17:30 Dundalk

Friday 30 October 2020

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Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Maiden (Div 1)

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 1m 37.94s

(16)

My Boy Zac

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: L McAteer

50/1

Zebedee gelding. Dam maiden (stayed 9.5f). Best watched on his belated debut.

Form:

(12)

Ballinlough Gale^h²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: P Martin| OR: 81

6/4

Lightly-raced gelding. 6/1, very good second of 13 in maiden at Thurles (8f, soft) 22 days ago, looming up 2f out but worried out of it. Makes polytrack debut and should come on from that effort.

Form: 3632

(13)

Daarem⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse| T: D Hogan

80/1

Thrice-raced gelding. Offered little over 4f longer trip when twelfth of 14 in maiden (200/1) at this course (10.7f) 7 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 070

(5)

Ferdowsi

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Gallagher| T: W M Roper

80/1

Henrythenavigator gelding. Closely related to useful 2-y-o 6f winner Declaration of War and half-brother to several winners, including useful 2-y-o 6f winner Soraaya.

Form:

(11)

Freepark

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

9/2

Footstepsinthesand gelding. Dam, 1¼m winner, half-sister to useful 2-y-o 6f-1m winner Playfellow. Trainer going well and one to note on debut.

Form:

(4)

Kushkame²³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery

9/2

Promising sort. 14/1, second of 14 in maiden at this C&D on debut, clear of rest. Off 7 months. Should improve.

Form: 2

(3)

Maestro Stick

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: James J Doyle| T: J McAuley

66/1

3,500 gns 3-y-o, Frankel gelding. Half-brother to 11.2f-13f winner Elara and 7.4f/1m winner Dragon Sun. Dam, 9.7f-11f winner, half-sister to useful 7f winner (stayed 11.4f) Tanzilla.

Form:

(8)

Rodwill³⁸⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: L Smyth

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. 100/1, last of 14 in maiden at this course (7f). Off 12 months.

Form: 00-

(2)

Stately Home²⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: D English| OR: 80| BF

15/2

Promising individual. 11/10, second of 11 in minor event at Lingfield (8f, AW), needing stronger gallop. Off 9 months/gelded. First run for yard after leaving James Tate. Open to progress.

Form: 22

(9)

Easy Breeze^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Dunne

150/1

Twice-raced filly. 150/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 11 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 99

(7)

Dreamzaam

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: P F McEnery

66/1

Elzaam filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including winner up to 1m Janeiro and 7f winner Yes I Am.

Form:

(6)

Nawafeth¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 77

13/2

Lightly-raced filly. 3/1, failed to confirm previous form when fifth of 11 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, soft) 14 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Stable in good form.

Form: 4435

(10)

Red Ball Of Fire²²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: E Lynam

9/1

Once-raced filly. Showed ability amidst greenness when sixth of 18 in maiden (12/1) at Naas (6f, heavy) on debut. Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 6

(14)

The Bog Bank²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: T G McCourt| OR: 72

33/1

Thrice-raced filly. 14/1, failed to repeat previous effort when eighth of 13 in maiden at Thurles (8f, soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 938

Non-Runners

(1)

Ballybaun Star²²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 1

(15)

Marooners Rock²²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J P Murtagh J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Ballinlough Gale (6/4), Kushkame (9/2), Freepark (9/2), Nawafeth (13/2), Stately Home (15/2), Red Ball Of Fire (9/1), The Bog Bank (33/1), Marooners Rock (33/1), My Boy Zac (50/1), Maestro Stick (66/1), Dreamzaam (66/1), Ballybaun Star (66/1), Daarem (80/1), Ferdowsi (80/1), Easy Breeze (150/1), Rodwill (200/1)

BALLINLOUGH GALE ran well when finishing runner-up at Thurles just over 3 weeks ago, the lack of a recent run possibly a factor late on. He should come on plenty from that, and gets the nod to go one better here. Stately Home should improve and heads up the dangers on first start for Damien English after 9 months off, ahead of Kushkame and Nawafeth.