16:25 Dundalk

Friday 26 March 2021

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Winter Series Awards Day 18th April Claiming Race

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 1m 26.07s

(5)

Kuwait Direction^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: J McAuley| OR: 73| C

20/1

Fairly useful gelding. Winner here in November. Blinkered for 1st time, below form 4 lengths sixth of 13 to Kendred Soul in claimer (15/2) at this course (6f) 21 days ago.

Form: 1270-06

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(1)

Sunset Nova^v⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 68| CD

3/1

Fair gelding. Latest win here in February. 11/1, respectable fourth of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft) 5 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Expected to give another good account.

Form: 313644

(10)

Atlas^b⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 73| C| D

7/1

Fairly useful gelding. 28/1, bit below form seventh of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft) 5 days ago, making late headway. Return to 7f a plus dropped in grade.

Form: 2406-87

(6)

Haayem^p,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: J McAuley| OR: 65| D

5/1

Fair gelding. 20/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 13 in claimer at this course (10.7f) 7 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 29-8885

(2)

Kendred Soul¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: K J Manning| T: J Feane| OR: 74| C

15/8

Fairly useful filly. Course winner. Latest win here in March. Good second of 14 in handicap at this course (6f, 5/1) 14 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 008-312

(8)

Lilandra^b,t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Colin Keane| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 66

10/1

Fair maiden. Creditable 1¾ lengths third of 13 to Kendred Soul in claimer (6/1) at this course (6f) 21 days ago. Booking of Keane a plus but work to do to reverse placings with aforementioned rival.

Form: 230-353

(13)

Mulzamm^p⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: Shane Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 66| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 13 runs last year. Seventeenth of 20 in handicap (50/1) at the Curragh (8f, soft) 5 days ago. No surprise to see a better showing back on AW.

Form: 940-940

(7)

Perfect Simplicity¹⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Neve Bennett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Craig O'Neill

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1 never a threat when last of 11 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, soft) in October. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 0-

(4)

Robert Guiscard^b²⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: C D Maxwell| T: J McAuley| OR: 70

28/1

Fair gelding. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (12/1) at Yarmouth (8f, soft). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Mark Johnston.

Form: 665214-

(3)

Strategic Fortune^b1¹⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Kennedy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J F O'Shea| OR: 40

250/1

Modest gelding. Thirteenth of 18 in handicap (12/1) at the Curragh (7f, heavy), merely passing beaten rivals. Off 144 days. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 9/06950-

(9)

Zahee^h⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 68

14/1

Unreliable sort. 50/1, below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft) 5 days ago. Needs to step up to feature.

Form: 488-390

Non-Runners

(12)

Big Challenge⁴⁴⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: J McAuley J: Sam Ewing

(11)

Guiding²⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: S Nolan J: Ben Coen

Forecasts

Kendred Soul (15/8), Sunset Nova (3/1), Big Challenge (3/1), Haayem (5/1), Atlas (7/1), Lilandra (10/1), Zahee (14/1), Mulzamm (14/1), Kuwait Direction (20/1), Robert Guiscard (28/1), Guiding (33/1), Strategic Fortune (250/1), Perfect Simplicity (250/1)

KENDRED SOUL has made a sound start for her new yard in recent weeks, winning a 6f claimer here prior to a good second in a handicap over that trip 2 weeks ago. She's worth siding with in this sort of form, with Big Challenge and Sunset Nova heading up the dangers.