19:30 Dundalk

Friday 16 December 2022

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Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 2m 15.85s

(4)

Evening Verse^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: W J Lee| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 61| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 17/2, creditable 3¼ lengths fourth of 14 to Dark Street in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago.

Form: 354004

(14)

Female Approach⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: K S McHugh⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 61| D

125/1

18/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Thurles (16f, soft) 71 days ago. Significantly down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Noel Meade. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 6-30688

(8)

Slamadoor^b³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: L F Roche| T: J P Fahey| OR: 60

40/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap (14/1) at this course (8f) 37 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Blinkers back on. Something to find on form.

Form: 04-8107

(1)

Contrapposto³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: R Donohoe| OR: 57

7/1

One win from 37 Flat runs. 28/1, improved on recent efforts to win 19-runner handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, good) 35 days ago, just holding on. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 94-3904

(13)

Dark Street¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 53| CD

9/2

4/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, getting first run. Enters calculations.

Form: 042721

(2)

Well Suited^p³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 53| C

33/1

Course winner. Twenty five runs since last win in 2021. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 16/1) 30 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 720957

(7)

Kampala Beach¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 54| BF| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Winner here in November. 11/8, good third of 14 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Trainer going well. Can give a good account.

Form: 057013

(10)

Romann⁷⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 49| CD

28/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (4/1) at this C&D. Off 23 months. First run for yard after leaving Patrick J. Flynn.

Form: 99014/1-

(16)

Blackstone Cliff^h,t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: T Gibney| OR: 48| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 33/1) 7 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 70-3007

(17)

Pro Bono^p³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 48| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Second of 12 in handicap at this course (12f, 6/1) 35 days ago, just failing. First run for yard after leaving J. G. Coogan. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 892692

(5)

Final Fantasy^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 47

66/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 40/1, 7¼ lengths eighth of 14 to Dark Street in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 400098

(6)

Lex Maxima³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 49

14/1

16/1, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 30 days ago.

Form: 0-98975

(9)

Mephisto^v¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: M A Enright| T: G Keane| OR: 47

33/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Respectable 5¼ lengths sixth of 14 to Dark Street in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 784426

(11)

Peppermint Bay^p1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: J Feane| OR: 47

11/1

12/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 000075

Non-Runners

(3)

Bringsty¹⁴

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

(12)

Gormanston⁴⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: N Slevin J: Reserve 2

(15)

Clever Capall¹⁶²

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kampala Beach (2/1), Dark Street (9/2), Pro Bono (6/1), Contrapposto (7/1), Evening Verse (9/1), Peppermint Bay (11/1), Lex Maxima (14/1), Blackstone Cliff (20/1), Romann (28/1), Well Suited (33/1), Mephisto (33/1), Bringsty (33/1), Slamadoor (40/1), Clever Capall (50/1), Final Fantasy (66/1), Gormanston (66/1), Female Approach (125/1)

CONTRAPPOSTO looked better than ever when scoring over hurdles at Cheltenham 5 weeks ago and looks potentially well treated back on the Flat. Improving 3-y-o Kampala Beach is an obvious threat, with Pro Bono and Dark Street others to consider.