17:30 Dundalk

Friday 6 January 2023

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Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 2m 16.88s

(10)

Bowerman²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 75| CD

7/1

3-time C&D winner. 8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, hinted at a revival when fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Has good chance at these weights off a 4 lb lower mark.

Form: 060975-

(7)

Roman Bull¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: M A Enright| T: Michael W O'Meara| OR: 75| BF

4/1

Winner at Clonmel in September. 7/2, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this C&D. Off 105 days. Can make presence felt.

Form: 622413-

(9)

Cursory Exam¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Daniel King⁽⁷⁾| T: G O'Leary| OR: 74| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at this course (12f) 16 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 237134-

(11)

Halcyon Spirit¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Tom Kiely Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 74| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 22/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 16 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 1/90410-

(17)

Higher Kingdom²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 74| C

6/1

17/2, won 13-runner handicap at this course (8f) 23 days ago, forging clear. Significantly up in trip. Stepping back in the right direction so well in the mix.

Form: 000901-

(8)

Kings Prince²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 73

33/1

First run since leaving Charlie & Mark Johnston when sixth of 13 in claimer at this course (12f, 25/1) 23 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 965606-

(15)

Newgirlintown^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: G O'Leary| OR: 73| C

18/1

Course winner. 13/2, very good 1½ lengths second of 14 to Halcyon Spirit in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago, clear of rest. Can give another good account.

Form: 620662-

(1)

Je T'ai Porte^h⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 72| BF| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Creditable second of 12 in handicap at this C&D (5/4) 44 days ago. Improving all the time recently. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 623312-

(16)

Chocolat Blu²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 72| CD

12/1

6/1, career best when winning 11-runner maiden at this C&D 23 days ago, driven out. Considered back in handicap company.

Form: 658471-

(3)

Elzaamsan¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: N G McCullagh| T: M Halford| OR: 70

12/1

20/1, looked rusty after 9 months off when thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 16 days ago. Yard in good form so not ruled out with that run under his belt.

Form: 2/22680-

(12)

Mads Black Eights³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Sam Ewing⁽³⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 69| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 10/1) 37 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 012020-

(14)

Pearl Of The West^t²⁸⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68

125/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (24.3f, good to soft, 40/1). Off 9 months with work to do.

Form: 422080/

(2)

Picpoul¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: M Rice| OR: 66| C

33/1

Course winner. 25/1, last of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 112/260-

(5)

Sky Legend^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 66

22/1

33/1, first run since leaving James Ferguson when creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (16f) 21 days ago, not clear run. Significantly back down in trip. Considered.

Form: 3/39636-

Non-Runners

(4)

Focus Required²³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 7

T: L Comer J: Reserve 1

(6)

Thatboathassailed²³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: L Comer J: Reserve 2

(13)

Power To Love¹⁰

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: E D Delany J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Cursory Exam (4/1), Roman Bull (4/1), Je T'ai Porte (6/1), Higher Kingdom (6/1), Bowerman (7/1), Elzaamsan (12/1), Chocolat Blu (12/1), Halcyon Spirit (14/1), Mads Black Eights (16/1), Newgirlintown (18/1), Thatboathassailed (20/1), Sky Legend (22/1), Focus Required (25/1), Power To Love (25/1), Picpoul (33/1), Kings Prince (33/1), Pearl Of The West (125/1)

BOWERMAN took a step back in the right direction when fifth over C&D last time and is taken to capitalise on a 4 lb lower mark now to bag a fourth C&D success. Sky Legend made an encouraging start for Denis Hogan here last month and is feared most, although Roman Bull, Je T'Ai Porte and Cursory Exam all need shortlisting too in a very open handicap.