14:35 Dundalk

Wednesday 18 January 2023

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Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:38 | Winning time: 2m 18.73s

(5)

Maralinga⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: G M Ryan| T: T Doyle| OR: 65

11/2

Eleventh of 14 in handicap (16/1) at this course (12f) 7 weeks ago. More needed.

Form: 080/850-

(9)

Baron Wild^t¹⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: K J Leonard| T: D Cullen| OR: 63| C

40/1

Course winner. 16/1, seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (18f, good) 5 months ago. First run for yard after leaving Henry De Bromhead. Others more persuasive.

Form: 000929/

(6)

Knocknakilla^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: M A Enright| T: G O'Leary| OR: 61| BF

4/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. 7/2, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 5 days ago, running on when switched over 1f out. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 4007-64

(12)

Slamadoor^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: L F Roche| T: J P Fahey| OR: 61

16/1

Winner at Bellewstown in September. Never better than mid-field when eighth of 14 in handicap (6/1) at this C&D 12 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 81074-8

(3)

Havana Pearl^h²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: W J Lee| T: M Halford| OR: 60

11/2

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (9/1) at this course (7f) 4 weeks ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 660465-

(8)

Together Aclaim^t³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 60

20/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (50/1) 33 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 000000-

(4)

Satono Chevalier¹¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 58

7/2

Seventeenth of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 10/1) 4 months ago. Has dropped to a handy mark and could be one to look out for significantly back up in trip.

Form: 453600-

(10)

Nevada Queen³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: J A Heffernan| T: W P Browne| OR: 55

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, shaped as if retaining ability after 7 months off when fourth of 13 in claimer at this course (12f) 5 weeks ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 37504-

(7)

Big Belief^t1¹¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 53

33/1

Blinkered for 1st time, tenth of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good to soft, 66/1). Off 4 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 50/0000-

(2)

Adhuil^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: M P Sheehy| T: A A Howard| OR: 52

40/1

28/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 2 weeks ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 06280-0

(14)

Dylanger²⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: S Crawley| OR: 50

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Again showed little after 7 months off when Eleventh of 12 in maiden at Navan (10f, good, 250/1). Off a further 8 months ahead of this handicap debut.

Form: 00/0-

(1)

The Peckhampouncer^t⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D Broad| OR: 48

14/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Never threatened when eighth of 14 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D 47 days ago.

Form: 000438-

(13)

A Few Bob Short^b,t⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Rory Cleary| T: S K Ryder| OR: 47

66/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap (100/1) at this course (12f) 54 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00/0009-

(11)

Dr Patrick⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 47| CD

8/1

Sole win came over C&D in 2021. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D (13/2) 61 days ago. Not discounted from this basement mark.

Form: 834650-

Forecasts

Satono Chevalier (7/2), Knocknakilla (4/1), Havana Pearl (11/2), Maralinga (11/2), Nevada Queen (11/2), Dr Patrick (8/1), The Peckhampouncer (14/1), Slamadoor (16/1), Together Aclaim (20/1), Big Belief (33/1), Baron Wild (40/1), Adhuil (40/1), A Few Bob Short (66/1), Dylanger (100/1)

A host in with chances but preference is for SATONO CHEVALIER, who failed to make much of an impact on the turf last season but should be competitive from this sort of mark returning from 4 months off the track. Nevada Queen may well step up on her reappearance effort so she heads up the dangers, with Dr Patrick and Knocknakilla another couple to consider.