18:30 Dundalk

Friday 10 February 2023

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DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 1m 39.93s

(8)

Arcanears^b,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: M Halford| OR: 64| BF| C

4/1

Four-time course winner. Respectable third of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, 11/8) 9 days ago, running on. Stable in good form and he's a major player with blinkers back on.

Form: 0555-53

(11)

Leabaland^b⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: C J MacRedmond| T: M M Lynch| OR: 61| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap (11/2) at this course (7f) 72 days ago. Blinkers back on and can give a good account, albeit without posing a serious threat to the principals.

Form: 684258-

(7)

Feature This^p,t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Jake Coen| T: P W Flynn| OR: 59| CD

15/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 14-runner handicap (16/1) at this C&D 28 days ago, keeping on well. More needed having been raised 5 lb.

Form: 04059-1

(4)

Harbanaker^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: S T McCullagh| T: L Breen| OR: 59| CD

5/1

Won 13-runner handicap (11/1) at this C&D 21 days ago, driven out. 4 lb rise could be another to anchor him this time.

Form: 7064-51

(5)

Jazz Dreamers²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Paddy Harnett⁽²⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 59| D

22/1

8 lengths ninth of 13 to Stardayz in handicap (33/1) at this C&D 21 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 7320P-9

(9)

Sweeping Statement^p³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer| T: J McAuley| OR: 59| D

25/1

Winner at Bellewstown in September. Tenth of 14 in claimer at this course (7f, 33/1) 37 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 10500-0

(2)

Search For Thestar¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: C Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 57

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 13 in maiden at this course (7f, 22/1) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut and he's worth a second look.

Form: 40-5

(1)

Stardayz²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 57| CD

8/1

25/1, won 13-runner handicap at this C&D 21 days ago, all out. Now 6 lb higher and couldn't be sure that she'll be in the same form.

Form: 2998-01

(10)

Back O' The Net¹²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: O McSweeney| T: Miss S J Harty| OR: 47

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden on the Flat. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (40/1) at this course (10.7f). Off 126 days. Down in trip.

Form: 860/00-

(6)

Qaabil²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 47| D

5/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. 16/1, 7¼ lengths twelfth of 14 to Feature This in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 30900-0

(12)

Tanseeq^p¹⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁴⁾| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 47| D

15/2

Thirty runs since last win in 2018. 11/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap at this C&D. Off 147 days. First run for yard after leaving T. Gibney and cheekpieces back on.

Form: 700708-

Non-Runners

(3)

Phoenix Open²⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: S M Duffy J: Tom Kiely Marshall

Forecasts

Arcanears (4/1), Qaabil (5/1), Harbanaker (5/1), Leabaland (6/1), Feature This (15/2), Tanseeq (15/2), Stardayz (8/1), Search For Thestar (11/1), Phoenix Open (16/1), Jazz Dreamers (22/1), Sweeping Statement (25/1), Back O' The Net (66/1)

Though it's been a while since ARCANEARS last hit the target, he has dripped to an attractive mark and has been promising to come good of late. The 8-y-o is taken to notch a fifth win at this course, perhaps at the chief expense of handicap debutant Search For Thestar, who didn't shape at all badly in a C&D maiden back from a break here last month. Phoenix Open will bea threat if on-song but last-time-out winners Feature This, Harbanaker and Stardayz all look vulnerable off their revised marks.