16:55 Dundalk

Friday 17 February 2023

All15:5516:2516:5517:3018:0018:3019:0019:30

Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Package Handicap

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 1m 13.79s

(10)

Excesso Velocidad^t⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: M W Hassett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 82| CD

9/1

C&D debut winner before good fourth of 8 in minor event at this course (5f) 70 days ago. Makes handicap debut with more to offer back up in trip. Player.

Form: 14-

(9)

Gustav Ucicky^t1¹²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: A Kinirons| OR: 74

33/1

Ungenuine type. 20/1, last of 11 in nursery at this course (7f). Off 126 days. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 04560-

(1)

Californiagoldrush²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J A Heffernan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 69

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, sixth of 7 in minor event at this C&D 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 65-6

(5)

Distillate¹⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67

8/1

33/1, below form sixth of 11 in nursery at Naas (5.9f, heavy). Off 103 days. Weighted to go well if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 453266-

(8)

Little Keilee¹⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 66

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 14 in nursery (8/1) at Naas (5f, good to soft). Off 155 days. Makes polytrack debut. First run for yard after leaving Eamonn O'Connell. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5440-

(2)

American In Paris²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 64

20/1

First run since leaving Hugo Palmer when twelfth of 14 in handicap (33/1) at this C&D 21 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 72377-0

(3)

Havana Notion⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: J Feane| OR: 61

5/4

Thrice-raced maiden. 14/1, first run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when fourth of 10 in maiden at this C&D 63 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap debut. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 064-

(7)

Senado Square¹¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 49

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, last of 15 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, heavy). Off 117 days. Makes handicap debut with work to do.

Form: 000-

(4)

Okyle Lass^p1⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: L F Roche| T: R Sweeney| OR: 47

20/1

Sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f, 25/1) 44 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 06878-6

(6)

Sam's Xpress¹⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: K P Cotter| OR: 47

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, fifth of 7 in nursery at the Curragh (6f, good to soft), slowly away. Off 146 days. Makes polytrack debut with more required.

Form: 05775-

Forecasts

Havana Notion (5/4), Senado Square (4/1), Distillate (8/1), Little Keilee (17/2), Excesso Velocidad (9/1), Sam's Xpress (12/1), American In Paris (20/1), Okyle Lass (20/1), Californiagoldrush (22/1), Gustav Ucicky (33/1)

EXCESSO VELOCIDAD is fancied to take another step forward now she goes handicapping back up in trip and can make it 2-3. Havana Notion and Distillate are both weighted to go well and can chase home Joseph O'Brien's progressive daughter of Exceed And Excel in that order.