17:05 Dundalk

Wednesday 2 November 2022

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Off time: 17:07 | Winning time: 2m 36.74s

(14)

Riccardi Medici^t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 65

11/10

Good third of 13 in handicap (4/1) at this course (10.7f) 19 days ago, inadequate test. Yard in good form and he may have more to offer at this longer trip.

Form: 765373

(4)

Stardayz^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Colin Keane| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 57| C

11/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Respectable ninth of 19 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft, 25/1) 28 days ago, having to weave through. Booking of Keane a plus and one to note.

Form: 400059

(16)

Never Back Down^e/s1,t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 56| C

18/1

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (8f) 33 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Eyeshields on 1st time.

Form: 068707

(12)

Two Two Time^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 56

22/1

50/1, eighteenth of 19 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy) 14 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 64-4060

(7)

Pak Army^b⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Shane Foley| T: E Doyle| OR: 55| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (40/1) 40 days ago, waited with and unable to land a blow. Lurking on a very handy mark if bouncing back.

Form: P879-09

(6)

Chutzpal^b²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Enright| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 58

22/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft, 9/2) 23 days ago, slowly away. Makes polytrack debut. Blinkers back on.

Form: 07-0877

(13)

Kasansay^v1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Declan McDonogh| T: C D Timmons| OR: 52

40/1

Hooded for 1st time, eighteenth of 21 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy, 28/1) 14 days ago, underfoot conditions a plausible excuse then but overall record is far from insipring in any case. Visor fitted.

Form: 0-00070

(2)

Maura's Gift^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 56

11/1

11/2, bit below form fifth of 13 in handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft) 23 days ago, ridden entering straight and never a threat. Still, she remains low-mileage and not entirely dismissed.

Form: 5-09725

(9)

Ragtime Red^p,t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Markey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 50| C

28/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in August. 18/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 26 days ago, weakening over 1f out.

Form: 009198

(3)

Universal Focus^b²³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 48| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 12/1, respectable third of 13 in handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft) 23 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 804673

(17)

Boing^t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 47

33/1

Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap (28/1) at this C&D 40 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 8-00067

(1)

Gormanston^t¹¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: N Slevin| OR: 47| C

40/1

Course winner. Last of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft, 33/1). Off 119 days. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 08-6900

(8)

Rock Ya Boy Ya¹²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: Francis Casey| OR: 47

10/1

11/2, not disgraced despite finishing eleventh of 17 in handicap at Tipperary (12.6f, soft) in June, brief headway on inner 2f out. However, been absent again since.

Form: 02566-0

(5)

Sweet November¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

25/1

16/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8.3f, heavy) 15 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 067500

Non-Runners

(11)

Well Funded²¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 1

(10)

Getaway Queen⁴⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: D Budds J: Reserve 2

(15)

Chef Afef¹²⁵⁰

Weight: 9-1| Age: 9

T: C O'Dwyer J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Riccardi Medici (11/10), Universal Focus (5/1), Rock Ya Boy Ya (10/1), Maura's Gift (11/1), Stardayz (11/1), Pak Army (12/1), Never Back Down (18/1), Chutzpal (22/1), Two Two Time (22/1), Sweet November (25/1), Ragtime Red (28/1), Boing (33/1), Kasansay (40/1), Gormanston (40/1)

RICCARDI MEDICI is less exposed than most he meets here and, having shaped well, particularly with a view to tackling this longer trip here last time, all looks set fair for a big run. Stardayz doesn't find winning easy but appeals as being in decent nick, so she's feared, along with Universal Focus and Maura's Gift.