13:45 Dundalk

Wednesday 16 February 2022

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DundalkStadium.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 2m 38.32s

(7)

Conor Hogan^p⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Jack Kearney⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 63| CD

12/1

C&D winner. One win from 21 Flat runs. Tenth of 14 in handicap (15/2) at this C&D 63 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 7/30350-

(2)

Room To Roam¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 57| C

40/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2016. Below form seventh of 12 in claiming hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft, 14/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 00/2700-

(4)

Shifted Strategy²⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 57

125/1

18/1, thirteenth of 14 in claimer at Tipperary (7.5f, good), very slowly away. Off 8 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving J. A. Stack.

Form: 00060/0-

(13)

Baby Bubbles¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: A Fleming| OR: 55

7/1

Fifth of 10 in maiden at this course (8f, 66/1) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 605

(1)

Double Kodiac^h¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 53| BF

9/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2018. Ninth of 13 in handicap (7/2) at this course (10.7f) 12 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 0090-79

(5)

French Company^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J G Coogan| OR: 53| CD

5/4

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D (10/3) 14 days ago. Up 6 lb in a better race.

Form: 039-341

(3)

Clueless Hill^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 50| C

9/2

Course winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win here in November. Good second of 14 in handicap (18/1) at this course (10.7f) 19 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 10016-2

(10)

Aldente¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Foley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 22/1, 9¼ lengths eighth of 14 to French Company in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 00913/8

(12)

Paddytheirishman¹⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 46

25/1

Remains a maiden after 48 Flat runs. Bit below form 9 lengths seventh of 14 to French Company in handicap at this C&D (22/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 846-037

(9)

Carried^b¹³¹

Age: 12| Weight: 8-12| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 45| CD

66/1

Three-time C&D winner. Creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Downpatrick (21.5f, soft) 131 days ago. Blinkers back on. Modest on the Flat.

Form: 606200

(8)

Evening Verse^p1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Andrew Slattery| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 45

40/1

Sixth of 14 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 0/06870-

(11)

Profound³³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: C P Hoban| T: J Morrison| OR: 45

28/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (16f, 9/1) 33 days ago. Back down in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 8/509-80

(6)

Bella Coaster¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 45

20/1

Good fifth of 10 in claimer (66/1) at this course (10.7f) 19 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 500-005

Forecasts

French Company (5/4), Clueless Hill (9/2), Aldente (13/2), Baby Bubbles (7/1), Double Kodiac (9/1), Conor Hogan (12/1), Bella Coaster (20/1), Paddytheirishman (25/1), Profound (28/1), Evening Verse (40/1), Room To Roam (40/1), Carried (66/1), Shifted Strategy (125/1)

CLUELESS HILL quickly returned to his best back on this surface 19 days ago and he makes as much appeal as any of these. French Company and Double Kodiac are potential dangers.