16:00 Dundalk

Friday 26 February 2021

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DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 2m 36.89s

(9)

Everyhouronthehour^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Sam Ewing⁽²⁾| T: W Ross| OR: 64| BF| C

7/2

Course winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year. Latest win here in November. 3/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 21 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 0614-32

(5)

Banjo^p³⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-1| J: Annalise Cullen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 63

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Eleventh of 13 in maiden at this C&D (40/1) 37 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 07-0

(2)

Dazzling Darren⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 65| D

33/1

Three wins from 9 runs last year. Has struggled in juvenile hurdles lately but may fare better back on AW Flat.

Form: 122250-

(3)

Strip Light^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁴⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 62

12/1

10/1, good second of 14 in handicap at this C&D 9 days ago, never nearer. Thereabouts again if in similar form.

Form: 69-8682

(17)

Pineapple Express²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 61| BF

3/1

Good second of 14 in C&D handicap 25 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Taken to go one better now.

Form: 3567-22

(11)

Nightly Wailing⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cleary| OR: 58| BF| C

22/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 13 in handicap at this course (16f, 10/3) 46 days ago, nearest finish. Back down in trip.

Form: 00531-3

(12)

Wand¹⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 60

40/1

25/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (11f). Off 149 days. First run for yard after leaving Lucy Wadham. Worth a precautionary market check having joined Gavin Cromwell.

Form: 047409-

(1)

Dande⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Martin Vincent Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 58

20/1

Creditable third of 12 in handicap (7/1) at this course (10.7f) 9 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 430-843

(16)

Fryerns⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58| C

10/1

Course winner in November. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 7/2) 49 days ago. Up slightly in trip. Another who can't be discounted.

Form: 00913-5

(10)

Never Mistabeat^b³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Farragher⁽²⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 57| C

5/1

28/1 and blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 14-runner handicap here (10.7f) 37 days ago, staying on strongly. Raised 12 lb but likely to have a say if the headgear continues to work.

Form: 70/08-81

(14)

Port Lockroy^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 50

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, very good second of 14 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D 9 days ago, clear of rest. Much less exposed than a lot of these.

Form: 0/0-72

(8)

Trump Card^t,v²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 47| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Below form seventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D (18/1) 25 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 0086-87

(6)

Wave Walker²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁴⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 46

11/1

Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap (13/2) at this C&D 25 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal.

Form: 0/800-26

(13)

Baby Bellini^p,t¹⁵⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 8-11| J: D E Sheehy| T: I Madden| OR: 45

125/1

Visored for 1st time, unseated rider in handicap chase (18/1) at Listowel (20f, soft) 154 days ago. Off 154 days. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 26667/8-

Non-Runners

(15)

Tucson²⁵

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: J P Flavin J: Reserve 1

(7)

Kalanoura²⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

(4)

Chaparral Dream²¹

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Pineapple Express (3/1), Everyhouronthehour (7/2), Never Mistabeat (5/1), Port Lockroy (5/1), Fryerns (10/1), Wave Walker (11/1), Strip Light (12/1), Trump Card (16/1), Kalanoura (16/1), Dande (20/1), Nightly Wailing (22/1), Dazzling Darren (33/1), Tucson (33/1), Wand (40/1), Banjo (50/1), Chaparral Dream (66/1), Baby Bellini (125/1)

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS seemed to make her effort a little earlier than ideal when runner-up again here last time and can cement her good start for this yard and go one better now. Port Lockroy made promising handicap debut when second over C&D last week and rates an obvious danger for the Joseph O'Brien team. Everyhouronthehour and Strip Light are also on the shortlist.