19:30 Dundalk

Friday 4 March 2022

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Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 26.64s

(7)

Inflection Point^v⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 85| CD

12/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Visored for 1st time, creditable second of 7 in handicap (9/2) at this course (6f) 7 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 51-7972

(10)

Prisoner's Dilemma^p,t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 84| CD

4/1

Three-time C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at this C&D (11/2) 30 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 5041-13

(11)

Breaking Story^t³²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Sean Davis| T: R O'Brien| OR: 82| D

20/1

22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable sixth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to firm). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving Ms Sheila Lavery.

Form: 738/086-

(6)

Talbot^t³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: M P Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81

8/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (4/1) at this course (8f) 35 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 4897-64

(4)

Acquiescent^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: J J Murphy| OR: 80| CD

9/2

Won 10-runner handicap at this C&D (11/5) 11 days ago. More needed having gone up 6 lb.

Form: 6722-71

(1)

Godhead^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 80| D

40/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form 4 lengths fifth of 13 to Adapt To Dan in claimer (8/1) at this course (8f) 7 days ago. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 490-265

(3)

Moshammer^t⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 78| BF| C

9/1

Lightly-raced winner. Course winner. Winner here in January. Tenth of 14 in handicap (4/1) at this course (6f) 42 days ago, worst of draw. Must improve.

Form: 452-10

(12)

Giuseppe Cassioli⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: W J Lee| T: G O'Leary| OR: 77| BF

13/2

10/11, fourth of 6 in claimer at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 46 days ago. First run for yard after leaving William Muir & Chris Grassick. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 5242-34

(9)

Adapt To Dan^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 75| C

20/1

11/2, career best when winning 13-runner claimer at this course (8f) 7 days ago, suited by way race developed. First run for yard after leaving Mark Fahey. Something to find on form.

Form: 564-141

(2)

No Nay Alexander⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 74| BF| C

5/1

Twice-raced winner. Course winner. One win from 1 run last year. 3¾ lengths eighth of 14 to Prisoner's Dilemma in handicap (13/8) at this C&D 58 days ago, not ideally placed. Should improve.

Form: 1-8

(13)

Je T'ai Porte⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: N G McCullagh| T: M Halford| OR: 73| C

12/1

Thrice-raced winner. One win from 3 runs last year. 6/4, won 14-runner maiden at this course (8f), driven out. Off 98 days. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 821-

(8)

Focus Required^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: L Comer| OR: 66

33/1

Fourth of 13 in maiden (25/1) at this course (10.7f) 30 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 339/08-4

(5)

Harbanaker^t⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Leigh Roche| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 66| C

16/1

Didn't need to improve to win 13-runner handicap at this course (8f, 4/1) 58 days ago, always holding on.

Form: 33028-1

Non-Runners

(14)

Skontonovski⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: A McGuinness J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Prisoner's Dilemma (4/1), Acquiescent (9/2), No Nay Alexander (5/1), Giuseppe Cassioli (13/2), Talbot (8/1), Moshammer (9/1), Inflection Point (12/1), Je T'ai Porte (12/1), Harbanaker (16/1), Adapt To Dan (20/1), Breaking Story (20/1), Skontonovski (20/1), Focus Required (33/1), Godhead (40/1)

JE T'AI PORTE did the job well when opening her account in a 1m maiden here in November and, with the promise of more to come from this unexposed filly now pitched into a handicap, she gets the nod. Next on the list is another unexposed type in No Nay Alexander, who is capable of better than she was able to show when eighth to Prisoner's Dilemma here in January.