16:45 Dundalk

Friday 6 November 2020

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Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Maiden

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 59.53s

(11)

Bluepower^p1⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Michael Beresford⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J A Stack| OR: 70

5/2

Lightly-raced gelding. Excellent second of 18 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to soft, 33/1) 62 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0782

(2)

Grey Streak^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse| T: K J Condon| OR: 73

7/2

Fairly useful gelding. Remains a maiden after 9 Flat runs. 4/1, never threatened switched to all-weather when sixth of 14 in maiden at this course (6f) 21 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 774336

(7)

Kuwait Direction²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 80

15/2

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs. Took a step back in the right direction when sixth of 12 in claimer (40/1) at this course (6f) 2 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 044-986

(6)

Maestro Stick⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J McAuley

200/1

Once-raced gelding. Went with little promise when thirteenth of 14 in maiden at this course (8f, 66/1) on debut 7 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 0

(10)

Wishbone²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: C J McGovern⁽³⁾| T: J J Lambe

200/1

250/1, made little impression when twelfth of 14 in maiden at this course (6f) 21 days ago.

Form: 0/9-00

(1)

Brightest Dawn⁴¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M A Gallagher| T: K P Cotter

125/1

Twice-raced filly. Tongue strap on for 1st time, again showed little when twelfth of 14 in maiden (80/1) at this course (6f). Off 13 months. First run for yard after leaving Paul W. Flynn.

Form: 70-

(9)

Clef De Voute^b1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: K P Cotter

66/1

Cheekpieces on, offered little when eleventh of 13 in maiden (5/1) at Navan (5.8f, soft) on debut 15 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Likely to improve but may need more time.

Form: 0

(8)

Iontach

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

9/1

€20,000 foal, Starspangledbanner filly. Half-sister to 2 winners, including 2-y-o 7f winner Bruny Island.

Form:

(4)

Kristall Eye^v²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L F Roche| T: W McCreery| OR: 60| BF

11/2

Fair filly. Remains a maiden after 10 Flat runs. Possibly found the race coming too soon when sixth of 9 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, soft, 10/3) 21 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 935636

(3)

Okazoe

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: K P Cotter

40/1

Le Cadre Noir filly. Dam, winner up to 7f (2-y-o 6f winner), half-sister to useful 1m winner Birkebeinern.

Form:

(5)

Ola Bonita¹⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 72

11/4

Lightly-raced filly. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable third of 17 in maiden (11/1) at the Curragh (5f, good to soft). Off 103 days. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 4063

Forecasts

Bluepower (5/2), Ola Bonita (11/4), Grey Streak (7/2), Kristall Eye (11/2), Kuwait Direction (15/2), Iontach (9/1), Okazoe (40/1), Clef De Voute (66/1), Brightest Dawn (125/1), Maestro Stick (200/1), Wishbone (200/1)

This can go to BLUEPOWER, who showed much improved form when finishing runner-up at Navan in September. With first-time cheekpieces applied, he's taken to go one better with his inexperienced claimer keeping the ride. Grey Streak never threatened on his AW debut last time but can chase the selection home, ahead of Joseph O'Brien's newcomer Iontach.