17:00 Dundalk

Friday 19 November 2021

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BetVictor Casino Rated Race

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 24.34s

(8)

Inflection Point⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 89

22/1

Unreliable type. 20/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, soft) 44 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Kieran Patrick Cotter. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 050198

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(17)

Secret Pulse¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: G Keane| OR: 89

66/1

Fairly useful filly. 6½ lengths last of 14 to Friendly in listed race (250/1) at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 2147-00

(12)

Aikido^h1,t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 88| CD

14/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (6f, 20/1) 21 days ago, not running on. Trainer going well. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 100099

(9)

Benavente²⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 88| CD

16/1

Lightly-raced C&D winner. 5½ lengths fifth of 7 to My Generation in listed race at this course (8f, 5/1). Off 8 months. More needed but he is unexposed.

Form: 7-315

(10)

Freescape¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: O J Orr| T: D Marnane| OR: 86| C

9/2

Useful gelding. Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Good second of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, 12/1) 14 days ago, slowly away. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 002702

(7)

Godhead^t¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: E J McNamara| T: J C McConnell| OR: 86| D

28/1

Below form fourth of 11 in claimer (8/1) at Leopardstown (7.1f, good to soft). Off 106 days. First run for yard after leaving Adrian McGuinness.

Form: 647004

(15)

French Rain⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 85

11/1

Useful filly. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Only tenth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) when last seen in August but every chance if back to anywhere near her best after a break.

Form: 40-2370

(6)

Punk Poet^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 85| C| D

7/4

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this course (8f, 4/1) 21 days ago, just holding on. Should be very competitive again.

Form: 807431

(16)

Major Power^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: E Lynam| OR: 84| CD

22/1

Fairly useful gelding. 5-time C&D winner. 28/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good) 27 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Bounce back needed.

Form: 501090

(2)

Nordic Passage^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 83| C| D

14/1

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 40/1, good fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (6f) 7 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 009884

(11)

Fastman¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 81

25/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. 22/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 208308

(3)

Guessthebill⁷⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 78| D

50/1

20/1, last of 15 in handicap at Cork (7f, heavy). Off over 2 years. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 004600/

(1)

Sister Lola^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J McAuley| OR: 78| CD

4/1

Fairly useful filly. 3-time C&D winner. 4 wins from 20 runs this year. 7/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this course (6f) 7 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 332253

(14)

Big Dream^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gavin Ryan| T: A McCann| OR: 73| C

15/2

Twice-raced winner. First run since leaving Roger Charlton when tongue strap on for 1st time, won 14-runner maiden at this course (8f, 16/1) 21 days ago, always holding on. Should progress.

Form: 61

Non-Runners

(13)

Apollinaire²⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: J A Stack J: Reserve 1

(5)

Avagardner²⁷

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: S Lavery J: Robbie Colgan

(4)

Bonnyrigg¹⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: R O'Brien J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Punk Poet (7/4), Sister Lola (4/1), Freescape (9/2), Big Dream (15/2), French Rain (11/1), Aikido (14/1), Nordic Passage (14/1), Benavente (16/1), Apollinaire (16/1), Bonnyrigg (16/1), Avagardner (20/1), Major Power (22/1), Inflection Point (22/1), Fastman (25/1), Godhead (28/1), Guessthebill (50/1), Secret Pulse (66/1)

BIG DREAM should have more to come on the back of the back of his 1m course maiden success for his new yard 3 weeks ago, the manner in which he went through that contest suggesting that this drop back to 7f won't faze him. Fellow last-time-out course scorer Punk Poet heads the many possible dangers along with French Rain and Freescape.