18:50 Dundalk

Friday 8 April 2022

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Off time: 18:52 | Winning time: 2m 16.47s

(16)

Alhaajeb^v⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 65| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Good neck second of 14 to Persian Wolf in handicap at this C&D (7/1) 7 days ago, running on late. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0-81402

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(3)

French Company¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J G Coogan| OR: 55| BF| C

3/1

Course winner. Winner here in February. 9/4, good third of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 16 days ago. Can make presence felt once more.

Form: 9-34123

(6)

Persian Wolf^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: E Lynam| OR: 55| CD

7/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, won 14-runner handicap at this C&D (9/2) 7 days ago by neck from Alhaajeb. Should be thereabouts once more following a small rise.

Form: 5-02661

(7)

Dr Patrick¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: L Comer| OR: 54| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Winner here in December. Good neck second of 14 to Spirituoso in handicap (11/2) at this C&D 14 days ago. Has a consistent record when front-running tactics are applied, so likely to put up another bold showing.

Form: 421-392

(1)

Sawbuck¹³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 53

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. 250/1, sixteenth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 136 days ago. Off 136 days. Makes handicap debut. Doesn't seem to have much ability.

Form: 090-

(14)

Evening Verse^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrew Slattery| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 51| C

13/2

Course winner. Winner here in February. Good second of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 7/1) 16 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 6870-12

(8)

Roibeard¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Leary| OR: 51

66/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 4 lengths twelfth of 14 to Spirituoso in handicap at this C&D (200/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 0/0-0000

(15)

Scarlet Seymour¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 49| CD

16/1

C&D winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Latest win here in November. 16/1, creditable 2½ lengths seventh of 14 to Spirituoso in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 8/016-47

(9)

Spirituoso^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: James J Doyle| T: L Smyth| OR: 49| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 11/2, creditable neck third of 14 to Persian Wolf in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago, running on. Should give another good account.

Form: 7-00013

(4)

Samaritaine^t⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 47

100/1

80/1, last of 13 in handicap at this C&D 63 days ago. Makes no appeal.

Form: 0000-00

(11)

Flylikeaneagle^b1⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Colin Keane| T: E O'Connell| OR: 64| CD

18/1

C&D winner. One win from 3 runs last year. Last of 14 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D 51 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: 00/180-0

(13)

Cula Bula Mamool¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 63

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1, twelfth of 18 in maiden at Navan (8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. RESERVE.

Form: 050

Non-Runners

(17)

Convertible⁷⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: A McCann J: Non Runner

(5)

Gift Of Kings¹⁰³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

(2)

Benz²⁸

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Leigh Roche

(12)

Bright Sovereign¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: R O'Brien J: Nathan Crosse

(10)

Ballycommon Chapel⁷

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: P Cluskey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

French Company (3/1), Persian Wolf (7/2), Dr Patrick (4/1), Evening Verse (13/2), Alhaajeb (7/1), Spirituoso (17/2), Benz (11/1), Ballycommon Chapel (12/1), Scarlet Seymour (16/1), Gift Of Kings (16/1), Flylikeaneagle (18/1), Bright Sovereign (25/1), Sawbuck (50/1), Cula Bula Mamool (50/1), Convertible (50/1), Roibeard (66/1), Samaritaine (100/1)

FRENCH COMPANY has been holding his form well lately and, with the benefit of a handy draw back down in trip, he gets the marginal vote ahead of Alhaajeb, who was narrowly denied by the reopposing Persian Wolf over C&D last time. Dr Patrick is also respected.