17:00 Dundalk

Friday 26 February 2021

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Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 38.67s

(10)

Settle For Bay¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: O J Orr| T: D Marnane| OR: 86| CD

7/2

5-time C&D winner. Seven wins from 25 Flat runs. Latest win here in December. Creditable length fourth of 13 to Well Suited in handicap at this C&D (14/1) 14 days ago, faring best of those held up.

Form: 0417-04

(7)

Tyrconnell^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: S M Crosse| T: S Lynam| OR: 80| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 5/1, creditable 1½ lengths fifth of 13 to Well Suited in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Blinkers back on. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 223-515

(4)

Bobby K¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: W J Lee| T: Michael W O'Meara| OR: 79| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 6 lengths tenth of 13 to Well Suited in handicap (3/1) at this C&D 14 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 5433-10

(11)

Dragon Of Malta^b¹¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 79| D

50/1

Latest win at Limerick in September. Bit below form third of 18 in handicap (11/1) at the Curragh (7f, heavy). Off 116 days. Something to find on form.

Form: 513363-

(13)

Well Suited^h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: T P Madden| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 78| CD

11/2

22/1, won 13-runner handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, always holding on. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 204-311

(8)

Dark Magic^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 73| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Good 2¼ lengths second of 10 to Tyrconnell in handicap (6/1) at this C&D 28 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 272-212

(5)

Red Striker³⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 73

66/1

Eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Thurles (15.4f, soft). Off 11 months. Fairly useful on the Flat, below form on last Flat run.

Form: 033620/

(9)

Tony The Gent^b⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 73| C| D

22/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, bit below form fifth of 13 in claimer at this course (7f) 9 days ago.

Form: 02-9245

(1)

Kosman¹²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Wesley Joyce⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 72

25/1

16/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, soft). Off 125 days. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 267020-

(3)

Mulzamm^p¹⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: C D Maxwell| T: J McAuley| OR: 71| CD

150/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 13 runs last year. 10/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f). Off 140 days. Rejoined yard after leaving DenisHogan. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 421940-

(12)

Koybig²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: R Coakley| T: D Marnane| OR: 70| CD

16/1

4-time C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. 14/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 927-042

(2)

St George's Head^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁷⁾| T: K P Cotter| OR: 68| C

10/1

Course winner. Latest win here in January. Creditable second of 10 in handicap (6/1) at this course (7f) 7 days ago.

Form: 20-1642

(6)

King Lenox^p1⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: W Ross| OR: 60| BF

16/1

9/2, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (12f). Off 91 days. Significantly back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 668237-

Forecasts

Bobby K (7/2), Settle For Bay (7/2), Tyrconnell (9/2), Well Suited (11/2), St George's Head (10/1), Dark Magic (11/1), Koybig (16/1), King Lenox (16/1), Tony The Gent (22/1), Kosman (25/1), Dragon Of Malta (50/1), Red Striker (66/1), Mulzamm (150/1)

TYRCONNELL shaped as if still in good form over C&D 2 weeks ago, caught a bit too far back and away from the main action, and is worth another chance. Dark Magic and Koybig head the dangers.