20:15 Dundalk

Friday 13 October 2023

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Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Book Now Handicap

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 2m 32.07s

(2)

Ace Aussie^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: L F Roche| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 78

125/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 100/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 934-800

(11)

John Alexander³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 77| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 22/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Roscommon (11.6f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 3-15894

(13)

Magnetic North^v³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 77| D

100/1

4 wins from 11 runs this year. Last of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (18f, good to firm, 66/1) 35 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 811140

(12)

S'all Good Man^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: W T Farrell| OR: 77| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 8/1, good second of 13 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 5-10532

(9)

Cold Steel¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 76| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (12/1) at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago, having run of race. Can make presence felt under Billy Lee.

Form: 1-60094

(14)

God Knows³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: R Brabazon| OR: 76

5/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (16/5) at Down Royal (10.3f, good to firm) 35 days ago, soon clear. 8lb higher now. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 523261

(17)

Luke Short^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 75

6/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable third of 13 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D 21 days ago, keeping on well. Stable having good spell. Cheekpieces back on. One to consider.

Form: 09-3293

(8)

Sovereign Duke⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 75

125/1

20/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.4f, good) 44 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 610789-

(6)

Bambeano³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: M Fahey| OR: 73| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, good to soft, 20/1) 30 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Significantly back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 134710

(5)

Dark Note²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 73| D

16/1

Good second of 18 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Listowel (16f, soft) 25 days ago. Back up in trip. Fairly useful on the Flat, respectable on last Flat outing.

Form: 004104

(3)

Autocrat^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan| T: S K Ryder| OR: 78| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 33/1, good eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 14 days ago.

Form: 181098

(4)

Delicate Girl^p³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 75

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 5 in handicap at Tramore (12f, good, 6/1) 30 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Stable having good spell.

Form: 64245

(1)

Kadeen³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 75

16/5

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (7/2) at Roscommon (11.6f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Much respected as an unexposed type.

Form: 3-313

(10)

Hidden Land¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer| T: A Kinirons| OR: 70| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Hood on for 1st time in this code, well-beaten fifth of 7 to Magical Zoe in listed mares event at Gowran (16f, heavy, 25/1) 14 days ago. 8lb higher now. Needs a couple of these to falter. RESERVE.

Form: 0-00371

Non-Runners

(15)

Dalvey²¹

Weight: 9-13| Age: 6

T: J McAuley J: Luke McAteer

(16)

Maralinga⁴⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: T Doyle J: Reserve 2

(7)

Barbapapa³¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kadeen (16/5), Cold Steel (4/1), God Knows (5/1), John Alexander (11/2), Luke Short (6/1), S'all Good Man (13/2), Barbapapa (8/1), Maralinga (10/1), Dark Note (16/1), Dalvey (16/1), Delicate Girl (18/1), Bambeano (20/1), Autocrat (22/1), Hidden Land (40/1), Magnetic North (100/1), Sovereign Duke (125/1), Ace Aussie (125/1)

COLD STEEL is back on a good mark and gave indication that he may be able to take advantage when fourth over slightly shorter here a fortnight ago. Billy Lee, who was on board for both course wins last year, is back in the saddle now and Andrew Oliver's charge is preferred to Kadeen, a lightly-raced 3-y-o who could have more to give, and Dark Note, who ran well over hurdles at Listowel recently.