19:15 Dundalk

Friday 1 October 2021

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Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 1m 37.09s

(1)

Capla Knight^h1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 65

40/1

Last of 3 in seller at Goodwood (11.2f, good to firm, 4/1) 33 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Gay Kelleway. Hood on 1st time. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 350563

(11)

Silverkode^p,t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 61

14/1

Twenty six runs since last win in 2017. 17/2, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 30 days ago, nearest finish. Others still more persuasive.

Form: 867974

(13)

Derugoda⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 58

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, last of 13 in handicap at Cork (6f, good to firm) 70 days ago. Significantly up in trip for polytrack debut. Must improve.

Form: 9060

(2)

Burning Lake¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 57| CD

7/2

C&D winner in April who has continued in good nick, third of 14 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 137633

(3)

Boasty^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: G M Ryan| T: F Birrane| OR: 54| D

5/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 12/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction, so he needs considering.

Form: 678044

(17)

Jack Berry House^p,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: J C McConnell| OR: 54| BF| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 3/1, creditable third of 17 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and in the mix again.

Form: 000883

(7)

Khairy^b1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 52

40/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and more is needed now.

Form: 000680

(8)

Royal Scholar²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Crosse| T: S Lynam| OR: 52

10/3

9/1, below form seventh of 15 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft) 23 days ago, never nearer. Has good chance on pick of form but needs to shrug off latest effort.

Form: 0728-57

(4)

Tynamite³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Marnane| OR: 49| CD

11/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in August. 7/1, below form sixth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 30 days ago. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 970516

(9)

Flexible Approach^t1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 51

33/1

20/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 30 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Tongue strap on 1st time with work to do.

Form: 080-000

(12)

Macaban City^v²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Izzy Clifton⁽⁷⁾| T: G Hussey| OR: 47| C

9/1

Course winner but it's now twelve runs since last win in 2020. Respectable ninth of 20 in handicap (20/1) at Navan (10f, good) 27 days ago, so he's not taken lightly.

Form: 695029

(10)

Guiding^p⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 45| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 12/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 51 days ago. Unreliable type.

Form: 008030

(6)

Retro Flame⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: T Doyle| OR: 45

66/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 11 in handicap at this C&D (14/1) 81 days ago. Others are preferred.

Form: 807560

(16)

Duquesa Beach²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: L Smyth| OR: 55| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Gowran in June. Creditable sixth of 20 in handicap (8/1) at Navan (10f, good) 27 days ago. In the picture. RESERVE

Form: 142436

Non-Runners

(5)

Acari¹⁵⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: G B Caldwell J: Colin Keane

(14)

Secret Wizard¹⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 8

T: P W Flynn J: Reserve 2

(15)

Dazzling Spirit²⁹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Royal Scholar (10/3), Burning Lake (7/2), Boasty (5/1), Duquesa Beach (11/2), Macaban City (9/1), Jack Berry House (10/1), Tynamite (11/1), Silverkode (14/1), Acari (14/1), Guiding (20/1), Secret Wizard (20/1), Flexible Approach (33/1), Capla Knight (40/1), Khairy (40/1), Dazzling Spirit (50/1), Retro Flame (66/1), Derugoda (66/1)

BURNING LAKE arrives in good nick and can boast a C&D victory so gets the nod in a very open handicap. Boasty is on a lengthy losing run but not taken lightly after some encouraging recent efforts, while C&D scorer Jack Berry House and handily-weighted Royal Scholar are two others high on the shortlist.