17:00 Dundalk

Sunday 15 August 2021

All13:0013:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 2m 15.7s

(14)

Ragtime Red^t⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: W J Lee| T: A McCann| OR: 56| CD

9/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in April. 12/1, ran creditably back on turf when fourth of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good to firm) 65 days ago, no extra late on.

Form: 401834

(12)

El C Wells²³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 63| BF

5/1

Probably remained in form when sixth of 16 in handicap (11/4) at Cork (10f, good to firm) 23 days ago, not knocked about. Not dismissed under talented 3-lb claimer.

Form: 003276

(1)

Herodotus^b,t⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 55

14/1

Unreliable individual. Eleventh of 15 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good to soft, 25/1) 42 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 398630

(11)

Mokhles^h,t⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 53

4/1

Respectable third of 15 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good, 5/1) 4 days ago, keeping on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0-75623

(7)

Dawn Tapper¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 60

8/1

22/1, career best when winning 17-runner handicap at Leopardstown (9f, soft) 10 days ago, staying on well. Makes polytrack debut. Should stay at least this far so he's respected.

Form: 0-70801

(3)

Angel In The Sky^p,t1³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: G M Ryan| T: L Comer| OR: 50| BF

12/1

7/2, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 35 days ago, no extra final 1f. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 400-334

(16)

Voler Mon Coeur⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: A Kinirons| OR: 57

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, eighth of 10 on handicap debut (20/1) at Down Royal (6.8f, good) 57 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Significantly up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 08-98

(9)

Dream Wisely²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Oliver| OR: 47

9/1

12/1, followed a good run with a below-par one when ninth of 14 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good) 27 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 809039

(6)

Macaban City^v²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: G Hussey| OR: 47| C

5/1

Course winner. One win from 23 Flat runs. Visored for 1st time, ran one of this season's lesser races when last of 14 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good, 14/1) 27 days ago.

Form: 686950

(4)

Rita Levi²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

14/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 8/1, fifth of 10 in handicap at Down Royal (12.7f, good) 23 days ago, never nearer. Expected to be bang there down in the weights.

Form: 070645

(8)

Military Star^p,t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jack Cleary⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 45

66/1

Again ran poorly when eighth of 10 in claimer at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good, 33/1) 27 days ago, left behind from home turn.

Form: 670/048

(15)

Snowdryft²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 50

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 15 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good, 300/1) 22 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Makes handicap debut. Limited appeal.

Form: 0800

(2)

Lady Barrington^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 46

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Again showed little when fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Cork (10f, good to firm, 20/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 00980

(5)

Our Secret Pearl^t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 45

18/1

Took a step back in the right direction when third of 14 in handicap at Sligo (10.2f, good, 33/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 0-57503

Non-Runners

(13)

Sharjah¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 11

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 1

(17)

Sam Missile¹⁰

Weight: 10-6| Age: 8

T: P J McKenna J: Reserve 2

(10)

Heliaebel²²

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: L Breen J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mokhles (4/1), Macaban City (5/1), El C Wells (5/1), Sam Missile (15/2), Dawn Tapper (8/1), Dream Wisely (9/1), Ragtime Red (9/1), Angel In The Sky (12/1), Rita Levi (14/1), Herodotus (14/1), Our Secret Pearl (18/1), Voler Mon Coeur (20/1), Sharjah (20/1), Lady Barrington (33/1), Heliaebel (33/1), Military Star (66/1), Snowdryft (100/1)

Cases can be made for several in this ultra-competitive finale but preference is for RITA LEVI. John McConnell's charge is yet to really fire this year but she's taken to notch a second career victory from this basement mark. Mokhles is proving consistent so he gets the vote to chase the selection home, ahead of Dawn Tapper and Dream Wisely.