18:00 Dundalk

Friday 18 December 2020

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Crowne Plaza Hotel Leading Jockey & Trainer Awards Handicap

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 24.01s

(6)

Harpocrates^b,t³²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 101

12/1

Good second of 8 in minor event (14/1) at this course (8f) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher fromwhat seems

Form: 1227-02

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(7)

Rebel Tale^v1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 96

50/1

10½ lengths ninth of 10 to Settle For Bay in handicap at this course (8f, 10/1) 14 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 24-0649

(3)

Crotchet^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 95| D

14/1

C&D winner. Bit below form 8 lengths fourth of 14 to Ummalnar in listed race (33/1) at this course (8f) 35 days ago.

Form: 764504

(12)

Inflection Point⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: K P Cotter| OR: 95| BF

14/1

Unreliable type. Latest win at Navan in October. 4/1, good second of 12 in handicap at this course (6f) 7 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: 201532

(2)

Master Matt^p,t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 93| BF| C| D

8/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 16 runs this year. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (4/1) at this course (6f) 7 days ago. Mark looks about right now.

Form: 514215

(8)

Settle For Bay¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: O J Orr| T: D Marnane| OR: 88| C| D

9/2

5-time course winner. Seven wins from 22 Flat runs. 9/2, won 10-runner handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 000041

(11)

Leadership Race^t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 86| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 7/1, respectable fifth of 13 in minor event at this C&D 28 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 11-3205

(4)

Whatharm¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: C P Hoban| T: P J Flynn| OR: 85| CD

15/2

4-time course winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (10/3) at this course (8f) 16 days ago, suited by strong pace. Enters calculations.

Form: 11-0151

(10)

Trading Point¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 84| C

11/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 17/2, creditable 2 lengths fourth of 10 to Settle For Bay in handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago.

Form: 625404

(9)

War Hero^t,v⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 84| CD

17/2

4-time C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 11/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at this course (6f) 7 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts once more.

Form: 226913

(5)

Merchant Of Venice^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 82| BF

9/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 13/8, good second of 12 in handicap at this course (8f) 16 days ago, clear of rest. Cheekpieces back on. Another bold showing likely.

Form: 528322

(1)

Faakhirah²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: A McGuinness| OR: 77| D

17/2

Promising individual. 4/1, creditable fourth of 14 in minor event at this course (8f) 2 days ago, never nearer. Can make presence felt.

Form: 231-434

Forecasts

Settle For Bay (9/2), Merchant Of Venice (9/2), Whatharm (15/2), Leadership Race (8/1), Master Matt (8/1), Faakhirah (17/2), War Hero (17/2), Trading Point (11/1), Harpocrates (12/1), Inflection Point (14/1), Crotchet (14/1), Rebel Tale (50/1)

SETTLE FOR BAY looks revitalised and did well to get up from an unpromising position at this course last time, so he's fancied to go in again from a mark that still looks lenient based on old form. Loads of others make appeal, however, most notably Watharm and Merchant of Venice.