17:05 Dundalk

Wednesday 1 November 2023

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Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-70) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 2m 38.39s

(5)

Magnetic North^b¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: J McAuley| OR: 70| D

66/1

4 wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win at Ballinrobe in July. 18/1 and blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 12 in claimer at this course (10.7f) 12 days ago.

Form: 114007

(2)

Bring Us Paradise^t⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: L Comer| OR: 69| CD

40/1

C&D winner. 66/1, last of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 74 days ago. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 03-4900

(3)

Mille Miglia^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: C D Maxwell| T: C A McBratney| OR: 69| D

150/1

100/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.6f, good) 22 days ago. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing. Up against it.

Form: 731-365

(15)

Zileo^p,t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 69

15/2

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. 12/1, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Thurles (16f, soft) 27 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 652938

(10)

Alfalfa¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 67| BF| D

11/4

7/2, very good second of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy) 1 day ago (first past the post but subsequently disqualified). Another bold show likely.

Form: 42213D

(13)

Jake Peter^t⁶⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 66| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Won 9-runner handicap (18/1) at Killarney (14.2f, good) 69 days ago. Not an obvious sort to follow up.

Form: 0-05751

(4)

Gracesolution¹¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 65

18/1

Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (7/1) at this C&D. Off 112 days. Should be on the premises if she's tuned up.

Form: 225534

(16)

Nomenclature¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 70

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Gowran (11.8f, heavy) 15 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-540

(17)

Wajaaha^v¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 65| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Very good second of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 28/1) 19 days ago, no match for winner. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-00092

(12)

Cara Susanna^b,t1¹⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 63

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable fifth of 9 in maiden (4/1) at Roscommon (11.7f, good). Off 153 days. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 656-65

(1)

Emperor Of Silk⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 61

80/1

25/1, first run since leaving Anthony Mullins when eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 40 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 380000

(9)

Fairytale Princess³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 65| BF| C

1/1

Winner here in September. 6/5, good second of 14 in handicap at this C&D 33 days ago. Capable of going one better.

Form: 006912

(6)

Cosmic Lady^p1⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 61

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, eleventh of 12 in maiden at Bellewstown (12.1f, good) 64 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 670

(11)

Brave Thought⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: L Comer| OR: 60

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hard to fancy.

Form: 55550

Non-Runners

(8)

Miss Paloma⁷⁵⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 1

(7)

Sir John Monash¹²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: P J F Murphy J: Reserve 2

(14)

Deluca Chop⁴⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: S M Duffy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Fairytale Princess (1/1), Alfalfa (11/4), Wajaaha (13/2), Zileo (15/2), Deluca Chop (14/1), Miss Paloma (14/1), Sir John Monash (16/1), Gracesolution (18/1), Cara Susanna (18/1), Jake Peter (25/1), Nomenclature (33/1), Bring Us Paradise (40/1), Brave Thought (50/1), Cosmic Lady (50/1), Magnetic North (66/1), Emperor Of Silk (80/1), Mille Miglia (150/1)

FAIRYTALE PRINCESS is on an upward curve and only found one too good over C&D last time, so she's fancied to get back to winning ways. Alfalfa is regarded as the main threat ahead of Wajaaha.