/1), Zahee (8/1), Strange Times (10/1), Big White Chief (11/1), Bringloid (14/1), Soineanta (18/1), Florence Thompson (18/1), Royal Pippen (33/1), Belted (33/1), Laurel Grove (80/1), Speckled Meadow (100/1)

SINDHIA posted an excellent second in a big-field Limerick maiden last time and with the winner having gone in again since she looks the way to go here. Strange Times is sure to make her presence felt now she steps back up in trip, while I Know I Can appeals as a solid place prospect.