15:45 Dundalk

Friday 14 January 2022

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Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 3m 32.52s

(14)

Awkwafina¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: D King⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 62| D

16/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, fell first in minor event chase at Tramore (15.4f, heavy, 5/1) on debut over fences 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Could feature back on the Flat.

Form: 635058/

(17)

Kannoor¹⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Davis| T: R O'Brien| OR: 62

7/1

Again ran creditably when third of 13 in handicap (8/1) at Tipperary (12.5f, good). Off 141 days. Up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Can make presence felt if ready to roll on reappearance.

Form: 560033-

(2)

Scalor^h,t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 55| D

9/2

Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. 9/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 35 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Hood on 1st time on the Flat. Down another 2 lb and can feature.

Form: 66959-

(1)

First Blood^t¹⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: C Horgan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 56

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap (3/1) at Sligo (10.2f, good), never nearer. Off 163 days. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 7/8854-

(6)

Macaban City^v³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G Hussey| OR: 47| C

4/1

Course winner. One win from 30 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 15/2) 35 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 988527-

(16)

Tenth Amendment^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: C D Maxwell| T: K H Clarke| OR: 47

40/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. 16/1, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17f, heavy) 19 days ago. Modest on the all weather, 6/12 on last Flat outing. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/04746-

(10)

Bar Room Bore⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: S D Bowen⁽¹⁰⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 46

50/1

125/1, showed nothing returned to the Flat when last of 23 in handicap at Navan (14f, soft) 86 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 000/860-

(11)

Happy Lad^e/s1,t⁹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 8-13| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 45

28/1

Seventh of 9 in novice chase (150/1) at Downpatrick (19.2f, soft) 98 days ago. Eyeshields on 1st time. Not easy to make a case for back on the Flat.

Form: 396970-

(9)

Joan Of Pimlico⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: M A Gallagher| T: B W Duke| OR: 45

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 5/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) 73 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 0/8700-

(3)

Movie King^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A J Martin| OR: 45

6/1

13/2, ran respectably when fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 35 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Can feature.

Form: 0934/54-

(13)

No Never Again⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 50

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 100/1, weakening when fell 2 out in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16f, soft) 40 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Modest on the Flat. Others more persuasive.

Form: 700/0-

(4)

Profound⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: C P Hoban| T: J Morrison| OR: 45| D

9/1

Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 13/2) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Entitled to be sharper for the run here.

Form: 08/509-8

(8)

Trump Card^p,t³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: A J Slattery| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 45| C

25/1

Course winner. Below form when twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 14/1) 35 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 018630-

(15)

Artistic Work^b,e/s1⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 45

25/1

Bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap (22/1) at this course (12f) 56 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Eyeshields on 1st time, blinkers back on. Has work to do.

Form: 088096-

Non-Runners

(12)

Acqua Di Gioia³⁰

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: D K Weld J: Reserve 1

(7)

Bell Manannan³⁰

Weight: 8-13| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

(5)

Cliffs Of Malta⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: A Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

First Blood (7/2), Macaban City (4/1), Scalor (9/2), Movie King (6/1), Kannoor (7/1), Profound (9/1), Awkwafina (16/1), No Never Again (22/1), Artistic Work (25/1), Trump Card (25/1), Joan Of Pimlico (25/1), Happy Lad (28/1), Tenth Amendment (40/1), Bar Room Bore (50/1)

A typically competitive opener which can go the way of SCALOR. He's had only a handful of starts on this surface and, having dropped further in the weights and with a first-time hood now applied, Liz Doyle's charge is put forward as the answer. Movie King has shown enough in recent starts to suggest he can be in the mix so he's feared most, ahead of Kannoor and First Blood.