13:45 Dundalk

Wednesday 8 December 2021

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Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 2m 37.79s

(2)

Estepona Sun^t⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 77| C

14/1

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. Sixteenth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good, 25/1) 46 days ago.

Form: 62100-0

(1)

Gaius⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: S Foley| T: N C Kelly| OR: 83| D

40/1

Fairly useful gelding. 24/10, last of 7 in claiming hurdle at Compiegne (17.9f, soft) 89 days ago. First run for yard after leaving M. Mescam. Latest effort in this sphere was poor.

Form: 12/9060-

(4)

Kendancer¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Sean Davis| T: C Byrnes| OR: 81| D

10/1

Fairly useful gelding. Fair winner at 18f over hurdles. Third of 12 in novice hurdle (6/4) at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Fairly useful in this sphere and he's one to consider.

Form: 42414/5-

(6)

Storm Steps⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Ben Coen| T: T Doyle| OR: 72| CD

11/2

Fair gelding. 3-time C&D winner. 11/2, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 40 days ago, unable to sustain effort. More needed.

Form: 050406

(9)

Zoom Tiger^p1,t1⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: D King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 78

8/1

Fair colt. Career best when winning 6-runner minor event (13/8) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 51 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Balding. Tongue strap on 1st time, cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 434551

(3)

Nibiru^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: W J Lee| T: A J Martin| OR: 75

5/6

Unreliable sort. Fifteen runs since last win in 2017. Good second of 12 in handicap at this C&D (5/1) 40 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Leading claims. Yard also saddles Djasek.

Form: U-82952

(5)

Djasek^t³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: A J Martin| OR: 63

13/2

Fair gelding. 22/1, below form fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 38 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Each-way chance if on-song.

Form: 01/3070

(8)

House Of Kings⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: L F Roche| T: N C Kelly| OR: 65

22/1

Modest gelding. Bit below form sixth of 11 in claimer at this course (7f, 17/2) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Eoin Christopher McCarthy.

Form: 072036

(7)

It's Possible^p1⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: K J Leonard| T: P Martin

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, twelfth of 14 in maiden at this course (10.7f) 47 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 00

Forecasts

Nibiru (5/6), Storm Steps (11/2), Djasek (13/2), Zoom Tiger (8/1), Kendancer (10/1), Estepona Sun (14/1), House Of Kings (22/1), Gaius (40/1), It's Possible (150/1)

NIBIRU isn't the most solid of propositions, but he posted his best effort for a while when hitting the crossbar in a C&D handicap last time and a reproduction of that effort would give him every chance at this level. Kendancer, a winner of his sole all-weather start in France and successful over hurdles this year, is likely to emerge as the main danger ahead of the selection's stablemate Djasek.