16:55 Dundalk

Friday 12 March 2021

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Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 1m 0.31s

(4)

Arcanears¹³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 91| CD

8/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (9/2) at this course (6f). Off 133 days. Clearly goes well around here.

Form: 950621-

(9)

Big Gossey²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 90| CD

7/2

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this course (6f, 10/1) 21 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 767-041

(1)

Alfredo Arcano^h,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: O J Orr| T: D Marnane| OR: 89| CD

7/1

3-time C&D winner. Respectable 3¼ lengths fifth of 9 to Big Gossey in handicap at this course (6f, 11/2) 21 days ago. Hood back on, tongue strap back on. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 003-335

(2)

Pulse Of Shanghai⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 88| BF| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win here in November. 2/1, last of 10 in handicap at this course (8f). Off 98 days. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 651110-

(7)

Mrs Bouquet¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: J Davison| OR: 86| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (6f, 6/1). Off 105 days.

Form: 404814-

(6)

Ecclesiastical³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: T G McCourt| OR: 84| CD

2/1

9/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D 35 days ago, always holding on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0109-21

(3)

Maggie Thunder^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: P J F Hassett| OR: 67| CD

9/1

7/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D 21 days ago, all out. Should remain competitive.

Form: 75-4041

(5)

Indian Raj^t²⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: Rory Cleary| T: A McCann| OR: 65| D

66/1

10/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Sandown (5f, good). Off 6 months. Makes polytrack debut. First run for yard after leaving Stuart Williams.

Form: 9/52596-

(8)

Red Cymbal^b,t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 62| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. 5¼ lengths eighth of 9 to Ecclesiastical in handicap (16/1) at this C&D 35 days ago, not clear run. Must improve.

Form: 20-5368

Forecasts

Ecclesiastical (2/1), Big Gossey (7/2), Mrs Bouquet (13/2), Alfredo Arcano (7/1), Pulse Of Shanghai (8/1), Arcanears (8/1), Maggie Thunder (9/1), Red Cymbal (25/1), Indian Raj (66/1)

ALFREDO ARCANO has been shaping as if worth another try at 5f so could be the answer off a tempting mark. This does look competitive with 4 last-time-out winners in opposition, headed by Ecclesiastical and Arcanears.