16:50 Dundalk

Friday 24 March 2023

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Sky Bet Handicap

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 59.72s

(5)

Tai Sing Yeh^b,t⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 80| C| D

8/1

Four wins from 24 runs last year. 13/2, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at this course (6f) 8 days ago by 2¼ lengths from Inflection Point, having benefit of enterprising ride.

Form: 172241

(6)

Dun Na Sead³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: K P Cotter| OR: 79| CD

4/1

20/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D 35 days ago by 1½ lengths from Tai Sing Yeh, always holding on. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 566-091

(2)

Inflection Point⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 74| C| D

7/1

Unreliable type. Course winner. Latest win here in March. 11/2, creditable 2¼ lengths second of 7 to Tai Sing Yeh in handicap at this course (6f) 8 days ago.

Form: 828912

(1)

Little Queenie⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: L F Roche| T: P W Flynn| OR: 74| C

10/3

Course winner. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, 9/2) 42 days ago, having run of race. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2602-42

(7)

Tawaazon^b,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: J McAuley| OR: 73| C

13/2

First run since leaving Denis Hogan when career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this course (6f, 14/1) 14 days ago by 2 lengths from Collective Power, having run of race.

Form: 343461

(4)

Collective Power¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 67| CD

5/2

C&D winner. 9/2, creditable 2 lengths second of 14 to Tawaazon in handicap at this course (6f) 14 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 23-7242

(3)

Daintree^v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Coogan| OR: 65| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 28/1, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 8 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 54407-4

Forecasts

Collective Power (5/2), Little Queenie (10/3), Dun Na Sead (4/1), Tawaazon (13/2), Inflection Point (7/1), Tai Sing Yeh (8/1), Daintree (22/1)

COLLECTIVE POWER wasn't able to get to grips with Tawaazon over 6f here a fortnight ago but now meets that rival on 8 lb better terms (without taking James Ryan's claim into account) and the likely red-hot pace back at 5f will represent the perfect scenario for Edward Lynam's charge. Tawaazon very much had the run of the race that day but that is unlikely to be the case this time with fellow recent winners Tai Sing Yeh and Dun Na Sead (feared most in that order of preference) in opposition.