19:00 Dundalk

Friday 20 November 2020

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

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 1m 12.85s

(2)

Eleuthera¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 65| D

14/1

Latest win at the Curragh in August. Ninth of 12 in claimer at this C&D (40/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 681409

(10)

Baby Power^t,v¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: G M Ryan| T: G B Caldwell| OR: 63| D

12/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse in June. Ninth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (12/1) 11 days ago. Visor back on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 00-2159

(12)

Noirvento^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins| OR: 63| BF| D

5/4

Latest win at Limerick in June. 3/1, good third of 14 in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago, nearest finish. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 136283

(9)

Fit For Function¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 61| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap at this C&D (9/1) 11 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 508007

(14)

King's View^b¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 58

20/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in claimer at this C&D 16 days ago.

Form: 030870

(15)

Pretty Smart²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 58| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Navan in October. 17/2, eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (5f) 21 days ago.

Form: 864158

(7)

Puddle Of Luck⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 58

28/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (18/1) 56 days ago.

Form: 583050

(6)

Belle D'azur²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S Foley| T: G O'Leary| OR: 55

25/1

14/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 23 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 007090

(13)

Hidden Spark²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 49

25/1

Twelfth of 13 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Thurles (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 29 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 334480

(17)

Ticks The Boxes¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: C J McGovern⁽³⁾| T: L Breen| OR: 49| D

33/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2019. 28/1, last of 11 in handicap at this C&D 11 days ago.

Form: 599560

(4)

Joupe^t1³⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: P Lawlor| OR: 48

33/1

33/1, thirteenth of 14 in nursery at this C&D. Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving Peter Maher. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 703900-

(5)

Morrone⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 46

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 3¼ lengths eleventh of 17 to Eleuthera in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to soft, 7/1), needing stiffer test. Off 98 days. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 0060

(3)

Burren Orchid⁴¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: K P Cotter| OR: 45

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 19 in nursery at the Curragh (6f, heavy, 16/1). Off 13 months. Makes polytrack debut. First run for yard after leaving W. McCreery.

Form: 7U000-

(11)

Nouhime^p1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Melanie Horsman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T Kodama| OR: 45

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (50/1) at this course (7f) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 07700

Non-Runners

(1)

Ustinov¹¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 8

T: Mrs A M O'Shea J: Reserve 1

(8)

Guanabara Bay²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 7

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 2

(16)

Caesar's Comet⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Noirvento (5/4), Fit For Function (9/2), Pretty Smart (7/1), Caesar's Comet (10/1), Guanabara Bay (10/1), Morrone (11/1), Baby Power (12/1), Eleuthera (14/1), Burren Orchid (18/1), Ustinov (20/1), King's View (20/1), Hidden Spark (25/1), Belle D'azur (25/1), Puddle Of Luck (28/1), Joupe (33/1), Ticks The Boxes (33/1), Nouhime (125/1)

NOIRVENTO has gone close on 2 of her last 3 starts, including over C&D 4 weeks ago, and tops the shortlist over Fit For Function and Baby Power.