20:30 Dundalk

Friday 9 October 2020

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Hollywoodbets Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 2m 31.64s

(5)

Wilderness^v¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Ben Coen⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 83| D

17/2

3 wins from 7 runs this year. Latest win at Leopardstown in July. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 9/1) 14 days ago. Best when able to dominate.

Form: 112206

(4)

Construct^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 81| D

28/1

Fourth of 6 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (16.6f, good to soft, 20/1) 10 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, below form on last Flat run. Others more persuasive.

Form: 312529-

(6)

Major Reward^p1,t1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 80| C

14/1

Course winner. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap (13/2) at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago. Tongue tie/cheekpieces now reached for and likely he'll continue in form.

Form: 404375

(15)

Bolbec^p1,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: B Connell| OR: 77

40/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. First run since leaving Alan Fleming when twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) on IRE flat debut 14 days ago. This should reveal more.

Form: 41413/0

(14)

Liquid Luck²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 77| BF

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/2, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago, doing too much too soon. Not taken lightly.

Form: 2-5254

(12)

Cautious Approach²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 75| CD

33/1

4-time course winner. Eighth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at this C&D 21 days ago. That was a rare below par effort at this venue and likely type to bounce back.

Form: V05788

(16)

Alghazaal¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 79

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago, not clear run over 1f out and heavily eased off. Remains low-mileage and worth another chance.

Form: 84250

(17)

Brinjal^t1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 79| BF

4/1

10/3, good third of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago, never nearer. Wide draw to overcome but that was an eye-catching effort with a view to stepping up in trip.

Form: 4-54953

(8)

Noble Expression^t²⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 73| D

33/1

Last of 14 in minor event (12/1) at this course (8f). Off 9 months. Significantly back up in trip. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 705660-

(3)

Spelga^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 72| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 4/1, very good second of 12 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Stable in good form. Should go well again.

Form: 4-98032

(9)

Juliet Rose^p1¹⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 76| C

25/1

Lightly-raced course winner. Creditable eleventh of 18 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, good to soft, 13/2). Off 105 days. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 82170

(7)

Yulong Pearlisland^p⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 76| D

14/1

4/1 and blinkered for 1st time, bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Killarney (14f, heavy) 49 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 6-02137

(13)

Blue Shadow⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Billy Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 73

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 15 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft, 16/1) 76 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 440

(2)

Cardinal Rule^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T P Madden| T: P J Hayes| OR: 72

33/1

Good fourth of 18 in handicap (10/1) at the Curragh (12f, soft) 13 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 804844

Non-Runners

(1)

Sicario⁵⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 1

(10)

Conor Hogan¹⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Reserve 2

(11)

Drakensberg²¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Spelga (7/2), Liquid Luck (7/2), Brinjal (4/1), Conor Hogan (4/1), Alghazaal (13/2), Wilderness (17/2), Yulong Pearlisland (14/1), Major Reward (14/1), Drakensberg (16/1), Sicario (16/1), Juliet Rose (25/1), Construct (28/1), Blue Shadow (33/1), Cautious Approach (33/1), Cardinal Rule (33/1), Noble Expression (33/1), Bolbec (40/1)

BRINJAL remains a maiden on the back of 7 career starts but there have been definite signs she's set to buck that trend of late, noted running on late over shorter here 2 weeks ago. She gets the nod to confirm that promise, with Spelga and Liquid Luck others fancied to feature.