19:45 Dundalk

Friday 2 October 2020

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Michael Cooney Memorial Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 1m 38.83s

(5)

Mk Drama^t⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Rory Cleary| T: P W Flynn| OR: 62

16/1

Blinkered for 1st time, last of 15 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft, 22/1) 66 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 70-4670

(14)

Quick Quick^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: O J Orr| T: L Breen| OR: 61

15/2

Good second of 14 in maiden at this C&D (10/1) 14 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Noel Meade. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 4-60892

(16)

Royal Scholar³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: S Lynam| OR: 58

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 10 in maiden (200/1) at Bellewstown (11.8f, heavy) 36 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Booking of Hayes a plus. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 090

(3)

Tennessee Wildcat^v¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 55| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. 14/1, creditable second of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 450002

(8)

Gormanston^h,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: N Slevin| OR: 47

9/2

Respectable third of 14 in handicap (11/2) at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago, badly hampered. Back down in trip. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 0-35033

(13)

Wisaka^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 47

33/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap at Galway (7.1f, heavy, 20/1) 24 days ago.

Form: 580009

(1)

Ifyouhaveaminute²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 45

150/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Last of 17 in handicap (200/1) at Navan (8f, soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 0-00000

(15)

Little Camacho^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: A McCann| OR: 45

6/1

Creditable third of 14 in handicap at this C&D (18/1) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 700-803

(10)

Macaban City¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: G Hussey| OR: 45

28/1

9/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 13 days ago, very slowly away. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 00-0730

(9)

Overtake^p1,t⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 46

7/1

28/1, good fourth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Stable in good form. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 09-9974

(12)

Rotokura^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 46| BF

8/1

Respectable third of 14 in handicap (10/3) at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Player.

Form: 008633

(4)

Rudi's Princess^p1,t²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: C P Hoban| T: S Nolan| OR: 45

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 79097

(11)

New York Ballet¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 60

15/2

28/1, creditable seventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 834-007

(7)

Jackmel^p,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Lee| T: K Smith| OR: 53| C

11/2

Course winner. Sixth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (6/1) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort. RESERVE.

Form: 312/006

Non-Runners

(17)

Crest Of A Wave²²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: C O'Brien J: N G McCullagh

(6)

Our Anniversary²⁹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: Mrs D A Love J: K J Manning

(2)

Ocean Air¹⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gormanston (9/2), Jackmel (11/2), Little Camacho (6/1), Overtake (7/1), New York Ballet (15/2), Quick Quick (15/2), Rotokura (8/1), Tennessee Wildcat (10/1), Crest Of A Wave (12/1), Ocean Air (14/1), Mk Drama (16/1), Our Anniversary (20/1), Macaban City (28/1), Royal Scholar (33/1), Wisaka (33/1), Rudi's Princess (66/1), Ifyouhaveaminute (150/1)

GORMANSTON caught the eye here 2 weeks ago, challenging when badly hampered inside the final furlong, and looks to have a race in him off this mark. Tennessee Wildcat stopped the slide when runner-up at Tipperary and remains fairly treated, while Rotokura make most appeal of the 3-y-os.