19:30 Dundalk

Friday 20 January 2023

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DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 2m 35.34s

(5)

Too Bright^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Leigh Roche| T: N Meade| OR: 63| D

7/1

7/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 16 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Blinkers back on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 61/708-5

(4)

Mr Mills³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: C D Timmons| OR: 55| C

2/1

Showed a good attitude to win 12-runner handicap (11/2) at this course (10.7f) 35 days ago, edging ahead near finish. Up 6 lb but should continue to give a good account.

Form: 428521-

(9)

Sand Castle^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 55| CD

10/3

Shaped better than the distance beaten suggests in maiden hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 25 days ago. Successful over C&D on last Flat outing. 8 lb higher now but goes well at this track, so needs respecting.

Form: 0332/51-

(1)

Oranmore¹³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽¹⁰⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 54

16/1

Modest maiden who ran poorly at Navan on his final outing in September.

Form: 550650-

(6)

Great To Get Out³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 51

66/1

Down the field all 4 starts to date, including on handicap debut last time.

Form: 0009-

(11)

Eastern Tornado¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Enright⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 50| CD

11/2

C&D winner in November and would have given the winner plenty to think about had he broken on terms here (11/1) 16 days ago. Must enter calculations.

Form: 9/3019-3

(2)

Two Two Time²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 50

12/1

Modest maiden who ran below form in first-time blinkers when eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 12/1) 2 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 4993-68

(12)

Power To Love^h,t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: M A Enright| T: E D Delany| OR: 52

100/1

Has shown little in 2 juvenile hurdles this winter and was well held on last Flat run too. Others preferred.

Form: 358573-

(10)

Laurens Company^t,v1⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: M Kelly| OR: 47

25/1

Modest maiden who ran below form when eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Visor on for 1st time.

Form: 00069-8

(3)

Celtic Revival^h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 49

13/2

Turned in his best effort for some time in a first-time hood when third of 14 in C&D handicap 16 days ago, not ideally placed. One to bear in mind.

Form: 08647-3

(13)

Golden Forest³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 48

66/1

Well held in a trio of maidens so major progress needed now handicapping.

Form: 008-

(7)

Starlight Rose^t⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 48

100/1

First past post at Down Royal in July but subsequently disqualified after testing positive for banned substance and not in same form since.

Form: 8/00100-

(8)

Lex Maxima³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

18/1

Modest maiden who came home only twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 35 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 989750-

Forecasts

Mr Mills (2/1), Sand Castle (10/3), Eastern Tornado (11/2), Celtic Revival (13/2), Too Bright (7/1), Two Two Time (12/1), Oranmore (16/1), Lex Maxima (18/1), Laurens Company (25/1), Great To Get Out (66/1), Golden Forest (66/1), Starlight Rose (100/1), Power To Love (100/1)

A tentative vote goes to CELTIC REVIVAL, who turned in his best effort for some time in a first-time hood when a close third over C&D 16 days ago, despite not being ideally placed. Eastern Tornado may well have prevailed had he not blown the start last time, while others to consider are Too Bright and Sand Castle.