16:00 Dundalk

Monday 11 January 2021

All14:3015:0015:3016:0016:3017:0017:3018:00

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

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 3m 29.90s

(10)

Irish Art^p1⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 61

22/1

Unreliable type. Good eighth of 14 in claimer at this course (12f, 50/1) 47 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not ruled out with Sam Ewing on board.

Form: 4499/08-

(5)

Belgoprince^t³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Colin Keane| T: A J Martin| OR: 65

85/40

Good fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 5/1) 3 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Solid claims down in grade, though stamina for this far isn't assured.

Form: 29062-4

(11)

Heatstroke^p,t⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-13| J: J Cleary⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 58| D

150/1

Tenth of 14 in claimer (200/1) at this course (12f) 47 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 460000-

(6)

Bare With Me^t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 54

33/1

Below form seventh of 14 in handicap (7/1) at this course (10.7f) 40 days ago. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving E. J. O'Grady.

Form: 597547-

(2)

Winston Wolfe¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Gavin Ryan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 54| C

3/1

Course winner. 12/1, unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 12 days ago. In good form on Flat towards end of turf season, so warrants consideration from fair mark.

Form: 060854-

(1)

Futurum Regem¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 51

12/1

66/1, bit below form tenth of 23 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Out of sorts on the Flat this winter, too.

Form: 8/77000-

(4)

Trump Card^t⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽¹⁰⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 50| CD

16/1

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at this course (12f, 28/1) 61 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 040086-

(3)

Important Message⁶³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: M A Enright| T: D P Dunne| OR: 49

4/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2015. Creditable third of 14 in handicap at this C&D (9/1) 63 days ago.

Form: 00580/3-

(7)

Sleepy Head²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: C P Hoban| T: P J Flynn| OR: 47| C

10/1

Course winner. 11/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Not certain to stay this far.

Form: 1/00530-

(12)

Maccliff⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: M A Gallagher| T: G Hussey| OR: 45

66/1

100/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 54 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0/00009-

(8)

Magic Sea^v¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 45

12/1

One win from 31 Flat runs. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Leopardstown (20f, soft) 14 days ago. Booking of Lordan a plus. Visor back on. Should benefit from a return to this sphere.

Form: 00-0938

(9)

Marino Marvel^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 45

14/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Respectable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (10/3) at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) 11 days ago. Significantly up in trip. 6/14 on last Flat outing.

Form: 20999/6

(13)

Zeeyalater^h²⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 45

200/1

One win from 37 Flat runs. First run since leaving Ian O'Connor when sixteenth of 18 in handicap (100/1) at Naas (8f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0600/00-

Forecasts

Belgoprince (85/40), Winston Wolfe (3/1), Important Message (4/1), Sleepy Head (10/1), Futurum Regem (12/1), Magic Sea (12/1), Marino Marvel (14/1), Trump Card (16/1), Irish Art (22/1), Bare With Me (33/1), Maccliff (66/1), Heatstroke (150/1), Zeeyalater (200/1)

IMPORTANT MESSAGE is well handicapped on hurdling form and was a good third over C&D a couple of months ago, so he makes most appeal in a race where most of his rivals have questions to answer. Winston Wolfe should benefit from a return to the Flat and is feared most ahead of Belgoprince.