17:00 Dundalk

Wednesday 15 December 2021

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Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 2m 36.14s

(16)

Newgirlintown^p²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G O'Leary| OR: 75| CD

7/2

11/4, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D 26 days ago by 1¾ lengths from No Trouble, driven clear. No reason why she won't go well again.

Form: 640621

(15)

Drakensberg^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Billy Lee| T: A J Martin| OR: 74| CD

16/1

Form: 311700

(13)

Dare To Flare¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: J Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 72| C

12/1

Unreliable type. Latest win at Naas in August. 14/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 156005

(1)

Storm Steps⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen| T: T Doyle| OR: 72| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. 11/2, creditable third of 9 in claimer at this C&D 7 days ago, running on. No forlorn hope back in handicap company.

Form: 504063

(11)

Summit Star^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Gary Carroll| T: S Lavery| OR: 73| C

11/2

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this course (10.7f, 7/1) 21 days ago, staying on well. 8 lb higher mark to defy now.

Form: 443081

(3)

No Trouble^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Bellewstown in September. Creditable second of 13 in handicap (5/1) at this course (10.7f) 7 days ago. No surprise to see him go well again.

Form: 112222

(5)

Conor Hogan²⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: N Meade| OR: 64| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 5/1, respectable fifth of 13 in a C&D handicap in April, no extra inside final 1f. Market should guide on return from 8 months off.

Form: 37-3035

(7)

Blackstone Cliff¹⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: O J Orr| T: T Gibney| OR: 62| C

14/1

Course winner. 9/1, seventh of 10 in claimer at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good). Off 149 days. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving John McConnell. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 299007

(9)

Acqua Di Gioia⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 65

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 6/1, below form eighth of 14 in maiden at Galway (12.2f, good) in September. Didn't go without promise previously and not dismissed lightly back in handicap company.

Form: 84878

(10)

Maricruz^h,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58| D

40/1

Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 16/1) 12 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 574958

(6)

Super Proud⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J C McConnell| OR: 62

25/1

20/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (16f) 65 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving William Haggas and the market may prove the best guide.

Form: 551555

(2)

North Street²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Coogan| OR: 52

33/1

Creditable eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 33/1) 26 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 8080-P8

(14)

Bell Manannan⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 45

40/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 40/1) 42 days ago, never better than midfield. Needs to step up on this year's exploits to figure.

Form: 8082-00

(12)

Pulsating²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: Andrew Slattery| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 45| C

50/1

Course winner. Creditable seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, 14/1) 28 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 008407

Non-Runners

(8)

Mythical Times²¹⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

(4)

Artistic Work²⁶

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: T Cleary J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

No Trouble (3/1), Newgirlintown (7/2), Summit Star (11/2), Conor Hogan (15/2), Storm Steps (8/1), Dare To Flare (12/1), Blackstone Cliff (14/1), Drakensberg (16/1), Artistic Work (16/1), Acqua Di Gioia (20/1), Super Proud (25/1), North Street (33/1), Mythical Times (33/1), Maricruz (40/1), Bell Manannan (40/1), Pulsating (50/1)

NEWGIRLINTOWN confirmed herself back at the top of her game when scoring over C&D 26 days ago and she's fancied to be firmly in the mix again partnered by Colin Keane. No Trouble, who finished runner-up to the selection, is next best ahead of Summit Star. Acqua Di Gioia is also worth a check in the betting back from a break.