16:35 Dundalk

Friday 29 September 2023

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Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Claiming Maiden

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 1m 14.03s

(9)

Ballysax Lil' Mick²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D M Simmonson⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 61

12/1

Modest gelding. Remains a maiden after 9 Flat runs. Good sixth of 11 in maiden at Down Royal (5f, good to firm, 10/1) 21 days ago. Hard to make a compelling case for based on recent efforts.

Form: 860066

(8)

Un Bacio Ancora^p,t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 65

5/2

Fair filly. Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. 50/1, good second of 10 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, soft) 6 days ago, no match for winner. Progressing well recently.

Form: 260052

(3)

Emorcee^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 65

5/4

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 10 Flat runs. 5/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, effort best excused when seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (7f) 7 days ago, slowly away. Expected to be bang there down in grade.

Form: 427287

(2)

Empress Of Bough⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Markey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McCann| OR: 44

14/1

Modest filly. Remains a maiden after 14 Flat runs. 33/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.2f, good) 43 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 290790

(4)

Californiagoldrush^v1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Emma Anne Murphy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 53

9/1

Modest filly. Remains a maiden after 10 Flat runs. Fifteenth of 21 in handicap (20/1) at Navan (5f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Likely to bounce back but has something to find.

Form: 653060

(7)

Jalo^t⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 61

9/2

Fair gelding. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 12 in claimer (10/1) at Sligo (10.5f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Something to prove.

Form: 83-3888

(1)

Tarfeh^p1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: Eoghan O'Neill

150/1

Last of 8 in maiden (200/1) at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 29 days ago, folding tamely. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 7-08

(5)

Flotus Radiance^p1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 55

40/1

Fair filly. Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (33/1) at this course (8f) 7 days ago. Down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more appealing.

Form: 076900

Non-Runners

(6)

Lope De Rueda⁴⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: C O'Brien J: Declan McDonogh

Forecasts

Emorcee (5/4), Un Bacio Ancora (5/2), Lope De Rueda (4/1), Jalo (9/2), Californiagoldrush (9/1), Ballysax Lil' Mick (12/1), Empress Of Bough (14/1), Flotus Radiance (40/1), Tarfeh (150/1)

UN BACIO ANCORA arrives on the back of an excellent second (travelled well) in a maiden at the Curragh 6 days ago and a performance of similar merit should be enough for her to go one better unless Emorcee can bounce back to his best down in grade. Lope de Rueda isn't a forlorn hope.