18:30 Dundalk

Friday 3 March 2023

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Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Package Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 2m 37.51s

(3)

No Trouble^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 75| CD

11/1

Four-time C&D winner. Sixth of 8 in handicap (11/2) at this course (10.7f) 16 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 00772-6

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(1)

Balearic¹⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 74

16/5

Good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (23.3f, good, 11/1) 171 days ago. Off 171 days. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Jonjo O'Neill. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 31644/0-

(14)

Diamond Union¹³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: N G McCullagh| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 74

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Last of 12 in maiden (25/1) at Navan (14f, heavy). Off 135 days. Makes polytrack/handicap debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 4820-

(15)

Roman Bull³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: J Gonet⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Michael W O'Meara| OR: 74| BF

6/1

Winner at Clonmel in September. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (9/4) at this course (10.7f) 35 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2413-45

(4)

Halcyon Spirit³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Tom Kiely Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 73| C

11/2

Course winner. Latest win here in December. Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 12/1) 35 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0410-36

(7)

Magnetic North^v¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 70| D

25/1

Visor on for 1st time in this code, eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Navan (16f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Stable having good spell. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run.

Form: 042040-

(10)

Turf Range^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Broad| OR: 70| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 9/2, good third of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago, better placed than most. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1/6625-3

(5)

Hidden Land¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: A Kinirons| OR: 68| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (22/1) at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago.

Form: 17860-0

(2)

Emperor Of Silk¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 67

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 22/1) 16 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 7-757

(12)

A Shin Undine⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Enright| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 67

25/1

18/1, ninth of 14 in maiden at this course (7f) 7 days ago, inadequate test. Significantly up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 4542-99

(9)

General Idea¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 67

22/1

12/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 396-570

(13)

Wild Shot^t⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 62| CD

16/1

6-time course winner. 22/1, creditable 5¼ lengths sixth of 14 to Deluca Chop in handicap at this course (10.7f) 7 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6142-96

(8)

Dark Street²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 54| C

11/2

Course winner. Winner here in December. 3/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 28 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 27212-5

(6)

Foreign Policy¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Leigh Roche| T: N Meade| OR: 54

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at this C&D 16 days ago. Can make presence felt. RESERVE.

Form: 47-03

Non-Runners

(11)

Deluca Chop⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: S M Duffy J: D N Curran

(16)

Liquid Luck³⁵

Weight: 8-8| Age: 7

T: J Feane J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Balearic (16/5), Deluca Chop (5/1), Dark Street (11/2), Halcyon Spirit (11/2), Turf Range (6/1), Roman Bull (6/1), Foreign Policy (9/1), No Trouble (11/1), Wild Shot (16/1), General Idea (22/1), Magnetic North (25/1), A Shin Undine (25/1), Hidden Land (25/1), Emperor Of Silk (40/1), Diamond Union (40/1), Liquid Luck (50/1)

A SHIN UNDINE hasn't put her best foot forward in 2 starts since joining present connections but a line can readily be drawn through her latest effort (inadequate trip) and she is of interest now upped to 1½m for the first time. With recemt winning form at a premium, Deluca Chop, who bagged a 10.7f handicap here last week, has to enter calculations. However, he has more on his plate upped 5 lb and bigger threats may be posed by Dark Street and No Trouble.