16:15 Dundalk

Wednesday 8 December 2021

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Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Maiden

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 2m 17.01s

(12)

Brewel Hill^h1²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: P McCreery

33/1

Once-raced gelding on Flat. 50/1, eighth of 14 in maiden at this C&D on debut 26 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 8

(10)

Art Of Persia^h1,t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: D Wall

28/1

5,000 gns foal, €15,000 yearling, Footstepsinthesand gelding. Brother to winner up to 9f Dramatic Sands. Dam 9.5f-1½m winner who stayed 1¾m. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

(6)

Eagle Terrace^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 70

10/3

Fair gelding. Good second of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, 20/1) 7 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Respected.

Form: 24-9062

(14)

Granville Street

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: J J Murphy

25/1

18,000 gns yearling, Raven's Pass gelding. Half-brother to 11.6f-2m winner Cosette and 1¼m-1½m winner Dark Pearl.

Form:

(2)

Indigo Desert⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford

9/2

Once-raced colt. Tenth of 13 in maiden (20/1) at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) on debut 73 days ago. Needs to improve markedly for that initial experience.

Form: 0

(11)

Macadam's Rock⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 66

25/1

Fair gelding. Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Ger Lyons when twelfth of 14 in handicap (66/1) at this course (8f) 42 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 3-20050

(7)

Sunwalk¹¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 76

1/1

Lightly-raced gelding. Bit below form fourth of 14 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft, 5/2). Off 118 days. Significantly up in trip. Sets a high standard.

Form: 4-5274

(3)

Is That So¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: P Martin

200/1

Ninth of 14 in maiden (200/1) at this course (12f) on Flat debut 14 days ago. Likely to struggle once again.

Form: 9

(5)

Kalmira^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: N G McCullagh| T: S Crawley

50/1

Twice-raced mare on Flat. Seventh of 14 in maiden (200/1) at this course (12f) 14 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 07

(9)

Mads Black Eights¹⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Leigh Roche| T: M J Smith

200/1

Lightly-raced mare. 200/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 14 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good). Off 178 days. First run for yard after leaving David Peter Dunne.

Form: 0-000

(15)

Steel Queen¹⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Lee| T: H De Bromhead

14/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Modest form first of two outings in bumpers. Off 107 days prior to this Flat debut.

Form:

(13)

Eco Friendly¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: Thomas Dowling

33/1

Once-raced filly. 10/1, seventh of 14 in maiden at this course (8f) on debut 12 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 7

(4)

Holly Dowland^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell

50/1

€6,500 yearling, Pride of Dubai filly. Half-sister to winner up to 7f Ciaras Cookie. Wears tongue strap. Worth a market check.

Form:

(8)

Stardayz^p1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 67

40/1

Modest filly. Remains a maiden after 9 Flat runs. 66/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (12f) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Set for another struggle.

Form: 770800

Non-Runners

(1)

Acqua Di Gioia⁹²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Sunwalk (1/1), Eagle Terrace (10/3), Indigo Desert (9/2), Acqua Di Gioia (5/1), Steel Queen (14/1), Granville Street (25/1), Macadam's Rock (25/1), Art Of Persia (28/1), Brewel Hill (33/1), Eco Friendly (33/1), Stardayz (40/1), Holly Dowland (50/1), Kalmira (50/1), Mads Black Eights (200/1), Is That So (200/1)

Although a bit disappointing at Leopardstown 118 days ago, the form that SUNWALK was showing earlier in the season is the best on offer here, so he's capable of opening his account if he's on his game. Eagle Terrace is the obvious danger, while newcomer Granville Street makes some appeal on paper.