17:00 Dundalk

Friday 27 January 2023

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Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-80)

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 2m 15.79s

(1)

Whatharm¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: C P Hoban| T: P J Flynn| OR: 80| C

15/2

6-time course winner. 6/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 14 days ago. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 08007-4

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(9)

Elzaam Blue⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 78| C

11/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Respectable third of 8 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D 42 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 066553-

(7)

Roman Bull²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Lee| T: Michael W O'Meara| OR: 75| BF

9/4

Winner at Clonmel in September. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 22413-4

(11)

Travel On^p,t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 75

125/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Last of 9 in handicap at this course (16f, 50/1) 9 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Has work to do.

Form: 0/9380-9

(8)

Halcyon Spirit²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Tom Kiely Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 74| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Good third of 14 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D 21 days ago, running on. Firmly in the picture off an unchanged mark.

Form: 90410-3

(4)

Higher Kingdom²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 74| C

11/2

Course winner. Latest win here in December. 6/1, creditable eighth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago, having to pick way through. Shortlisted.

Form: 00901-8

(10)

Bowerman^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: A McGuinness| OR: 73| CD

20/1

3-time C&D winner. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (7/1) 21 days ago. Stable in good form. Cheekpieces back on. Eleven runs since last win in 2022.

Form: 60975-0

(5)

Burren Song¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 73

7/1

Good third of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 13/2) 14 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 18439-3

(6)

Field Of Honour¹²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 74

125/1

Lightly-raced winner. 9/1, last of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW). Off 129 days. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Simon & Ed Crisford. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 44610-

(12)

Je T'ai Porte^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 73| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 8/1, good second of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 14 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 3312-72

(2)

Havana Pearl^h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M Halford| OR: 69| CD

12/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (11/2) at this C&D 9 days ago. Yard in good form so she's no forlorn hope.

Form: 60465-1

(3)

Elzaamsan²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: M Halford| OR: 67

11/1

12/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Yard in good form. Not discounted on pick of form.

Form: 22680-9

Forecasts

Roman Bull (9/4), Higher Kingdom (11/2), Burren Song (7/1), Whatharm (15/2), Je T'ai Porte (8/1), Elzaam Blue (11/1), Elzaamsan (11/1), Halcyon Spirit (12/1), Havana Pearl (12/1), Bowerman (20/1), Field Of Honour (125/1), Travel On (125/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. HALCYON SPIRIT arrives in great nick so this C&D scorer edges the vote ahead of course-winners Higher Kingdom and Je T'ai Porte who can chase home John McConnell's 5-y-o in that order.