15:25 Dundalk

Wednesday 17 February 2021

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DundalkStadium.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 2m 35.35s

(9)

Merroir²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 61

4/1

4/1, first run since leaving R. P. Cody when bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 28 days ago, needing stiffer test. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 33046-6

(15)

Strip Light^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Gavin Ryan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 60

10/1

Creditable eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 9/1) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 869-868

(8)

Chief Of Police^p,t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: S M Crosse| T: O McKiernan| OR: 57

16/1

Fair winner at 18f in chases. 4/1, below form fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (17f, heavy) 9 days ago. Fair on the Flat, creditable on last Flat outing.

Form: 8/050-9

(16)

Dasmyhoss^b1⁹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: K J Manning| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 55

125/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16f, soft, 100/1) 90 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 42884/0-

(6)

Doyouthinkso¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: J P Flavin| OR: 51| CD

5/4

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Won 14-runner handicap (5/1) at this C&D 16 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Can make presence felt.

Form: 604/1

(10)

Unforgetable Colt^b1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D English| OR: 53

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 17 in claimer (200/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 19 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 06-0

(13)

Lady Of Luxury^p,t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 50| CD

6/1

Won 13-runner handicap at this C&D (12/1) 26 days ago. Faces much stiffer task from 5-lb higher mark and stall 13.

Form: 1805-31

(4)

Alnahar^p⁶²

Age: 11| Weight: 9-6| J: C D Maxwell| T: N McKnight| OR: 49| CD

80/1

C&D winner. 66/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17f, heavy) 62 days ago. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 0/00900-

(5)

Arctic Blaze^p1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: O J Orr| T: J C McConnell| OR: 49

6/1

Good second of 14 in handicap at this C&D (6/1) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 6400-22

(14)

Dayereh^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 45

100/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. 40/1, first run since leaving Patrick Griffin when twelfth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 16 days ago.

Form: 5030/7-0

(12)

Turnkey⁸¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: J Cleary⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 45

80/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap (25/1) at this course (8f). Off over 2 years. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Charles O'Brien.

Form: 665000/

(17)

Auma^b1⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 45

28/1

18/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at this C&D. Off 91 days. Blinkers on 1st time. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 030200-

(2)

Clever Currency^t¹⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Lee| T: P W Flynn| OR: 45

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, eighth of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Tipperary (16f, heavy, 200/1) on NH debut. Off 6 months. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 09/0U-

(7)

Noble Expression^b,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 62| D

12/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. 11/1, creditable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 12 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Blinkers back on. Not discounted.

Form: 000-987

Non-Runners

(11)

Wild Shot³⁷

Weight: 9-13| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Colin Keane

(1)

Sharjah¹²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 11

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 2

(3)

Maunganui¹⁶

Weight: 9-11| Age: 6

T: D Cullen J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Doyouthinkso (5/4), Merroir (4/1), Lady Of Luxury (6/1), Arctic Blaze (6/1), Maunganui (8/1), Strip Light (10/1), Noble Expression (12/1), Wild Shot (12/1), Sharjah (14/1), Chief Of Police (16/1), Auma (28/1), Clever Currency (50/1), Unforgetable Colt (66/1), Turnkey (80/1), Alnahar (80/1), Dayereh (100/1), Dasmyhoss (125/1)

MERROIR is on an appealing mark and shaped as if in need of this step up in trip when mid-field at this course on her debut for Joseph O'Brien last month, so she's taken to build on that and shed her maiden tag at the twelfth attempt. Arctic Blaze, who has been runner-up the last twice, is an obvious danger along with Doyouthinkso.