18:50 Dundalk

Wednesday 21 April 2021

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 18:51 | Winning time: 1m 25.08s

(4)

Sunset Nova^v³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 69| CD

11/4

C&D winner. 11/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at this C&D 3 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 364423

(9)

Monzoon⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: M A Gallagher| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 68| C

10/1

Course winner. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap (12/1) at this course (6f) 40 days ago. Fairly treated and should strip fitter for his return.

Form: 08129-7

(1)

Caesar's Comet^v¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 66| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Below form seventh of 15 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft, 33/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 586207

(6)

Masalai^p⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 65| BF| CD

9/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 9/4, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 61 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 8-24116

(7)

St George's Head^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 65| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 15/2, tenth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Can't be completely ruled out.

Form: 420640

(5)

Sondheim^p1¹⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: W T Farrell| OR: 63

12/1

Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap (28/1) at this C&D. Off 152 days. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not totally discounted.

Form: 8/30906-

(3)

Drish Hero^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen| T: D Commins| OR: 62

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in maiden (125/1) at this course (8f) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs to find plenty of improvement.

Form: 859

(8)

Beleaguerment^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J C McConnell| OR: 60| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 41 Flat runs. Creditable 3 lengths fourth of 13 to Tipperary Moon in handicap (9/2) at this C&D 21 days ago, not ideally placed. Warrants consideration.

Form: 030-024

(11)

Royal Hideaway^t⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Donagh O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 57

50/1

Nineteenth of 22 in handicap (33/1) at the Curragh (6f, good to firm) 4 days ago, slowly away. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 78597-0

(10)

Tipperary Moon^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: D Donovan| OR: 57| CD

10/3

13/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at this C&D 21 days ago, well positioned. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0324-01

(12)

Porter Rockwell^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 55

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Others preferred.

Form: 0/960-0

(2)

Jm Barrie^h,t1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: D Marnane| OR: 46

12/1

Below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft, 14/1) 18 days ago, best of those that raced stand side. Hood back on, tongue strap on 1st time. Not discounted.

Form: 90-9568

Forecasts

Sunset Nova (11/4), Tipperary Moon (10/3), Beleaguerment (5/1), St George's Head (15/2), Masalai (9/1), Monzoon (10/1), Jm Barrie (12/1), Sondheim (12/1), Caesar's Comet (28/1), Porter Rockwell (40/1), Royal Hideaway (50/1), Drish Hero (80/1)

SUNSET NOVA was beaten only narrowly into third over C&D 3 days ago and, if the race doesn't come too soon, he might be able to gain some reward for his consistency from a handy draw. Beleaguerment and Tipperary Moon also make appeal.