17:15 Dundalk

Wednesday 22 November 2023

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Dundalk Stadium Celebrates 20 Years 29th November Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 2m 18.56s

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Arctic Blaze⁴²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 64| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 7/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (12.1f, good to soft). Off 14 months.

Form: 755130-

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(12)

Fashion Flair²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Colin Keane| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 64

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form eleventh of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy, 20/1) 22 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 82-70

(16)

Patrick Street^p,t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 63| C

16/1

Course winner. Latest win at Navan in October. Thirteenth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (10f, heavy, 16/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 960120

(1)

Areana¹³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S Larkin| OR: 62

9/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap (13/2) at this course (8f). Off 133 days. Significantly back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Can make presence felt.

Form: 659260

(4)

Albion Princess^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: D Kinsella| OR: 61

50/1

33/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 21 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Hood back on. Chance on old form.

Form: 750050

(7)

Slaney Tide^t⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 63

11/1

Winner at Naas in July. 12/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good to firm) 75 days ago, slowly away. Makes polytrack debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 018089

(6)

Comfort Line^v²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 59

11/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. Bit below form seventh of 13 in claimer (16/1) at this course (8f) 21 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 984767

(9)

Kartayaz¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 54| CD

17/2

3-time C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 25/1, respectable third of 13 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago.

Form: 536903

(17)

Shining Aitch^t⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 54

18/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 40 days ago.

Form: 654009

(15)

Dark Street⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 51| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Tenth of 14 in handicap (7/1) at this C&D 7 days ago, left poorly placed. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 068160

(14)

Kampala Beach⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Foley| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 51| BF| CD

6/4

C&D winner. Latest win at Leopardstown in August. Respectable third of 14 in handicap at this C&D (5/2) 40 days ago. Trainer going well. Leading contender.

Form: 007103

(5)

Don't Look Now^p1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 53

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in maiden (100/1) at this course (8f) 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Stiff task.

Form: 009

(3)

Pallasmore Lass^t,v¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 47

20/1

Remains a maiden after 30 Flat runs. 33/1, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 932477

(11)

Well Suited^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Leigh Roche| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 47| C

18/1

Course winner. Forty runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, 10/1) 19 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 939074

Non-Runners

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Pollanassa¹⁴

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: R P Cody J: Reserve 1

(2)

Curzon Queen¹⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: K P Cotter J: Reserve 2

(8)

Big Kitten¹¹¹

Weight: 10-1| Age: 8

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kampala Beach (6/4), Dark Street (15/2), Fashion Flair (15/2), Kartayaz (17/2), Areana (9/1), Comfort Line (11/1), Slaney Tide (11/1), Curzon Queen (11/1), Patrick Street (16/1), Shining Aitch (18/1), Well Suited (18/1), Pallasmore Lass (20/1), Pollanassa (20/1), Arctic Blaze (33/1), Don't Look Now (40/1), Albion Princess (50/1), Big Kitten (50/1)

Though stall 14 isn't ideal, KAMPALA BEACH is otherwise very appealing in a handicap devoid of many strong candidates, particularly judged on recent exploits. He returned to form when third off this mark over C&D last month and a reproduction of that effort would probably suffice. Fashion Flair is worth considering with Colin Keane up for this all-weather debut, while Kartayaz and Well Suited both make some each-way appeal.