15:55 Dundalk

Monday 12 July 2021

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Hollywoodbets Sponsors The Finishing Line Podcast Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 1m 38.8s

(11)

Caesar's Comet^v¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: D King⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 65| C| D

18/1

Course winner. 18/1, improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner claimer at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 10 days ago. More needed back in a handicap.

Form: 764471

(5)

Qaabil^b1³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 65

18/1

22/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft) 33 days ago. 11 lb higher back on the AW and blinkered for 1st time. Others make greater appeal.

Form: 6090-00

(3)

Colonel Slade^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: G Scott| OR: 61| D

5/2

Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.9f, good, 9/1) 11 days ago. 2-5 on artificial surfaces and not taken lightly.

Form: 43/8-554

(9)

Miss Cunning¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jessica O'Gorman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: K Prendergast| OR: 60| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft, 11/2) 13 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 008864

(8)

Mulzamm^p¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 58| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Creditable 2½ lengths fourth of 15 to Caesar's Comet in claimer (11/1) at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 10 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 495054

(12)

Ecliptic Moon²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 57| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 12/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good) 23 days ago. Back down in trip and he needs to bounce back.

Form: 017-589

(13)

Ballykelly Venture²⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: K J Manning| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 52

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f). Off 8 months and down in trip. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 45/688-

(2)

Maccliff¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: G Hussey| OR: 51| CD

9/1

C&D winner in April. Tenth of 13 in handicap at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft, 20/1) 13 days ago. Record stands at 1-20 and she essentially looks vulnerable.

Form: 398100

(4)

Cappella Liath²³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Sean Davis| T: G Keane| OR: 45

100/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, 14/1). Off 7 months and he looks up against it.

Form: 900550-

(1)

Designer Cailin¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: P Martin| OR: 47

11/1

9/1, good second of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.9f, good) 11 days ago. Stable having good spell and she should make her presence felt.

Form: 340842

(7)

Retro Flame^t1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: T Doyle| OR: 47

14/1

Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Bellewstown (7.9f, good) 11 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time and she needs to raise her game.

Form: 780756

Non-Runners

(10)

Eloy D'amerval²

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: A McNamara J: C D Maxwell

(6)

Irish Ambassador²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: S Lynam J: M A Enright

Forecasts

Colonel Slade (5/2), Ecliptic Moon (4/1), Irish Ambassador (6/1), Miss Cunning (15/2), Mulzamm (8/1), Ballykelly Venture (8/1), Maccliff (9/1), Designer Cailin (11/1), Eloy D'amerval (12/1), Retro Flame (14/1), Caesar's Comet (18/1), Qaabil (18/1), Cappella Liath (100/1)

MISS CUNNING and Colonel Slade both boast good strikes rates on polytrack and may be the pair to concentrate on. Preference is for the former, who shaped better than the bare result at Roscommon recently, leaving the impression that the step back up to this trip would be in her favour. Irish Ambassador is third choice now returned to this surface, while Designer Cailin also merits respect.