17:15 Dundalk

Wednesday 4 January 2023

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View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 2m 37.13s

(4)

Lord Park^t⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 63

7/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Ninth of 13 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 8/1) 47 days ago, slowly into stride and always behind.

Form: 700809-

(7)

Gracesolution³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 62

7/2

Latest win at Killarney in July. 33/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 33 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 511865-

(6)

Never Mistabeat^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Leigh Roche| T: J P Fahey| OR: 62| C

16/5

Course winner. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 16/1) 19 days ago, keeping on. Cheekpieces back on and he's a player with a repeat.

Form: 70687/3-

(9)

Bambeano¹²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 61

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Last of 12 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good to firm, 20/1). Off 124 days. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 64680-

(12)

El Tren^b⁷⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 9-12| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 61| D

50/1

Veteran who ran well when runner-up in Lady riders' event at the Curragh (12f) in October. Not in anything like the same form when last of 19 at Navan (14f) later that month and he's since switched yards.

Form: 83/7820-

(8)

Female Approach^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 60| D

66/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. First run since leaving Noel Meade when last of 14 in handicap (125/1) at this course (10.7f) 19 days ago.

Form: 306880-

(3)

Maura's Gift^p²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: P W Flynn| OR: 61| BF| CD

3/1

C&D winner in November who wasn't disgraced when tenth of 14 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D 26 days ago, losing place back straight and one paced. Not out of things.

Form: 725310-

(10)

Mosaaheb^b⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Sam Ewing⁽³⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 58

7/1

14/1, respectable 5¾ lengths fourth of 12 to Maura's Gift in handicap at this C&D 40 days ago. Blinkers back on. One to consider.

Form: 602744-

(2)

Der Mc⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: M J O'Connor| OR: 55

40/1

18/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fifteenth of 18 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy) in October, heavily eased off. Subsequent break needs to have perked him up ahead of this.

Form: 74/1600-

(14)

Muntahez^p⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A A Howard| OR: 50

20/1

16/1, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 49 days ago, ridden early in the straight and keeping on. Cheekpieces back on and not discounted for each-way purposes.

Form: 33040/8-

(15)

Eastern Tornado⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Jack Enright⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 48| CD

11/1

C&D winner in November. Ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 16/1) 42 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 79/3019-

(1)

Macaban City^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G Hussey| OR: 47| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, 50/1) 14 days ago, slowly into stride and always behind. Significantly back up in trip now.

Form: 7/57690-

(11)

Carslake⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Jessica O'Gorman⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 47

18/1

50/1, fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 40 days ago, ridden 2f out and one paced. No sure thing to be same form here, however.

Form: 000074-

(13)

Little Trigger⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Nathan Crosse| T: P F McEnery| OR: 47

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 50/1, last of 11 in handicap at this C&D 40 days ago, racing wide/off the pace and never landing a blow. Others preferred.

Form: 00670-

Non-Runners

(5)

Zonik²¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

(16)

Romann¹⁹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: J F Levins J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Maura's Gift (3/1), Never Mistabeat (16/5), Gracesolution (7/2), Zonik (13/2), Mosaaheb (7/1), Lord Park (7/1), Eastern Tornado (11/1), Romann (14/1), Carslake (18/1), Muntahez (20/1), Bambeano (40/1), Macaban City (40/1), Little Trigger (40/1), Der Mc (40/1), El Tren (50/1), Female Approach (66/1)

A trappy finale with the narrow vote in favour of MOSAAHEB. Far from disgraced on each of his 3 starts upon joining his present yard, he's now operating from a career-low mark and the refitting of blinkers could well put an extra edge on him here. Maura's Gift, Gracesolution and Never Mistabeat head up the dangers.