13:25 Dundalk

Wednesday 8 November 2023

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Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 1m 14.61s

(9)

Tai Sing Yeh^b,t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: J McAuley| OR: 80| CD

3/1

Fairly useful gelding. 5-time C&D winner. 4 wins from 23 runs this year. Latest win here in September. Last of 11 in handicap (18/1) at Navan (5f, heavy) 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 927190

(6)

Wooden Head^b,t⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 62

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 8/1, first run since leaving Darren Bunyan when creditable 2¼ lengths fourth of 14 to Tai Sing Yeh in handicap at this C&D 40 days ago.

Form: 45604

(1)

Sunday Sovereign^t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: J McAuley| OR: 74| D

6/4

Fairly useful gelding. Latest win at the Curragh in October. Respectable eighth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (5.9f, heavy, 14/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 533168

(5)

Big Baby Bull^b⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S Larkin| OR: 77

4/1

Fairly useful gelding. First run since leaving Denis Hogan when ninth of 13 in claimer at this course (8f, 11/1) 7 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving James McAuley.

Form: 142089

(2)

Dreamingofdelaney^b1,t²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rory Mulligan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Paul Mulligan| OR: 29

125/1

125/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 23 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 0-00000

(10)

No Speed Limit^v⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke McAteer| T: P J McKenna| OR: 51| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 70 Flat runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (5f, 25/1) 5 days ago.

Form: 509606

(7)

Un Bacio Ancora^p,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 65

12/1

Fair filly. Remains a maiden after 24 Flat runs. 17/2, twelfth of 14 in claimer at this course (7f) 12 days ago.

Form: 052380

(11)

Santabella³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: A McCann| OR: 57

80/1

Modest filly. First run since leaving John Quinn when seventeenth of 20 in handicap (100/1) at Navan (5.8f, soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 25288-0

(3)

Qalahari Queen⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Alyse Jane Clarke⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 50

100/1

Modest filly. 50/1, last of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft) 65 days ago.

Form: 760800

(4)

Darcy's Rock^p1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: M W Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 40

25/1

Modest filly. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (25/1) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 096556

Non-Runners

(12)

Army Of India⁴⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: H D McGuigan J: Non Runner

(8)

Tawaazon⁵

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: J McAuley J: S Foley

Forecasts

Sunday Sovereign (6/4), Tawaazon (6/4), Tai Sing Yeh (3/1), Big Baby Bull (4/1), Army Of India (7/1), No Speed Limit (8/1), Wooden Head (8/1), Un Bacio Ancora (12/1), Darcy's Rock (25/1), Santabella (80/1), Qalahari Queen (100/1), Dreamingofdelaney (125/1)

TAWAAZON has failed to fire the last twice, but he's a four-time winner here and will prove hard to beat on these terms if on-song. Tai Sing Yeh and Sunday Sovereign are likely to emerge as the main dangers.