17:15 Dundalk

Wednesday 25 November 2020

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DundalkStadium.com Nursery Handicap (Plus 10)

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 1m 26.26s

(9)

Cooper's Hawk⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 80

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, below form eighth of 14 in maiden at this C&D 9 days ago. Would be a player on this nursery debut if reproducing the pick of his form.

Form: 04398

(4)

Styledome^b¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: S Lavery| OR: 76| C

5/4

Career best when winning 14-runner nursery at this course (8f, 13/2) 12 days ago, doing better under change of tactics. Booking of Carroll a plus and big player despite 12 lb rise.

Form: 805501

(3)

Get Noticed⁸⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Fogarty| OR: 71

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, sixth of 7 in nursery at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 89 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and improvement needed.

Form: 9376

(1)

Blue Bunny⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: T P Madden| T: K P Cotter| OR: 69

17/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, third of 8 in maiden at this C&D 7 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals on nursery debut.

Form: 003

(8)

Taylored⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: A Slattery| OR: 69

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, seventh of 14 in maiden at this C&D 9 days ago. Needs to raise his game now making the switch to a nursery.

Form: 707

(2)

Al Rafiq^v⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: C P Hoban| T: A McGuinness| OR: 63

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1 and visored for 1st time, tenth of 12 in nursery at this course (6f) 7 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 0700

(5)

Bela Boom⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 60

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, twelfth of 14 in maiden at this course (5f) 9 days ago. Significantly back up in trip for this nursery debut.

Form: 800

(7)

Vocal Gymnastics³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Leigh Roche| T: J S Bolger| OR: 59

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 25/1, sixth of 9 in maiden at Fairyhouse (7f, heavy) 36 days ago. In good hands and no great surprise were she to raise her game now pitched into a nursery.

Form: 706

(6)

Catherine Chroi^p⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: G Elliott| OR: 57

13/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good fourth of 12 in nursery (22/1) at this course (6f) 7 days ago, never nearer. Merits consideration.

Form: 050094

Forecasts

Styledome (5/4), Taylored (5/1), Catherine Chroi (13/2), Cooper's Hawk (13/2), Blue Bunny (17/2), Vocal Gymnastics (14/1), Get Noticed (18/1), Bela Boom (18/1), Al Rafiq (40/1)

CATHERINE CHROI left the impression that she's getting the hang of things when a staying-on fourth over 6f here in first-time cheekpieces last week. She is a viable alternative to likely favourite Styledome, who is greatly respected despite a hefty rise in the weights following her decisive breakthrough success here. Cooper's Hawk and Vocal Gymnastics are each-way contenders.