17:30 Dundalk

Friday 27 January 2023

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Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 40.64s

(5)

La Tulipe Noire^b⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 79| CD

7/1

Lightly-raced winner. 14/1, career best when winning 10-runner maiden at this C&D 46 days ago, just holding on. Makes handicap debut but more is needed at these weights.

Form: 83471-

(2)

Pub Talk²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: J McAuley| OR: 76| C

7/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 7/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 7 in handicap at this course (5f) 21 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Well in the mix once more.

Form: 41512-2

(6)

Arabian Legend^h1²⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: M A Enright| T: J A Stack| OR: 75

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 7 in maiden (9/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap debut with more required.

Form: 676-

(4)

Tabuk^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 75

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 13 in maiden at this C&D 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs to step forward.

Form: 544-9

(7)

Dubawi Spectre^p¹²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 74

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/2, fifth of 7 in nursery at Listowel (8f, good), never nearer. Off 129 days. Makes polytrack debut. Can give a good account.

Form: 4555-

(3)

Jazz Forever¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Lee| T: M Halford| OR: 71

3/1

Promising type. Fifth of 13 in maiden (18/1) at this C&D 14 days ago, running on. Stable in good form. Makes handicap debut and rates a player off a handy-looking mark.

Form: 04-5

(1)

Rio Largo¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 69

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable seventh of 13 in maiden at this C&D (11/1) 14 days ago. Needs considering back in handicap company.

Form: 0073-7

(8)

Malacanne^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 67| BF

7/2

9/4, good second of 13 in handicap at this course (7f) 14 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 70354-2

Forecasts

Jazz Forever (3/1), Malacanne (7/2), Dubawi Spectre (5/1), Pub Talk (7/1), La Tulipe Noire (7/1), Arabian Legend (9/1), Tabuk (9/1), Rio Largo (9/1)

JAZZ FOREVER shaped well when fifth over C&D last time and looks the way to go here given he has more to offer and his opening mark is an attractive one. In-form course winner Pub Talk rates the chief threat with Malacanne appealing as the pick of the rest for place purposes.