13:40 Dundalk

Wednesday 4 January 2023

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Happy New Year From Dundalk Stadium Handicap

Off time: 13:42 | Winning time: 1m 0.19s

(10)

Dream Today^p,t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 88| C

9/2

Course winner. Latest win at Laytown in September. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, 11/2) 26 days ago. Much respected.

Form: 721423-

(6)

Primo Uomo^t³³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-3| J: N G McCullagh| T: G O'Leary| OR: 88| CD

6/1

4-time C&D winner. 16/1, won 10-runner handicap at this C&D 33 days ago by 3¼ lengths from Collective Power, keeping on well. Considered.

Form: 4/44381-

(8)

Jawwaal⁸⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Hassett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79| D

14/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 40/1, last of 15 in handicap at York (5f, good to soft) 89 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Michael Dods and holds very good claims at these weights for his new yard.

Form: 787860-

(7)

Inishmot Prince²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 77| CD

7/2

7/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this course (6f) 26 days ago by neck from Little Queenie, driven out. Can give another good account.

Form: 331411-

(5)

Sunday Sovereign^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J McAuley| OR: 77| D

25/1

Respectable 3½ lengths fourth of 10 to Primo Uomo in handicap (25/1) at this C&D 33 days ago. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021, though.

Form: 000984-

(13)

Dun Na Sead¹³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: K P Cotter| OR: 76| D

18/1

Lightly-raced winner. 6/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good). Off 133 days. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 1/4566-

(2)

Aloysius Lilius^t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: G O'Leary| OR: 73| D

40/1

Latest win at Bellewstown in September. 11¾ lengths last of 10 to Primo Uomo in handicap (20/1) at this C&D 33 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 205100-

(3)

Little Queenie²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Leigh Roche| T: P W Flynn| OR: 73| C

6/1

Course winner. Good neck second of 14 to Inishmot Prince in handicap at this course (6f, 22/1) 26 days ago. Up 2 lb but she's not taken lightly.

Form: 332602-

(11)

Tai Sing Yeh^b,t¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J McAuley| OR: 72| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Four wins from 24 runs last year. 16/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 19 days ago. Back down in trip. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 243304-

(1)

Mehman^t⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: M A Enright| T: G O'Leary| OR: 71| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, heavy, 12/1) 73 days ago, not knocked about. Can go well.

Form: 49/3178-

(12)

No Speed Limit^v¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: Killian Leonard| T: P J McKenna| OR: 66| CD

11/1

9/4, won 14-runner handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, digging deep. Not discounted raised only 2 lb.

Form: 032261-

(9)

Ballysax Lil' Mick¹⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Coogan| OR: 60

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 12/1, eighth of 13 in maiden at Fairyhouse (6f, good). Off 178 days. First run for yard after leaving Miss Katy Brown. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 038-

Non-Runners

(4)

Collective Power²⁶

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: E Lynam J: Nathan Crosse

Forecasts

Mehman (3/1), Inishmot Prince (7/2), Dream Today (9/2), Collective Power (5/1), Primo Uomo (6/1), Little Queenie (6/1), No Speed Limit (11/1), Jawwaal (14/1), Dun Na Sead (18/1), Ballysax Lil' Mick (25/1), Sunday Sovereign (25/1), Tai Sing Yeh (28/1), Aloysius Lilius (40/1)

Lots with chances so at the likely odds it is worth siding with JAWWAAL who starts out with Joseph O'Brien on a very handy mark and can capitalise at the chief expense of in-form duo Little Queenie and Inishmot Prince who can chase home the selection in that order.