14:00 Dundalk

Wednesday 1 November 2023

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Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 1m 40.04s

(9)

Big Baby Bull^b,t⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 79| D

11/1

Latest win at Limerick in June. Proved to be a disappointment when eighth of 12 in claimer (10/3) at Leopardstown (7.2f, good) 11 weeks ago. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan and has to be taken seriously.

Form: 314208

(8)

Brains^b,t⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: E McNamara| OR: 82| D

6/4

Latest win at Lingfield in June. 80/1, wasted no time getting back to form when sixth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 53 days ago. Merits consideration in this company.

Form: 391606

(13)

Mads Black Eights¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M J Smith| OR: 60| C

28/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 9/1, shaped as if still in good form when fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 19 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Down in trip.

Form: 508465

(14)

Rocky Dreams^b⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Billy Lee| T: J McAuley| OR: 67| C

8/1

7-time course winner, latest in July. Blinkered for 1st time, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap (18/1) at this course (7f) 5 days ago.

Form: 818707

(16)

Dumb Love^b⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 68| D

11/4

Winner at Bellewstown in September. 11/2, respectable second of 14 in claimer at this course (7f) 5 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 430182

(6)

Ertikaaz⁵⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Joseph Harnett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 45

200/1

Blinkered for 1st time, last of 13 in handicap at Cork (10.2f, good to soft, 12/1). Off 19 months. Down in trip. Best watched given the absence.

Form: 06/4700-

(4)

Pinball Wizard⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nallen| OR: 60| D

7/1

Latest win at Gowran in May. 11/2, below form ninth of 15 in handicap there (8f, good) 8 weeks ago.

Form: 0-12779

(3)

Roderick⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: J M Sheridan| T: P Byrne| OR: 73| D

125/1

Latest win at Killarney in July. Offered little returned to Flat when tenth of 11 in claimer (9/1) at Roscommon (10.3f, good to soft) 10 weeks ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 7/40100

(10)

Zahee^h,t⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 65| CD

33/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 40/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this course (7f) 40 days ago.

Form: 600790

(17)

Comfort Line^v¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 62| D

16/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Again ran below form when sixth of 12 in claimer at this course (10.7f, 17/2) 12 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 698476

(2)

Johnny The Star¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: M Rice

150/1

100/1, failed to match debut form under a contrasting ride when fourteenth of 16 in maiden at Naas (8f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 50

(15)

Invincible Larne¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68

40/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 80/1, last of 14 in handicap at this course (7f) 19 days ago.

Form: 270060

(12)

Spirit Of Paradise¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 68

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 17/2, again ran poorly when fifth of 6 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 16 days ago. Makes all-weather debut.

Form: 54495

Non-Runners

(5)

May Night⁹⁰

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: J McAuley J: Chris Hayes

(1)

Monzoon⁴⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 1

(11)

Big Dream⁷⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: A McCann J: Reserve 2

(7)

Muhalhel⁵⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: A McCann J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Brains (6/4), Dumb Love (11/4), May Night (4/1), Pinball Wizard (7/1), Rocky Dreams (8/1), Big Baby Bull (11/1), Muhalhel (12/1), Spirit Of Paradise (14/1), Comfort Line (16/1), Monzoon (25/1), Big Dream (25/1), Mads Black Eights (28/1), Zahee (33/1), Invincible Larne (40/1), Roderick (125/1), Johnny The Star (150/1), Ertikaaz (200/1)

BIG BABY BULL has had just a smattering of starts on a synthetic surface and having joined a yard which excels in these events, he's taken to get back to winning ways at the expense of fellow 7-y-o Brains, who produced his best effort for his current handler when a close sixth at Kempton in September. Dumb Love and Spirit of Paradise can fight out minor honours in a wide-open claimer.