20:15 Dundalk

Friday 8 October 2021

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Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap

Off time: 20:16 | Winning time: 2m 31.15s

(1)

Pin Your Hopes^v¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Oliver| OR: 79| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (13/2) at Fairyhouse (13.5f, good) 18 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 574274

(5)

Sea Trout Reach^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Kelly| T: W Durkan| OR: 79

5/1

14/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 5-08206

(12)

Snag It^b1,t1⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: M J Smith| OR: 77

40/1

33/1, first run since leaving Andreas Wohler when last of 16 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, good to firm) on IRE debut 69 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time, tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 1214-10

(10)

Jake Peter¹⁰⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 74| C| D

16/1

Course winner. 20/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (16f, good). Off 104 days. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Patrick J. Flynn.

Form: 87-2560

(4)

Only Sky^p⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 79

11/1

Lightly-raced winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner handicap (9/2) at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good) 81 days ago, always holding on. Makes AW debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 74541

(13)

Ratib^b³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79| C

11/1

Course winner. 9/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 8 in handicap at Clonmel (9.5f, good) 36 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1-72958

(3)

Magnetic North^v¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Adam Caffrey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 72| D

22/1

Latest win at Roscommon in August. 20/1, bit below form sixth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 003816

(9)

Swift Verdict^b,t⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: W P Mullins| OR: 72| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Killarney (14.2f, good, 25/1) 50 days ago.

Form: 835506

(14)

Time And Money^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: A Oliver| OR: 72| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Fairyhouse (13.5f, good, 16/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 015006

(11)

Tudor City^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: W J Lee| T: A J Martin| OR: 71

25/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2017. Sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Listowel (16f, good) 14 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, respectable on last Flat outing.

Form: 03-0034

(16)

Shahaada²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 76| BF

7/1

Winner at Clonmel in September. Creditable third of 14 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, good, 10/3) 24 days ago, running on. Significantly up in trip. One to take seriously.

Form: 434213

(15)

Rock Chant^t⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 74

5/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 10/11, won 10-runner maiden at Cork (10f, good to firm) 77 days ago, always holding on. Makes handicap debut. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 641

(8)

Delta Romeo³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J A Heffernan| T: G O'Leary| OR: 72

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 6/1, tenth of 13 in maiden at Gowran (9.5f, good) 37 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Must improve.

Form: 740

(2)

Gamigin^p,t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: J McAuley| OR: 66

33/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, respectable fourth of 11 in juvenile hurdle at Ballinrobe (18f, good to soft, 11/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 547001

Non-Runners

(6)

Female Approach¹⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: N Meade J: Reserve 1

(17)

Belgoprince¹

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 2

(7)

Sam Missile⁶⁴

Weight: 8-7| Age: 8

T: P J McKenna J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Pin Your Hopes (5/1), Sea Trout Reach (5/1), Rock Chant (5/1), Shahaada (7/1), Swift Verdict (9/1), Time And Money (10/1), Ratib (11/1), Only Sky (11/1), Jake Peter (16/1), Belgoprince (20/1), Female Approach (20/1), Magnetic North (22/1), Tudor City (25/1), Sam Missile (25/1), Delta Romeo (28/1), Gamigin (33/1), Snag It (40/1)

ROCK CHANT landed the odds in a Cork maiden last time and looks the type to win handicaps. Only Sky responded well to this headgear when off the mark at Ballinrobe and is next best ahead of the similarly unexposed Shahaada.