14:55 Dundalk

Wednesday 12 July 2023

All13:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:2517:0017:30

Gift & Art Gallery Dundalk Handicap

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 1m 26.11s

(16)

Malacanne^b²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 74| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 9/1) 27 days ago. Yard having good spell. Can give a good account.

Form: 4-21157

(15)

Toughen Up^p1,t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: A Oliver| OR: 73

6/1

7/2, good third of 9 in handicap at Limerick (7f, good) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Still low mileage and he is expected to be bang there at these weights.

Form: 00-5243

(8)

Dromantine²⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 72| CD

13/2

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 14-runner nursery (16/5) at this C&D. Off 6 months and not discounted.

Form: 9781-

(2)

Little Keilee^p1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 71

14/1

Winner at Sligo in April. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Limerick (7f, good, 8/1) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can give a good account.

Form: 593194

(3)

Sir John Monash¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Gavin Ryan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 71

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, first run since leaving Kevin Frost when excellent second of 9 in handicap at Limerick (7f, good) 18 days ago, conceding first run. Merits consideration.

Form: 44452

(6)

Ard Mhacha¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 70

40/1

40/1 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving John Patrick Murtagh when last of 13 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Something to find on form.

Form: 03307-0

(11)

The Snapper^p³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer| T: J Davison| OR: 70| BF| D

10/1

Winner at Cork in April. Good second of 7 in handicap at Listowel (7f, good, 11/4) 38 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 4-61842

(9)

On Our Radar²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 67

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fourth of 10 in maiden at Cork (5f, good to soft, 15/2) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Much respected on his handicap debut.

Form: 5-224

(7)

Zero Fighter⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade| OR: 67| BF| D

9/1

Winner at Roscommon in May. 9/4, below form fourth of 14 in claimer at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 407144

(5)

Ferrari Desert^p1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 66

40/1

Last of 8 in maiden at Listowel (6.3f, good, 15/2) 38 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 7-38

(13)

Net A Porter Queen⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 65

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 16 in handicap at Cork (7f, good, 16/1) 56 days ago. Trainer going well so could bounce back.

Form: 39-780

(14)

One For Mum¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 64

8/1

Respectable seventh of 23 in handicap (25/1) at Naas (5f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. No forlorn hope.

Form: 823367

(10)

Californiagoldrush²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 61

17/2

12/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 26 days ago, running on. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 5-66653

(4)

The Fog Horn^b²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: S G O'Donnell| OR: 58| D

9/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. 12/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap at Gowran (7f, good to soft) 24 days ago, easily. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0800-21

Non-Runners

(12)

Shamastar³⁹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: D Marnane J: Reserve 1

(1)

Millieblue⁵⁰

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: N Slevin J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Sir John Monash (5/1), Toughen Up (6/1), Dromantine (13/2), Malacanne (13/2), One For Mum (8/1), Californiagoldrush (17/2), The Fog Horn (9/1), Zero Fighter (9/1), The Snapper (10/1), Little Keilee (14/1), On Our Radar (18/1), Net A Porter Queen (25/1), Ferrari Desert (40/1), Ard Mhacha (40/1)

Lots with chances. TOUGHEN UP arrives on the back of a good run at Limerick and is taken to go one better eased 1 lb here and with few miles still on the clock. Limerick runner-up The Snapper heads the list of dangers, although Sir John Monash and The Fog Horn also need factoring into a competitive handicap.