19:15 Dundalk

Friday 15 December 2023

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Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 1m 13.26s

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Final Voyage¹⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 92

16/1

7/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good). Off 6 months.

Form: 2-21478

(14)

Prisoner's Dilemma^p,t⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 86| CD

22/1

4-time course winner. Last of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft, 25/1). Off 96 days. Tongue strap/cheekpieces back on. Still merits consideration.

Form: 857580

(8)

Rough Diamond²¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 86| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 14/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap at Navan (5f, soft). Off 7 months.

Form: 13168-0

(5)

Daamberdiplomat²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Mulligan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 83| D

13/2

Creditable third of 14 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D 28 days ago, finishing with running left. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 574443

(10)

Collective Power⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: E Lynam| OR: 82| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 16 runs this year. 6/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Navan (5f, heavy) 58 days ago, slowly away. Can give a good account.

Form: 293137

(4)

Inishmot Prince^v⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 82| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 13 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (4/1) at this course (5f) 7 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Dontspoilasale. In the mix.

Form: 991411

(7)

Volatile Analyst²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 82| D

3/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Good second of 14 in handicap (6/1) at this C&D 28 days ago, worst of draw. Yard in good form. Claims.

Form: 570642

(3)

Dontspoilasale⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J A Heffernan| T: N Lupini| OR: 80

8/1

11/2, good 1¼ lengths second of 10 to Inishmot Prince in handicap at this course (5f) 7 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 274002

(6)

Ostraka^b²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 78| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 28 days ago. Stable in good form. Needs considering.

Form: 14576

(2)

Gobi Star^b,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 77| CD

11/2

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this course (7f, 4/1) 16 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 625311

(13)

Jered Maddox²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 77| BF| CD

14/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win at Laytown in September. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap (9/2) at this C&D 28 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 021647

(1)

Charming Lady⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 76| D

80/1

Latest win at Bellewstown in August. 10 lengths eighth of 10 to Inishmot Prince in handicap (40/1) at this course (5f) 7 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 176178

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Petit Calvados^p1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: S Foley| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 74| D

40/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (12/1) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and not taken lightly if they spark a resurgence.

Form: 14-6380

Non-Runners

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Marsa¹⁶⁶

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: E Lynam J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Volatile Analyst (3/1), Gobi Star (11/2), Daamberdiplomat (13/2), Collective Power (7/1), Dontspoilasale (8/1), Inishmot Prince (8/1), Ostraka (12/1), Marsa (12/1), Jered Maddox (14/1), Final Voyage (16/1), Rough Diamond (16/1), Prisoner's Dilemma (22/1), Petit Calvados (40/1), Charming Lady (80/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. MARSA has an excellent record here and also figures on a handy-looking mark so gets the vote in a very open-looking handicap. Gobi Star heads the list of dangers on the back of his own recent success here, with Jered Maddox and Daamberdipomat also firmly in the picture.