15:30 Dundalk

Wednesday 17 November 2021

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Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 1m 38.51s

(4)

Rocky Dreams⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: S D Bowen⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 80| C

4/1

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. Latest win here in November. 5/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (6f) 5 days ago, never nearer. Significantly back up in trip. Solid claims.

Form: 572516

(11)

Spanish Tenor²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 89| D

16/5

Useful gelding. 25/1, twelfth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown 25 days ago. Has been running in much more competitive events than this, so he's well fancied to capitalise on the drop in grade.

Form: 300350

(2)

Timourid^b,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 75| BF| CD

3/1

Fairly useful gelding. C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 9/4, first run since leaving Denis Hogan when respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f) 14 days ago.

Form: 108014

(5)

Swiss Army Officer^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 70| D

10/3

Fair gelding. Creditable third of 13 in handicap (11/2) at this course (7f) 14 days ago. Blinkers back on. Place claims.

Form: 432253

(8)

Capla Knight^v1⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: J Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 64

22/1

Fair gelding. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (13/2) 5 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Others preferred.

Form: 636020

(3)

Koybig^t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Marnane| OR: 60| CD

22/1

Fair gelding. 4-time C&D winner. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2019. Creditable 5¾ lengths third of 12 to Timourid in minor event at this C&D (25/1) 21 days ago. Stiff task at the weights.

Form: 930503

(12)

Camino Mission^p1³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: S Fahey| OR: 56

50/1

Modest gelding. First run since leaving W. McCreery when last of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good to soft, 100/1) 34 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 980590

(7)

Dark Design^t⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: O J Orr| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 53| D

12/1

Modest gelding. Latest win at Killarney in August. 14/1, bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 60 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Joseph G. Murphy.

Form: 741310

(9)

Munfallet⁴⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: Ross Coakley| T: D P Coakley| OR: 54| CD

40/1

Modest gelding. C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 47 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 304909

(6)

Bobs Authority²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 28

300/1

250/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 21 days ago. Hard to make any sort of case for.

Form: 090/090

(10)

House Of Kings²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Gavin Ryan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 75

10/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 12/1, first run since leaving Michael Appleby when 11 lengths last of 12 to Timourid in minor event at this C&D 21 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 480720

(1)

Lunar Gold^t1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 49

250/1

Modest filly. 125/1, last of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 7 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Up against it.

Form: 866800

Non-Runners

(13)

Fox Leicester⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: Izzy Clifton

Forecasts

Timourid (3/1), Spanish Tenor (16/5), Swiss Army Officer (10/3), Rocky Dreams (4/1), House Of Kings (10/1), Fox Leicester (10/1), Dark Design (12/1), Koybig (22/1), Capla Knight (22/1), Munfallet (40/1), Camino Mission (50/1), Lunar Gold (250/1), Bobs Authority (300/1)

SPANISH TENOR is a cut above the others on his day and, despite a lesser effort in a competitive handicap at Leopardstown 25 days ago, he's worth a chance to get his head in front faced with this much simpler task. Rocky Dreams is the likeliest to capitalise if the selection fluffs his lines, and Timourid is worth considering on the back of a respectable effort.