17:00 Dundalk

Wednesday 16 November 2022

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Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:03 | Winning time: 2m 16.8s

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Evening Verse^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 64| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 33/1, seventeenth of 26 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Not discounted back under more favourable conditions.

Form: 213540

(7)

Power Drive^p⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 62| CD

9/2

5-time course winner. Bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 40 days ago. Merits respect dropping in grade.

Form: 000065

(6)

Eastern Racer^b¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: J McAuley| OR: 60| C

11/1

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap (11/2) at this course (8f) 19 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. One for the shortlist.

Form: 062746

(10)

Matilda With Me^p²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: R Sweeney| OR: 58| D

10/1

Respectable ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.7f, good to soft, 12/1) 27 days ago. Fair on the Flat, bit below form on last Flat run.

Form: 545048

(2)

Shona Mea^v¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 58

17/2

Ninth of 14 in handicap (18/1) at this course (12f) 12 days ago. Operating below best lately but visor is back on now.

Form: 0-08579

(1)

Dragon Roll¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: E O'Connell| OR: 52| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Not seen to best effect when seventh of 14 in handicap (4/1) at this course (12f) 14 days ago, not clear run. Can get back on track.

Form: 0/06517

(13)

Muntahez²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: A A Howard| OR: 51

16/1

11/1, creditable second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.7f, good to soft) 27 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Fair on the Flat, below form on last Flat outing. Not discounted.

Form: 033040-

(5)

Holding Aces¹¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A McCann| OR: 49

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 18 in handicap at Naas (8f, good, 28/1). Off 119 days. Significantly up in trip. Booking of Lordan a plus. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0-060

(12)

Destined To Rock^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: G B Caldwell| OR: 51

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (80/1) at this course (8f) 12 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 77070

(9)

Abogados^p⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: G M Ryan| T: Ms J Morgan| OR: 47

40/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 50/1, first run since leaving E. J. O'Grady when seventeenth of 19 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 42 days ago.

Form: 89970-0

(14)

Dark Street¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 47

15/2

Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 4/1) 12 days ago, not ideally placed. Significantly back up in trip. Should be thereabouts.

Form: 950427

(8)

Pride Of Pimlico^t⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: B W Duke| OR: 47| BF| C

11/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 2/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D. Off 93 days. Tongue strap back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 409800

(3)

Celtic Revival⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: C P Hoban| T: E Lynam| OR: 48

9/2

7/1, creditable eighth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago, doing too much too soon. Latest effort best excused and he's on a feasible mark.

Form: 045808

(4)

The Lion Strikes^t1³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: M A Enright| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 48

20/1

12/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft) 37 days ago, slowly away. Makes polytrack debut. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not ruled out back down in trip.

Form: 60-0059

Non-Runners

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Lucky Number⁷

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: O McKiernan J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Celtic Revival (9/2), Power Drive (9/2), Evening Verse (13/2), Dark Street (15/2), Dragon Roll (8/1), Shona Mea (17/2), Matilda With Me (10/1), Pride Of Pimlico (11/1), Eastern Racer (11/1), Lucky Number (12/1), Muntahez (16/1), The Lion Strikes (20/1), Holding Aces (28/1), Abogados (40/1), Destined To Rock (100/1)

DRAGON ROLL scored over C&D on her penultimate outing and wasn't seen to best effect here a fortnight ago, so she's worth a chance to resume winning ways at the possible expense of Eastern Racer. 5-time course winner Power Drive is also worthy of respect having been given a bit of a chance by the handicapper.