19:00 Dundalk

Friday 8 January 2021

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Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 2m 15.9s

(17)

Canning^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 65

12/1

Good third of 14 in handicap (25/1) at this course (12f) 23 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 35/0853-

(3)

Belgoprince^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 65

5/1

11/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 23 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 329062-

(7)

New Vocation³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: K H Clarke| OR: 63| CD

25/1

33/1, improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner handicap at this C&D 37 days ago.

Form: 039091-

(5)

Blackstone Cliff^h,t⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: S Foley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 60| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 11/4, creditable 2¼ lengths fifth of 14 to Chateau Musar in handicap at this C&D 46 days ago, never nearer. Can give a good account.

Form: 481415-

(14)

Maunganui⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Annalise Cullen⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 56

20/1

Twelfth of 18 in handicap (33/1) at the Curragh (12f, heavy) 85 days ago.

Form: 7/06080-

(4)

Three Sevens^t1⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G M Ryan| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 56

28/1

28/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f) 51 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others have achieved more.

Form: 477000-

(8)

Chateau Musar²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: J Geoghegan| OR: 55| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Winner here in November. 4/1, good neck third of 13 to Gormanston in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago, nearest finish. Shortlist material.

Form: 066913-

(9)

Latchet⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: L Breen| OR: 54| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 7/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f) 51 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 000065-

(10)

Red Sole Diva⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: W McCreery| OR: 54

33/1

First run since leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien when thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 11/1) 65 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 93054/0-

(13)

Gormanston^h,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: N Slevin| OR: 53| CD

5/1

Won 13-runner handicap at this C&D (7/2) 21 days ago, just holding on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 302221-

(6)

Afric^p1,t¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: J A Heffernan| T: L Comer| OR: 48

40/1

Bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap (28/1) at Galway (8.6f, heavy). Off 122 days. Up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 5900/07-

(15)

Swift Justice¹⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 47

40/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good, 50/1). Off 172 days. First run for yard after leaving Damian Joseph English.

Form: 00000/0-

(11)

Haunting Vocals^p1,t⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: M Flannery| OR: 45

100/1

200/1, tenth of 13 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, heavy) 43 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Modest on the Flat, 6/13 on last Flat outing.

Form: 3500/06-

(1)

Lunastar¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: N G McCullagh| T: P W Flynn| OR: 45| C

10/1

Course winner. Bit below form ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 13 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 07059/0-

Non-Runners

(12)

Alhajjaj³⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 8

T: A McCann J: Reserve 1

(16)

Waterville Lady³⁷

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Reserve 2

(2)

Storm Elza³⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: Barry J Fitzgerald J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Chateau Musar (3/1), Blackstone Cliff (7/2), Belgoprince (5/1), Gormanston (5/1), Lunastar (10/1), Latchet (12/1), Canning (12/1), Storm Elza (12/1), Waterville Lady (12/1), Maunganui (20/1), New Vocation (25/1), Alhajjaj (25/1), Three Sevens (28/1), Red Sole Diva (33/1), Afric (40/1), Swift Justice (40/1), Haunting Vocals (100/1)

CHATEAU MUSAR shaped well when a close third over C&D 3 weeks ago, doing comfortably best of those held up, and is clearly still on a good mark. Canning, Gormanston and Blackstone Cliff make up the shortlist.