16:45 Dundalk

Monday 9 November 2020

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Crowne Plaza Hotel Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 1m 13.87s

(6)

Eglish³^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 64| CD

2/1

5/2, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at this course (7f) 3 days ago. Looks vulnerable under a penalty.

Form: 000541

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(2)

Baby Power^p,t⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: G B Caldwell| OR: 65| D

12/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse in June. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap (9/1) at Cork (6f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 500-215

(10)

Fit For Function³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 65| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 10/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 31 days ago. Now 2 lb below last winning mark, so he's dangerous to discount.

Form: 850800

(5)

Seanjohnsilver¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Shane Foley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 61

22/1

Winner at Tipperary in September. 22/1, bit below form 6¼ lengths seventh of 12 to Maggie Thunder in handicap at this course (5f) 10 days ago. Dangerous if scaling a revival.

Form: 001977

(7)

Maggie Thunder^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: P J F Hassett| OR: 59| C

5/2

20/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this course (5f) 10 days ago, keeping on well. Not taken lightly, for all that she's been clobbered with a 13 lb rise.

Form: 039241

(8)

Sestriere^t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 58

17/2

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap (5/1) at this course (7f) 24 days ago, needing lesser test. Stable in good form and she has to be taken seriously.

Form: 923237

(3)

Motbeq^t1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 57

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (50/1) at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 19 days ago. Significantly down in trip on this polytrack debut and tongue strap on 1st time. Others preferred.

Form: 0090

(1)

Ticks The Boxes¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Aili Leah⁽¹⁰⁾| T: L Breen| OR: 54| D

28/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2019. 18/1, bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago. Likely to find a few too good.

Form: 359956

(4)

Keepthebestsideout¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Browne| OR: 49

13/2

Creditable 4 lengths fourth of 12 to Maggie Thunder in handicap at this course (5f, 15/2) 10 days ago. Should be on the premises.

Form: 809024

(9)

Adams Barbour⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 45

80/1

Tenth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, heavy, 66/1) 7 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Readily passed over.

Form: 800080

(12)

Guanabara Bay^b³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 45| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Twenty-seven runs since last win in 2018. 18/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 3 days ago, not clear run. Others make more appeal.

Form: 546060

Non-Runners

(11)

Hodd's Girl⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: M Halford J: Ronan Whelan

Forecasts

Eglish (2/1), Maggie Thunder (5/2), Keepthebestsideout (13/2), Sestriere (17/2), Fit For Function (9/1), Baby Power (12/1), Hodd's Girl (16/1), Motbeq (22/1), Seanjohnsilver (22/1), Guanabara Bay (25/1), Ticks The Boxes (28/1), Adams Barbour (80/1)

It's worth rolling the dice with FIT FOR FUNCTION, who hasn't been at his best of late but is now 2 lb lower than when scoring over C&D in March. Maggie Thunder did the job well over 5f here recently (Keepthebestsideout and Seanjohnsilver back in fourth and seventh respectively) and is feared despite a big hike in the weights. Sestriere and likely improver Hodd's Girl are others to consider.