17:15 Dundalk

Wednesday 8 December 2021

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DundalkStadium.com Handicap (45-70) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 2m 15.73s

(5)

Harriet's Force⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: K H Clarke| OR: 72| C

9/4

Course winner. One win from 34 Flat runs. 8/1, good second of 14 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago. Booking of McCullagh a plus. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 586942

(11)

Adamaris^b³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: J Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: G O'Leary| OR: 69

17/2

Sixth of 9 in handicap (6/1) at Laytown (7f, good) 37 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Blinkers back on. Not discounted.

Form: 510746

(1)

Trading Point¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68| C

12/1

Course winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2019. Below form eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, 11/1) 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 000308

(2)

Itsalonglongroad^t⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 66| CD

40/1

C&D winner. 9/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Tipperary (17f, good to soft) 66 days ago. Fair on the Flat, bit below form on last Flat run. Something to prove.

Form: 0174-60

(6)

Gudrid¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 67

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fourth of 14 in maiden (9/4) at this course (8f) 12 days ago, finding nothing. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. One to view cautiously.

Form: 7824

(4)

Wild Shot^t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: J A Heffernan| T: J C McConnell| OR: 65| CD

20/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win at Tipperary in June. 25/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 141070

(10)

Shore^b1²⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 64

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 15/2, twentieth of 23 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Blinkers on 1st time. Return to AW should suit.

Form: 5240

(8)

Limit Long^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 62| BF| CD

7/1

Latest win here in November. Tenth of 14 in handicap (10/3) at this course (7f) 19 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Could bounce back if facing less pressure for the lead.

Form: 600110

(13)

Siofra^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 58

7/1

Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap (7/1) at this course (12f) 21 days ago, finding test too much. Merits consideration back down in trip.

Form: 556996

(3)

Massaman¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Halpin| T: J Davison| OR: 56

11/1

11/1 and visored for 1st time, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, left with lot to do. Needs everything to drop right.

Form: 006776

(7)

Dinamine²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: D P Dunne| OR: 53

22/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (20/1) at this course (8f) 26 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 889095

(9)

French Company^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J G Coogan| OR: 48

9/1

Hooded for 1st time, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 14 days ago. Not certain to build on that.

Form: 252003

Non-Runners

(12)

Dark Magic¹⁷⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 7

T: T Cleary J: Rory Cleary

Forecasts

Harriet's Force (9/4), Siofra (7/1), Limit Long (7/1), Adamaris (17/2), Shore (9/1), French Company (9/1), Massaman (11/1), Trading Point (12/1), Gudrid (14/1), Wild Shot (20/1), Dinamine (22/1), Dark Magic (25/1), Itsalonglongroad (40/1)

Though her strike rate is poor, HARRIET'S FORCE is well treated and she shaped well when runner-up over C&D a week ago, so she's fancied to go one better in a race that looks weak on paper. Limit Long, who disappointed in his hat-trick bid last time, could get back on his game quickly, so he's considered the main danger ahead of