20:30 Dundalk

Friday 31 March 2023

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 2m 18.79s

(2)

Boola Boola^p²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 63

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Blinkered for 1st time, below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 33/1) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut with more needed.

Form: 52444/

(8)

Deluca Chop²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: N G McCullagh| T: S M Duffy| OR: 63| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Winner here in February. First run since leaving G. O'Leary when eleventh of 14 in handicap (8/1) at this course (12f) 21 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 0000-10

(6)

Boadicea Belle⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M J Smith| OR: 60

50/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in October. 80/1, last of 13 in handicap at this course (8f) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 361-000

(9)

Thunderhill²¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Killian Leonard| T: Caroline Mccaldin| OR: 60

50/1

Below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good to firm, 8/1). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Phillip Makin. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 844746-

(13)

Evening Verse^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 59| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 5/1) 15 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Chance on old form.

Form: 48-3444

(11)

Kartayaz¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58| CD

16/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 15 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 41018-8

(4)

Emeric¹⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: P W Flynn| OR: 57

6/4

11/2 and blinkered for 1st time, good second of 12 in handicap at this C&D. Off 105 days but one to consider.

Form: 700052-

(3)

Thatboathassailed⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: L Comer| OR: 56

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (80/1) 56 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 797-09

(12)

Gunners Dream^h1,t³¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 55

33/1

Last of 11 in handicap at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft, 22/1). Off 10 months. Hood on 1st time and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 5038/70-

(10)

Dark Street²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 54| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Winner here in December. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (11/2) at this course (12f) 28 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 7212-55

(7)

Uberrima Fides²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 53

18/1

200/1, seventeenth of 25 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Modest on the Flat so needs to take a step forward.

Form: 06/7068-

(5)

Miss Upbeat^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 51

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden who still looked green when good fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 15 days ago, very slowly away. Has more to offer. Player.

Form: 0084

(1)

Holy Divine¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 48

18/1

33/1 and visored for 1st time, first run since leaving Keith Henry Clarke when creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 15 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 8/9608-5

(14)

Polar Peak^p1,t⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: S Donohoe| OR: 40

125/1

80/1, first run since leaving P. A. Fahy when last of 14 in handicap at this course (16f) 77 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time now.

Form: 07/000-0

Forecasts

Emeric (6/4), Evening Verse (4/1), Miss Upbeat (6/1), Boola Boola (7/1), Dark Street (15/2), Kartayaz (16/1), Uberrima Fides (18/1), Holy Divine (18/1), Thatboathassailed (28/1), Deluca Chop (33/1), Gunners Dream (33/1), Boadicea Belle (50/1), Thunderhill (50/1), Polar Peak (125/1)

A few with chances but MISS UPBEAT still looked inexperienced when posting a good C&D fourth last time and can build on that to get off the mark. In-form Dark Street is next on the list, with fellow C&D scorer Kartayaz another who can have a say in a very open handicap.