18:15 Dundalk

Wednesday 20 December 2023

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Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 1m 27.27s

(2)

Hale Bopp⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: R Donohoe| OR: 61| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Creditable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 10/1) 40 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 951697

(6)

Irish Rumour²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 59

15/8

11/2, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. Attracted support last time and is worth taking a chance on in what looks a weaker race.

Form: 674935

(4)

Alfarida¹¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 57| D

25/1

14/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft). Off 112 days. Others make more appeal.

Form: 219200

(12)

Airgead^b²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 52| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 11/2, last of 12 in handicap at this course (8f) 28 days ago. Not the easiest to rely upon.

Form: 790410

(14)

Fastman^b¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: J M Sheridan| T: J McAuley| OR: 51

17/2

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 16/1, first run since leaving John McConnell when sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 12 days ago.

Form: 590956

(15)

Cherry Pink^b1¹²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 48

14/1

12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, twenty first of 23 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good). Off 129 days. Trainer going well. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 539670

(10)

Brookie Cookie¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Sean Davis| T: Sean Davis| OR: 47

28/1

Bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (6f, 66/1) 14 days ago, not clear run. Others make more appeal.

Form: 556407

(9)

Gidwa^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47| D

28/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (25/1) 7 days ago, not clear run. Something to prove.

Form: 000000

(5)

Man Is King^e/s,t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 47

33/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 28/1, eighth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago, merely closing up late.

Form: 000008

(13)

Mether^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: N Lupini| OR: 47

10/3

8/1, good fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago. Lightly raced and may do better still.

Form: 907-444

(7)

Saoirses Lulaby^t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 47

11/1

11/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 14 in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 050430

(11)

Try Hard²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 47

100/1

18/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 000080

(8)

Tynamite¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 47| CD

9/1

5-time course winner. Twenty five runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 12 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 805404

(3)

Vormir^t1,v1⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 47| D

80/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2020. 100/1, last of 18 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 51 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Visored for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 786700

Non-Runners

(17)

Baalbec Beauty⁷⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Reserve 1

(16)

Rocky Dreams³⁵

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: J McAuley J: Reserve 2

(1)

Woodrow²⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 6

T: L Breen J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Irish Rumour (15/8), Mether (10/3), Baalbec Beauty (8/1), Fastman (17/2), Tynamite (9/1), Hale Bopp (9/1), Saoirses Lulaby (11/1), Airgead (12/1), Cherry Pink (14/1), Woodrow (16/1), Rocky Dreams (16/1), Alfarida (25/1), Brookie Cookie (28/1), Gidwa (28/1), Man Is King (33/1), Vormir (80/1), Try Hard (100/1)

IRISH RUMOUR ran with credit in a slightly stronger race last time and she's worth chancing with Colin Keane taking over. Mether and Hale Bopp are both feasible dangers but most of the others have something to prove.