16:00 Dundalk

Friday 5 February 2021

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Winter Series Awards At Dundalk Stadium Handicap

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 58.74s

(2)

Big Gossey¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 86| CD

5/1

C&D winner who was ridden to aggressively when eleventh of 13 in handicap (10/1) at this course (6f) 14 days ago. Drop back to 5f will hold no fears but he remains 4 lb above last winning mark.

Form: 55767-0

(9)

Dandy Spirit^b1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 84| CD

15/2

Dual C&D winner. 5/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f) 14 days ago, never nearer. Should continue to give a good account but revised mark demands more. Blinkered.

Form: 0911-34

(1)

Independent Missy⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins| OR: 83| BF

11/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 4/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (6f) 56 days ago. Others make greater appeal for win purposes on balance.

Form: 853656-

(5)

Ecclesiastical²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: T G McCourt| OR: 79| D

9/2

Winner of a Navan maiden (5f) in September. 14/1, bounced back from pair of lesser efforts when second of 11 in handicap over C&D 4 weeks ago and one to note re-united with Colin Keane.

Form: 20109-2

(3)

Aloysius Lilius^p⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: G O'Leary| OR: 74| BF| D

9/1

Creditable third of 14 in handicap (10/3) at this course (6f) 56 days ago, headway over 1f out and keeping on. Sound each-way claims again.

Form: 053923-

(6)

Windham Belle^b⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 71| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (33/1) at this course (7f) 49 days ago. Down in trip. Needs to step up to figure.

Form: 580490-

(7)

Drish Venture⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ben Coen| T: D Commins| OR: 84| CD

4/1

Landed a 6f nursery here in December and posted a career-best effort when following up in a C&D minor event 7 days ago. Respected from revised mark back in a handicap in hat-trick bid.

Form: 50031-1

(8)

Hodd's Girl²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 65| CD

11/2

Going the right way on AW this winter, back-to-back winner of C&D handicaps in recent weeks. Faces a sterner assignment in hat-trick bid but she can't be dismissed in current groove.

Form: 64081-1

(4)

Red Cymbal^b,t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 63| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap (4/1) at this course (6f) 7 days ago. May prove vulnerable to one or two less exposed sorts here.

Form: 220-536

Forecasts

Drish Venture (4/1), Ecclesiastical (9/2), Big Gossey (5/1), Hodd's Girl (11/2), Independent Missy (11/2), Dandy Spirit (15/2), Aloysius Lilius (9/1), Red Cymbal (16/1), Windham Belle (40/1)

HODD'S GIRL and Drish Venture are a pair of low-mileage sorts on the up on all-weather this winter and may well be the pair to focus on. The former doubled her C&D tally in clear-cut fashion 3 weeks ago and just about shades it. Ecclesiastical may do best of the remainder.