14:55 Dundalk

Wednesday 15 November 2023

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 1m 39.01s

(2)

Brains^b,t⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: E J McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 82| CD

1/2

Fairly useful gelding. Latest win in claimer here in November. Good second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (9/4) 5 days ago. Obvious claims.

Form: 160612

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(7)

Venetian⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Davis| T: Sean Davis| OR: 73| D

40/1

Fair gelding. 7/1 and visored for 1st time, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 43 days ago, merely closing up late. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Johnston. One to consider.

Form: 266886

(10)

Dazzling Spirit^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 67| D

33/1

Fair mare. Latest win at Clonmel in September. Eleventh of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy, 50/1) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 881000

(5)

Magnetic North^b¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Lee| T: J McAuley| OR: 66| D

25/1

Fairly useful gelding. 4 wins from 14 runs this year. Last of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 66/1) 14 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Booking of Lee a plus.

Form: 140070

(4)

Pinball Wizard¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nallen| OR: 60| D

6/1

Fair gelding. Latest win at Gowran in May. Respectable 8 lengths second of 13 to Brains in claimer at this C&D (7/1) 14 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 127792

(11)

Fastman^b1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58| D

50/1

Fair gelding. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (33/1) 14 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 905909

(12)

Ghumama^b,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: J McAuley| OR: 63| C

25/1

Fair mare. Course winner. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 14/1) 14 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 070060

(8)

Chica Power^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: C Collins| OR: 58| C

12/1

Fair mare. Course winner. Latest win here in October. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, 11/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 106817

(13)

Invincible Larne¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 66

28/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 10½ lengths sixth of 13 to Brains in claimer (40/1) at this C&D 14 days ago.

Form: 700606

(6)

Miss Cunning^b¹⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 45| CD

200/1

Modest mare. 4-time course winner. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap (20/1) at Gowran (9.5f, soft) 109 days ago.

Form: 100300

(1)

Muhalhel^b,t⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A McCann| OR: 50

25/1

Modest gelding. One win from 23 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 10/3, seventh of 10 in claimer at Laytown (7f) 64 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 880797

(9)

Monzoon¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Shane Foley| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 55| CD

7/1

Modest gelding. C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D 12 days ago.

Form: 680304

(3)

Samhradh³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: A Slattery| OR: 38

40/1

Poor gelding. 10/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 30 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 075080

Non-Runners

(14)

Pierre Lapin¹²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: A McGuinness J: Adam Caffrey

Forecasts

Brains (1/2), Pierre Lapin (3/1), Pinball Wizard (6/1), Monzoon (7/1), Chica Power (12/1), Muhalhel (25/1), Ghumama (25/1), Magnetic North (25/1), Invincible Larne (28/1), Dazzling Spirit (33/1), Venetian (40/1), Samhradh (40/1), Fastman (50/1), Miss Cunning (200/1)

Hard to see past BRAINS, who won a similar contest easily here a fortnight ago before going close in a stronger handicap on Friday. Pierre Lapin and Venetian are a couple of the other key players.