17:00 Dundalk

Saturday 10 April 2021

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DundalkStadium.com Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 1m 27.52s

(6)

Silent Star^t1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J J Hanlon

250/1

25/1, last of 9 in bumper at Punchestown (17.7f, heavy) on NH debut 26 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time for this Flat debut.

Form:

(14)

Allure Of Light³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Leigh Roche| T: P J F Murphy

250/1

Twice-raced mare on Flat. Tenth of 14 in maiden at this course (8f, 40/1) 36 days ago.

Form: 70

(15)

Bears Hug¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 76

6/1

Thrice-raced gelding. Fifth of 13 in maiden (16/5) at this course (8f). Off 169 days. Booking of Hayes a plus. Merits serious consideration on pick of form.

Form: 335-

(13)

Dandyville²³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: N Lupini

80/1

Twice-raced gelding. Nineteenth of 20 in minor event at Naas (6f, soft, 66/1). Off 7 months.

Form: 50-

(12)

Dunum¹⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Patrick Turley

300/1

Twice-raced gelding. Twelfth of 16 in maiden at Naas (6f, heavy, 150/1). Off 174 days.

Form: 00-

(11)

Jeroboam¹⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 86

5/6

Thrice-raced colt. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 14 in maiden at this course (8f, 15/8). Off 155 days. Sets a high standard.

Form: 624-

(17)

Li Mu Bai²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell

100/1

Twice-raced colt. Fifth of 10 in claimer at this C&D (14/1) 29 days ago.

Form: 65

(8)

Local Bay^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

22/1

17,000 gns yearling, Cable Bay colt. Brother to 5f-7f winner Yes By Force and closely related to 5f winner Honey Gg. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner who stayed 7f. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

(2)

Nakao¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons

22/1

Twice-raced gelding. 18/1, fifth of 23 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 13 days ago. Trainer going well.

Form: 45

(16)

Ozymandis^t¹⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

9/4

Promising sort. 12/1 and tongue strap on, fourth of 14 in maiden at this course (6f) on debut, best work finish. Off 152 days. Stable in good form. Likely to be on the premises on pick of form.

Form: 4-

(10)

Persian Wolf

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Enright| T: E Lynam

40/1

Slade Power gelding. Brother to 7f winner Sister Lola and half-brother to 6f winner Milo's Lass.

Form:

(1)

California Poppy

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C P Hoban| T: E Lynam

40/1

70,000 gns yearling, Starspangledbanner filly. Dam, maiden (stayed 9f), half-sister to smart winner up to 1m Alanza out of smart winner up to 1m (2-y-o 7f winner) (stayed 1¼m) Alasha.

Form:

(5)

Lady Liza²³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: E Lynam

22/1

Twice-raced filly. 28/1, last of 20 in minor event at Naas (6f, soft). Off 7 months.

Form: 50-

(4)

Spanish Class^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

18/1

€35,000 foal, £50,000 yearling, 60,000 gns 2-y-o, Lope De Vega filly. Dam, 5f winner, half-sister to useful 1m winner (probably stayed 10.5f) Noor Sahara (by Lope de Vega). Wears hood.

Form:

Non-Runners

(7)

Sanctuary Place⁷¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: P O'Rourke J: Reserve 1

(9)

Nusra²²

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: E J O'Grady J: Reserve 2

(3)

Rustler³⁶

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: L Comer J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Jeroboam (5/6), Ozymandis (9/4), Bears Hug (6/1), Spanish Class (18/1), Lady Liza (22/1), Local Bay (22/1), Nakao (22/1), Rustler (33/1), California Poppy (40/1), Persian Wolf (40/1), Sanctuary Place (66/1), Nusra (66/1), Dandyville (80/1), Li Mu Bai (100/1), Silent Star (250/1), Allure Of Light (250/1), Dunum (300/1)

This represents a good opportunity for JEROBOAM, who found just one too good over this C&D in October and his stamina was seemingly stretched when fourth upped to a mile back here the following month. Ozymandis shaped well in 6f maiden here on his sole 2-y-o start and, with improvement on the cards, he is feared most. Bears Hug is also accorded respect, along with newcomer Spanish Class.