19:15 Dundalk

Friday 2 October 2020

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Michael Cooney Memorial Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:16 | Winning time: 1m 38.01s

(1)

Silk Cravat^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: J Geoghegan| OR: 65| C

8/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2019 but creditable fourth of 14 to Chagall in handicap over C&D 14 days ago, nearest finish. Course winner too so in the mix.

Form: 243424

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(3)

Scherzando^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 64| BF

11/4

Knocking on the door at present, blinkered when good third of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 13 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and another bold showing is likely.

Form: 074233

(14)

Kinch¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 58| BF| CD

9/1

C&D winner but only ninth of 14 to Chagall in handicap (5/1) here 14 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 397009

(10)

Chagall¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 57| CD

7/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year, and career best when winning 14-runner handicap (11/1) over C&D 14 days ago. Sure to go well again despite 5 lb rise.

Form: 600101

(2)

Detective Dog^t1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: A Oliver| OR: 60

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, fourteenth of 16 in maiden at Navan (10f, soft) 22 days ago. Tongue strap on for handicap debut but not easy to make a case for.

Form: 000

(13)

Eala Dubh^p³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ross Coakley| T: D Cullen| OR: 58

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 13 in maiden at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft, 150/1) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut but faces uphill task.

Form: 006

(7)

Global Pass¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: R O'Brien| OR: 53| D

18/1

Winner at Limerick in June but only tenth of 14 in handicap (20/1) at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Needs to step forward.

Form: 753100

(9)

Raffaello^v²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 53| D

10/1

25/1 and visored for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Needs to find more.

Form: U6-7000

(11)

Pushaq^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: C J McGovern⁽³⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 52| D

33/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2018, and only eleventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 20306-0

(15)

Pinch A Penny³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Gary Halpin| T: W J Fitzpatrick| OR: 51

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in maiden at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft, 100/1) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut with lots to prove.

Form: 070

(12)

Irish Ambassador¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: S Lynam| OR: 46

5/1

Still a maiden, but arrives on back of creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (6/1) 14 days ago when slowly away. Not taken lightly.

Form: 60-0234

(5)

Plugged In¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: J T Gorman| OR: 48

14/1

Remains winless but creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (18/1) at Gowran (8f, good) 13 days ago. Merits consideration off 2 lb lower mark here.

Form: 0-88564

(4)

Miss Adventurous^p,t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: T Cooper| OR: 45

25/1

Yet to open her account, but good third of 13 in handicap (16/1) at Listowel (7f, good) 10 days ago. Can make her presence felt.

Form: 770503

(16)

Tamayuz's Gold^p1,t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 45

66/1

Poor maiden, and only ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (50/1) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on now with questions to answer.

Form: 00-0699

Non-Runners

(6)

Regal Eagle²⁹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: J M Oxx J: Reserve 1

(17)

Jungle Jungle¹³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 2

(8)

Guiding⁵⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: S Nolan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Scherzando (11/4), Chagall (7/2), Irish Ambassador (5/1), Silk Cravat (8/1), Kinch (9/1), Raffaello (10/1), Jungle Jungle (10/1), Plugged In (14/1), Detective Dog (16/1), Regal Eagle (16/1), Global Pass (18/1), Miss Adventurous (25/1), Pushaq (33/1), Guiding (33/1), Pinch A Penny (66/1), Tamayuz's Gold (66/1), Eala Dubh (150/1)

Lots with chances but SCHERZANDO is taken to gain a deserved first success after a series of good placed efforts. Chagall is feared most on the back of his recent C&D victory, although in-form maiden Plugged In is another well worth considering.