19:00 Dundalk

Friday 17 December 2021

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Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 2m 13.92s

(8)

In From The Cold¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 97

16/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in October. 16/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (12f) 14 days ago.

Form: 808715

(4)

Grandmaster Flash^p,t¹⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 94| C

12/1

Course winner. 14/1, creditable eighth of 20 in handicap at Newcastle (16.2f). Off 174 days. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 731198

(7)

Bowerman¹²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: A McGuinness| OR: 93| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Eight wins from 25 Flat runs. Last of 12 in handicap at this C&D (10/1). Off 124 days.

Form: 909400

(9)

Freescape¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: O J Orr| T: D Marnane| OR: 92| C

7/2

Five-time course winner. Won 13-runner handicap at this course (8f, 4/1) 14 days ago, always holding on. Significantly up in trip and has to be feared in hat-trick bid.

Form: 270211

(3)

Dalvey^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: J Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 84| C

7/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 11/2, good second of 8 in handicap at this course (12f) 14 days ago. Yard having good spell.

Form: 054712

(6)

Houesville⁴⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: M P Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 80

100/1

First run since leaving C. & Y. Lerner when tenth of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, soft, 150/1) on IRE debut. Off 16 months.

Form: 13109/0-

(5)

Raamez^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: G Elliott| OR: 80| CD

10/3

Won 14-runner handicap (16/1) at this C&D 16 days ago. 7 lb rise makes life harder but he needs considering.

Form: 469-921

(10)

Pachmena^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 78| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 10/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (12f) 14 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 227436

(1)

Zoom Tiger^p,t⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Izzy Clifton⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 78

25/1

8/1 and tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Andrew Balding when good second of 9 in claimer at this course (12f) 9 days ago. Makes handicap debut and mark looks high.

Form: 345512

(2)

Joupe^h,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Rory Cleary| T: P Lawlor| OR: 64| CD

16/5

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D (2/1) 14 days ago, overcoming pace bias. Hit hard by the handicapper.

Form: 246411

Forecasts

Joupe (16/5), Raamez (10/3), Freescape (7/2), Dalvey (7/1), Bowerman (15/2), Grandmaster Flash (12/1), In From The Cold (16/1), Pachmena (16/1), Zoom Tiger (25/1), Houesville (100/1)

FREESCAPE has to prove his stamina for this far but he's on a roll at present at this track and his revised mark is perfectly fair. Raamez and Pachmena head up the opposition.