20:15 Dundalk

Friday 17 September 2021

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Off time: 20:16 | Winning time: 2m 18.35s

(16)

Morning Dew^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: A J Slattery| T: A Kinirons| OR: 61

150/1

50/1, twenty first of 24 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good) 21 days ago. Struggled for form in recent weeks and whilst her mark is easing, others make greater appeal.

Form: 089000

(5)

Mokhles^h,t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 60| CD

5/2

4/1, won 14-runner handicap at this C&D 33 days ago by 2½ lengths from Macaban City, readily. Remains with handicapping scope and fancied to give another good account in this groove.

Form: 756231

(12)

Cliara^h,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 59

22/1

Latest win at Naas (10f) in August. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Down Royal (10f, good, 8/1) 14 days ago, unable to land a blow. Remains 4 lb above last winning mark.

Form: 373189

(11)

Firstman^t³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: A J Martin| OR: 57

4/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Ran best race for a while when ninth of 16 in handicap (33/1) at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Booking of Keane catches the eye.

Form: 509009

(9)

Eden Gardens^p1,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 56

14/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. 40/1, fifteenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (10f, good) 13 days ago. Needs to bounce back equipped with first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 7-70600

(13)

El C Wells^h¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 60

25/1

Hooded for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap at Clonmel (9.5f, good, 11/4) 15 days ago. Bounce back not ruled out.

Form: 327648

(10)

Clew Bay^p²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 59

9/2

15/2, good second of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good) 22 days ago, nearest finish. Remains low mileage and yard firmly amongst the winners, so one to consider.

Form: 6-07402

(3)

Khairy¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 53

40/1

Below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Clonmel (9.5f, good, 12/1) 15 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 500068

(2)

Secret Wizard^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Ciara Flynn⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 52| C

50/1

Course winner. Twenty three runs since last win in 2019. 50/1, eighth of 12 in claimer at Sligo (10.2f, good) 44 days ago. Needs to step up to figure.

Form: 580658

(17)

All The Mollies¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 48

28/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Ninth of 12 in claimer at this course (7f, 40/1) 15 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Likely type to bounce back here.

Form: 003309

(1)

Born Leader¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: G M Ryan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 47

100/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Fifth of 7 in maiden (66/1) at Clonmel (9.5f, good) 15 days ago. Return to handicaps a plus at least from reduced mark but form for this yard is hardly solid.

Form: 5-80055

(6)

Smaoineamh Sile^h¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J A Heffernan| T: J C McConnell| OR: 51

8/1

Creditable third of 9 in handicap (11/1) at Clonmel (9.5f, good) 15 days ago, keeping on late. Remains relatively low mileage and each-way possibilities with a repeat.

Form: 0-56003

(8)

Heliaebel¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: M A Enright| T: L Breen| OR: 45

33/1

13/2, eighth of 11 in handicap at Down Royal (12.7f, good) 14 days ago. Is now operating from a basement mark and worth noting if market vibes are positive.

Form: 60-0868

(15)

Dream Wisely¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Oliver| OR: 45

6/1

12/1, bit below form twelfth of 20 in handicap at Navan (10f, good) 13 days ago, merely underlining inconsistency in never being better than midfield. Reserve 2.

Form: 903930

Non-Runners

(4)

Boing¹⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: Paul Traynor J: Sam Ewing

(7)

Wojood²⁰

Weight: 9-13| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 1

(14)

Macaban City¹³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: G Hussey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mokhles (5/2), Firstman (4/1), Clew Bay (9/2), Dream Wisely (6/1), Macaban City (6/1), Smaoineamh Sile (8/1), Boing (12/1), Eden Gardens (14/1), Wojood (14/1), Cliara (22/1), El C Wells (25/1), All The Mollies (28/1), Heliaebel (33/1), Khairy (40/1), Secret Wizard (50/1), Born Leader (100/1), Morning Dew (150/1)

CLEW BAY represents an in-form yard and ran right up to her best when staying on to be nearest at the finish when runner-up at Tipperary (9f) 3 weeks ago and a repeat should see her firmly in the mix again. Mokhles arrives in good form and is feared, ahead of Firstman and Smaoineamh Sile.