17:15 Dundalk

Tuesday 15 August 2023

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Bar One Racing Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 2m 18.91s

(8)

French Company⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J G Coogan| OR: 63| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Good third of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (12.6f, good, 15/2) 41 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 034653

(17)

Curious Bride^t¹³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 62

25/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 12/1, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (16f). Off 137 days. Significantly down in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 000-235

(11)

Shining Aitch^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 58

14/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 13/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft) 25 days ago. Fair on Flat, ran creditably on last Flat outing.

Form: 90-0265

(9)

Kartayaz^t1³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 56| CD

8/1

Three-time C&D winner who fared better than of late when creditable third of 12 in handicap at Hamilton (11.1f, soft) 31 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Likely contender.

Form: 070753

(16)

Limited Edition⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: G M Ryan| T: K H Clarke| OR: 52| D

18/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. First run since leaving James McAuley when thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good, 50/1) 61 days ago. Back down in trip. Work to do.

Form: 43-0000

(4)

Susie Wosie^p1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: J McAuley| OR: 60

25/1

Thrice-raced winner. 16/1, first run since leaving Noel Meade when sixth of 8 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 016

(12)

Bright N Shine^t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: P F McEnery| OR: 59

4/1

Upped his game in recent starts, latest when creditable fourth of 13 in handicap (11/1) at Down Royal (12.8f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Must enter calculations.

Form: 0-87024

(3)

Dark Street^t1⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 50| CD

8/1

C&D winner. One win from 21 Flat runs. Sixth of 17 in handicap at Navan (10f, good to soft, 22/1) 65 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not out of things.

Form: 552606

(5)

Nevada Brave⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 49| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Thirteenth of 17 in handicap (18/1) at Navan (10f, good to soft) 65 days ago. Claims on best form.

Form: 163380

(10)

Ragtime Red^b,t¹⁹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Leonard| T: A McCann| OR: 47| CD

50/1

4-time C&D winner. 25/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D. Off 6 months. Blinkers back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8969-90

(1)

Gardone^p1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: N G McCullagh| T: C Weld| OR: 54

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, eleventh of 17 in maiden at Leopardstown (10f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Improvement required on handicap debut.

Form: 8-80

(14)

Lightupthesky¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: V C Ward| OR: 47

50/1

Sixth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft, 66/1) 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Still looking for first success.

Form: 06-4596

(2)

Celtic Revival⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Ben Coen| T: E Lynam| OR: 64| C

9/2

Course winner. 3 wins from 10 runs this year. 11/1, respectable eighth of 16 in handicap at Limerick (11.3f, good) 53 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals. RESERVE.

Form: 135528

Non-Runners

(15)

Bronze River⁵²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Donagh O'Connor

(6)

Miss Upbeat⁶⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Siobhan Rutledge

(7)

Evening Verse⁵⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Reserve 2

(13)

Kirikiriroa¹⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: J P Murtagh J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

French Company (7/2), Bright N Shine (4/1), Celtic Revival (9/2), Nevada Brave (5/1), Kartayaz (8/1), Dark Street (8/1), Miss Upbeat (10/1), Shining Aitch (14/1), Kirikiriroa (14/1), Evening Verse (14/1), Bronze River (16/1), Limited Edition (18/1), Curious Bride (25/1), Susie Wosie (25/1), Gardone (33/1), Ragtime Red (50/1), Lightupthesky (50/1)

Preference is for KARTAYAZ, who returned to form at Hamilton last time and is only 2 lb above his last winning mark. Bright N Shine and French Company can also make their presence felt.