18:45 Dundalk

Friday 7 January 2022

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Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 1m 26.38s

(2)

Liquid Luck^e/s²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 64

9/2

Eyeshields on for 1st time, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap (28/1) at this C&D 21 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 490/708-

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(1)

Raajihah^p,t³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: K H Clarke| OR: 60

16/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 12/1) 39 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Bill Turner. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces back on. Others have achieved more.

Form: 219069-

(14)

Caesar's Comet^v²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 59| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 23 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 464545-

(13)

Beleaguerment^p,t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: J McAuley| OR: 58| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 4/1, not disgraced when fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (5f) 23 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Should be thereabouts.

Form: 783294-

(8)

Jered Maddox^b¹¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: D Marnane| OR: 58| C| D

9/1

Course winner. 20/1, last of 14 in handicap at this C&D. Off 112 days. Out of form when last seen, but returns on a handy mark if tuned up.

Form: 484580-

(16)

Rufus Saxton²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: M A Enright| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 57

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 0500-

(5)

Sondheim³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Neve Bennett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Craig O'Neill| OR: 55

10/3

50/1, good second of 13 in handicap at this C&D 35 days ago, having run of race. Far form certain to back that up.

Form: 6/77002-

(9)

Going In Style¹²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: N Meade| OR: 54

18/1

8/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft). Off 121 days. Makes polytrack debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 97/0700-

(11)

Haemje^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: E J McNamara| T: J C Shearman| OR: 54

22/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fourth of 12 in maiden (15/2) at this course (6f) 35 days ago. Mark leaves him with improvement to find.

Form: 3/76764-

(3)

Miss Cunning^v²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Sean Davis| T: K Prendergast| OR: 53| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 28/1 and visored for 1st time, good second of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 23 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 486482-

(12)

The Aul Dubliner²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J G Coogan| OR: 50

14/1

Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 66/1) 23 days ago. Needs to up his game.

Form: 770907-

(10)

It's All A Joke^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 45| C

40/1

Course winner. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap (50/1) at this course (8f) 23 days ago, not clear run. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 068847-

(15)

Kaswarah^h²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: P J F Hassett| OR: 45

18/1

40/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 23 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 008706-

(7)

Tony The Gent^b²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: D G Hogan| T: J McAuley| OR: 57| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Twenty six runs since last win in 2020. Last of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 11/1) 2 days ago. Others make more appeal. RESERVE.

Form: 93330-0

Non-Runners

(6)

Faraah⁷⁰

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: A McGuinness J: C J MacRedmond

(4)

Philly's Hope²

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: T G McCourt J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Sondheim (10/3), Liquid Luck (9/2), Miss Cunning (6/1), Philly's Hope (15/2), Jered Maddox (9/1), Beleaguerment (9/1), Faraah (10/1), Caesar's Comet (12/1), Tony The Gent (12/1), The Aul Dubliner (14/1), Raajihah (16/1), Going In Style (18/1), Kaswarah (18/1), Haemje (22/1), It's All A Joke (40/1), Rufus Saxton (150/1)

MISS CUNNING is handicapped to strike and, having returned to form in a first-time visor when second here last time, she's worth a chance to go one better in a weak race for the numbers. Stablemates Beleaguerment and Caesar's Comet both arrive in reasonable form, which is more than can be said for the majority, so they're also worthy of consideration.