16:00 Dundalk

Friday 19 February 2021

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 59.93s

(8)

Stanhope⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 70| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Only ninth of 13 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D 77 days ago though so needs to bounce back after his break.

Form: 874509-

(5)

Nigg Bay^t⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Donagh O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 68| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Off 10 months before twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (6f) 70 days ago. Has work to do now.

Form: 6/38420-

(1)

Maggie Thunder^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: P J F Hassett| OR: 61| CD

7/2

C&D winner who posted creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (11/1) at this course (6f) 18 days ago. Can make presence felt again.

Form: 275-404

(3)

Danz Gift^t³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 60| CD

11/2

7-time C&D winner who built on reappearance when strong-travelling fourth of 14 in handicap back here 35 days ago. Dropped 1 lb so interesting contender now.

Form: 69510-4

(9)

Pillar^v²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 60| CD

4/1

C&D winner who arrives in good nick, third of 14 in handicap at this course (6f, 4/1) only 2 days ago. Needs considering again.

Form: 26-2933

(2)

Ahyoka^b1³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: K P Cotter| OR: 59| BF| CD

5/1

C&D winner in September and not disgraced after 4 months off when fading seventh of 14 here 35 days ago. Blinkers on now and not taken lightly.

Form: 58061-7

(4)

Poet's Pride^b1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: D Marnane| OR: 57| BF| C| D

11/2

Course winner who recorded respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, 16/5) 18 days ago. Down in trip with blinkers fitted and bit to find.

Form: 8007-78

(6)

Misterio¹⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Wesley Joyce⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 51

18/1

Still a maiden, and below-form sixth of 11 in handicap at Cork (6f). Off 143 days with bit more needed.

Form: 002246-

(7)

Tassel Flower⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 62

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 13 in maiden (25/1) at this C&D 7 days ago. Possibilities back in handicap company.

Form: 08-302

Forecasts

Maggie Thunder (7/2), Pillar (4/1), Ahyoka (5/1), Poet's Pride (11/2), Danz Gift (11/2), Nigg Bay (9/1), Stanhope (10/1), Misterio (18/1), Tassel Flower (22/1)

DANZ GIFT is a multiple C&D winner and looks primed for another bold showing after his recent fourth here when going well for a long way. In-form duo Maggie Thunder and Pillar can also boast C&D victories so rate the chief threats and can chase home Sheila Lavery's veteran in that order.