14:55 Dundalk

Wednesday 17 February 2021

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Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 1m 14.11s

(4)

The Cola Kid^t¹³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: J A Heffernan| T: M J Browne| OR: 65| D

11/2

Winner at Cork in September. Bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap (7/1) at Limerick (7f, heavy). Off 130 days. Contender if primed after break.

Form: 352016-

(11)

Annabelle Rock²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: G M Ryan| T: N Lupini| OR: 63| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Back top form when second of 11 in handicap over C&D (14/1) 28 days ago. Good chance with repeat.

Form: 00/000-2

(16)

No Show^h1¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: W J Lee| T: J J Mangan| OR: 61

33/1

33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f). Off 105 days. Hooded for 1st time. Others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 53/8900-

(13)

Bellick^b⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 60| CD

16/1

Three-time C&D winner. Latest win at Navan in September but has largely struggled since, including well beaten here on last 2 starts.

Form: 167600-

(1)

Pillar^v¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 60| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 25/1, creditable third of 12 in C&D handicap C&D 16 days ago. Ought to be competitive again from a good draw in 1.

Form: 226-293

(9)

Eleuthera^t⁷⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Donagh O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 59| D

18/1

Latest win at the Curragh in August. Below form sixth of 12 in claimer at this course (7f) 77 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 140986-

(8)

Great Midge^p,t1⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: M A Enright| T: M Kelly| OR: 58

28/1

12/1, bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (5f) 63 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Tongue strap on 1st time , cheekpieces back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 754447-

(15)

Ahundrednotout^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse| T: L Breen| OR: 54| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2018. First run since leaving J. J. Feane when seventh of 11 in handicap (22/1) at this C&D 28 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 950/59-7

(7)

Smart Project³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: M Kelly| OR: 52

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Adrian Nicholls when thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (5f, 125/1) 33 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 0996/0

(5)

Tynamite²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: O J Orr| T: D Marnane| OR: 52| CD

9/2

C&D winner in December. 10/3, bit below form fifth of 11 in C&D handicap 28 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 74317-5

(14)

Alice Milligan^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: M M McNiff| OR: 51

13/2

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs but did run well when third of 14 in 7f handicap here 16 days ago. Draw could have been kinder but still respected with Colin Keane doing the steering again.

Form: 7/9420-3

(6)

Ossco^v¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 45

25/1

100/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (1m) 19 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Back down in trip.

Form: 0997-07

(3)

Wishbone^p1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J J Lambe| OR: 45

66/1

Ninth of 11 on C&D handicap debut (80/1) C&D 28 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Plenty of improvement needed.

Form: 9/000-89

(2)

Picpoul^p1⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: K J Leonard| T: M Rice| OR: 50

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 400/1, ninth of 13 in maiden at this course (8f) 68 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0009-

Non-Runners

(17)

Three Sevens¹⁶

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: T J O'Mara J: Reserve 1

(10)

Poet's Pride¹⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 6

T: D Marnane J: Reserve 2

(12)

Caesar's Comet⁵

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: J McAuley J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Annabelle Rock (11/4), Pillar (4/1), Tynamite (9/2), The Cola Kid (11/2), Alice Milligan (13/2), Ahundrednotout (11/1), Poet's Pride (11/1), Caesar's Comet (12/1), Bellick (16/1), Three Sevens (16/1), Eleuthera (18/1), Ossco (25/1), Great Midge (28/1), No Show (33/1), Wishbone (66/1), Picpoul (100/1), Smart Project (200/1)

ANNABELLE ROCK took a big step back in the right direction when second over C&D 4 weeks ago and is taken to go one better now. Pillar, who is handily drawn for one who usually gets on with things, The Cola Kid and Alice Milligan head the dangers.

ANNABELLE ROCK (IRE)
PILLAR
THE COLA KID

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €199.00