18:30 Dundalk

Wednesday 17 November 2021

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DundalkStadium.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 2m 33.67s

(15)

Cliara^h,t⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Moore| T: A McCann| OR: 58| D

80/1

Latest win at Naas in August. 22/1, last of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 61 days ago. Needs to bounce back to feature here.

Form: 731890

(7)

Light Fury^t,v⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Colin Keane| T: J Davison| OR: 62

9/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 14 in handicap (12/1) at this course (10.7f) 7 days ago. Best effort to date came in this headgear/under today's pilot so bounce back not ruled out.

Form: 677300

(12)

Siofra^p³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Billy Lee| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 60

7/1

12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form ninth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 055699

(1)

Eden Gardens^p,t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 54

16/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. 15/2, 6 lengths ninth of 14 to Picpoul in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago, making no impression. Others appeal more for win purposes.

Form: 600729

(5)

Wee Jim^t1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 54

17/2

14/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (1m) 19 days ago, faring best of those held up. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 800654

(3)

Clan Jock^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: Andrew Hughes| OR: 53

12/1

25/1, below form tenth of 22 in handicap at Navan (14f, soft) 28 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 300260

(11)

Batalha⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: James Ryan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 52

125/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Bellewstown (17f, good) 84 days ago. Poor on last Flat run.

Form: 773-000

(10)

Quiet Desire^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: P Martin| OR: 51| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D 7 days ago, plugging on having not been ideally placed. Not dismissed out of hand from sliding mark.

Form: 824089

(6)

Picpoul⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: M Rice| OR: 53| CD

11/4

50/1,showed much-improved form when winning 14-runner C&D handicap 7 days ago, leading under pressure over 1f out. Unexposed at this sort of trip but not an obvious type to follow up.

Form: 09-0071

(9)

Artistic Work¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 51

50/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 20/1) 19 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 670880

(13)

Camogue Wood¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 45

28/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Something to find on form.

Form: 40-9049

(4)

Forge Road⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: N G McCullagh| T: R O'Brien| OR: 45

7/2

Low-mileage 3-y-o who ran best race to date from basement mark when third of 14 in a C&D handicap 7 days ago. One to consider at this level.

Form: 90-6043

(8)

Spirituoso^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 45

8/1

40/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 7 days ago, taking second final strides. Worth a crack at this longer trip on that evidence.

Form: 060772

(2)

Born Leader^p1⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Gavin Ryan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 45

18/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at this course (10.7f) 5 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Must improve. Reserve.

Form: 556458

Non-Runners

(14)

Kartayaz⁵

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Kyanna Van Buuren

Forecasts

Picpoul (11/4), Forge Road (7/2), Kartayaz (7/2), Siofra (7/1), Spirituoso (8/1), Wee Jim (17/2), Light Fury (9/1), Clan Jock (12/1), Eden Gardens (16/1), Born Leader (18/1), Quiet Desire (22/1), Camogue Wood (28/1), Artistic Work (50/1), Cliara (80/1), Batalha (125/1)

FORGE ROAD remains relatively low-mileage and ran her best race to date when finishing a close-up third in a C&D handicap 7 days ago and could well be worth chancing to get off the mark from her basement mark now. Last-time-out winner Kartayaz and Spirituoso are others to consider. Picpoul and Siofra complete the shortlist.