17:30 Dundalk

Friday 17 December 2021

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BetVictor Proud To Support Irish Racing Handicap (45-75) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 25.64s

(1)

Geological^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: James Ryan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D English| OR: 75| CD

5/1

3-time C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, 66/1) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 698706

(3)

Notforalongtime¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Rory Cleary| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 75| D

80/1

First run since leaving M. Hourigan when last of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 50/1) 16 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 79-6000

(9)

Prisoner's Dilemma^p,t⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 75| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 16/1, bit below form fourth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f) 49 days ago, never nearer. Not taken lightly.

Form: 259504

(13)

Eglish^v⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Adam Caffrey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 74| CD

14/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (6f, 16/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 623410

(16)

Stop On Red^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: J G Coogan| OR: 69| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 22/1) 16 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 413008

(14)

Crystal Dawn^t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 68| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 8/1, good third of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 37 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 637033

(8)

Skontonovski^v⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 68| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 3 wins from 17 runs this year. Latest win here in October. 16/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (6f) 7 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 814300

(10)

Liquid Luck^e/s1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: K J Manning| T: J Feane| OR: 67| BF

28/1

16/5, first run since leaving Joseph G. Murphy when twelfth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f) 16 days ago. Eyeshields on 1st time.

Form: 5490-70

(15)

The Peckhampouncer^b,t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: D Broad| OR: 66

8/1

Latest win at Navan in October. 28/1, creditable 3½ lengths fifth of 12 to Eglish in handicap at this course (6f) 23 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 001075

(4)

Castletownshend³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 64

9/1

One win from 33 Flat runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 9/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 37 days ago.

Form: 096645

(7)

Helen De Pourtales^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 62| BF| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 3/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Trainer going well. Worthy of respect on pick of form.

Form: 86-0830

(2)

Capla Knight¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 61| D

15/2

Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form fourth of 11 in claimer (11/1) at this C&D 16 days ago.

Form: 602074

(12)

London Palladium^t,v⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: O J Orr| T: S Fahey| OR: 60| D

125/1

125/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Francis Casey when last of 14 in handicap at this course (6f) 7 days ago.

Form: 740000

(11)

Rufus Saxton⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: A J Slattery| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 60

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in maiden at Limerick (6.7f, heavy, 33/1) 69 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 050

Non-Runners

(5)

Jered Maddox⁹¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: D Marnane J: Reserve 1

(6)

Cool As Ever²

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: J McAuley J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Prisoner's Dilemma (9/2), Geological (5/1), Crystal Dawn (11/2), Capla Knight (15/2), The Peckhampouncer (8/1), Skontonovski (17/2), Castletownshend (9/1), Helen De Pourtales (12/1), Eglish (14/1), Stop On Red (18/1), Liquid Luck (28/1), Cool As Ever (33/1), Jered Maddox (33/1), Rufus Saxton (50/1), Notforalongtime (80/1), London Palladium (125/1)

Three-time C&D winner GEOLOGICAL is creeping back down the weights and shaped better than the distance beaten suggests here 2 weeks ago, so could be the answer. Crystal Dawn and Helen de Pourtales are others to consider.