20:30 Dundalk

Friday 30 September 2022

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William Hill Play Responsibly Handicap (70-100)

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 2m 31.94s

(9)

Cirque Royal^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Gerald Quinn| OR: 89| BF| D

14/1

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Third of 5 in novice hurdle at Perth (16.2f, soft, 9/4) 25 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code on first Flat outing for yard.

Form: 2119/

(5)

Shajak^t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 95| D

16/1

Winner at Tipperary in May. Twenty first of 23 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, soft, 33/1) 20 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Has work to do.

Form: 417230

(1)

Dalvey^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 87| C

20/1

Course winner. 18/1, 6½ lengths third of 4 to Gulliver's Travels in minor event at this C&D 14 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 514563

(6)

Gulliver's Travels^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 93| CD

2/1

Promising sort. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 4-runner minor event (8/11) at this C&D 14 days ago, well on top finish. Makes handicap debut and mark could underestimate him.

Form: 4411

(2)

In Favour^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 86| D

40/1

100/1, twentieth of 23 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, soft) 20 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6350/60

(4)

Amortentia^p⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 92| BF

11/8

Winner at Naas in May. Cheekpieces on for first time, good fourth of 9 in handicap (5/2) at the Curragh (10f, good) 75 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 224-104

(7)

No Say Ever⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: Miss A Mooney| OR: 82| D

50/1

Last of 14 in handicap (40/1) at this course (10.7f) 46 days ago.

Form: 27-2000

(8)

Cozone^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M J Smith| OR: 80

6/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 13/2 and blinkered for 1st time, good second of 14 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago.

Form: 6-73992

(10)

Rene Artois²⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 77

18/1

Good second of 8 in minor event (5/2) at this course (8f), making effort earlier than ideal. Off 9 months. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 57322-

Non-Runners

(3)

Phoenix Cowboy⁵

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: G M Lyons J: Jack Kearney

Forecasts

Amortentia (11/8), Gulliver's Travels (2/1), Cozone (6/1), Phoenix Cowboy (8/1), Cirque Royal (14/1), Shajak (16/1), Rene Artois (18/1), Dalvey (20/1), In Favour (40/1), No Say Ever (50/1)

It's hard to escape the profile of GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, who has taken off since fitted with blinkers and his opening mark looks lenient. Cozone and Amortentia may offer most resistance.