19:30 Dundalk

Friday 8 January 2021

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Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 2m 15.45s

(1)

Ballycaines⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: B A Murphy| OR: 60

12/1

50/1, last of 10 in maiden at Naas (8f, heavy) 62 days ago, folding tamely. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 50727/0-

(13)

Batalha¹³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Karen Kenny⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 61

20/1

11/1, good third of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f), clear of rest. Off 138 days. Makes polytrack debut. First run for yard after leaving Mark Johnston.

Form: 46/7773-

(14)

Lucky Phil^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 60

25/1

11/1, eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16f, heavy) 19 days ago. Fair on the Flat, bit below form on last Flat outing.

Form: 347/754-

(15)

Heliaebel⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Aili Leah⁽¹⁰⁾| T: L Breen| OR: 60

66/1

First run since leaving Charlie Fellowes when tenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (40/1) 46 days ago.

Form: 63/8860-

(6)

Starlight Red^b1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G A Kingston| OR: 58

11/4

Good second of 13 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D 21 days ago, sticking to task. Blinkers on 1st time. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 072032-

(10)

Fryerns^h³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Shane Foley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Winner here in November. Creditable third of 14 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D 37 days ago, never nearer. Can give a good account.

Form: 500913-

(7)

Dancing Doll^t⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: C D Maxwell| T: M Flannery| OR: 54| C

50/1

Course winner. One win from 28 Flat runs. Twelfth of 13 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Thurles (15.8f, heavy) 43 days ago. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 795300-

(4)

Absolute One Right¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: V C Ward| OR: 53

40/1

125/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to firm). Off 155 days.

Form: 560000-

(5)

Navajo Ridge^t,v1⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: G Keane| OR: 49

33/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in novice hurdle (100/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut 56 days ago. Visored for 1st time. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 84640/9-

(9)

Ragtime Red^t⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Annalise Cullen⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 48| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 46 days ago.

Form: 430690-

(12)

Romann⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: C P Hoban| T: P J Flynn| OR: 48| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Winner here in November. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (18/5) at this C&D 56 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 099014-

(11)

Voyageofdiscovery⁵⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-1| J: T P Madden| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 45| C

33/1

Course winner. 22/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 58 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 853780-

(8)

Never Mistabeat^p⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 45

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, 33/1) 58 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 70/08-

(3)

All About Maddy^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: P W Flynn| OR: 45

7/1

18/1, good fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 42 days ago, never nearer. RESERVE.

Form: 4600/64-

Non-Runners

(17)

Amarantha⁴⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: Mikey Sheehy

(2)

Getgo³⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: K H Clarke J: Siobhan Rutledge

(16)

Lady De Vesci³⁵

Weight: 10-5| Age: 8

T: M Halford J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Starlight Red (11/4), Fryerns (7/2), Romann (4/1), Lady De Vesci (6/1), All About Maddy (7/1), Amarantha (10/1), Ballycaines (12/1), Ragtime Red (14/1), Never Mistabeat (16/1), Batalha (20/1), Lucky Phil (25/1), Voyageofdiscovery (33/1), Navajo Ridge (33/1), Getgo (33/1), Absolute One Right (40/1), Dancing Doll (50/1), Heliaebel (66/1)

STARLIGHT RED was only just edged out over C&D 3 weeks ago and is taken to come out on top this time. Romann and Fryerns are others to consider.