18:00 Dundalk

Friday 22 December 2023

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Rated Race

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 40.14s

(10)

Brains^b,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: James Ryan⁽²⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 81| CD

14/1

Fairly useful gelding. C&D winner. 3 wins from 12 runs this year. First run since leaving Eric McNamara when respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (9/1) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 061284

(1)

Not Forgotten^t³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Scott McCullagh| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 82| CD

5/1

Fairly useful gelding. Career best when winning 14-runner maiden at this C&D (8/11) 37 days ago, driven clear. Trainer going well. Bit to find on form but less exposed than a lot of these.

Form: 382321

(6)

Pillar Of Hope¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽²⁾| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 81| D

50/1

Fairly useful gelding. Latest win at Redcar in September. First run since leaving Charlie Johnston when seventh of 9 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 894167

(5)

Sea Chariot^t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jake Coen| T: J J Murphy| OR: 80| BF| CD

15/2

Fairly useful gelding. C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Fourth of 7 in minor event (11/4) at this course (7f) 28 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip.

Form: 155014

(13)

Chavajod^v¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Kearney⁽²⁾| T: D P Coakley| OR: 78| CD

6/1

Fairly useful gelding. 11/2, improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner handicap at this C&D 16 days ago by 2¼ lengths from Pierre Lapin, staying on well.

Form: 260671

(9)

Barbapapa^p,t⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jamie Powell| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 77| CD

13/2

Fairly useful gelding. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D (9/2) 51 days ago, keeping on well.

Form: 83-8121

(3)

Cheers Again¹⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: J Cleary⁽⁴⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 77| CD

4/1

Fairly useful gelding. Well held on turf when last seen in the summer but a 2-2 C&D record provides hope for a revival back on AW.

Form: 124900

(8)

Free Solo^p,t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: S D Bowen⁽²⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 77| D

9/1

Fairly useful gelding. 9/2, respectable third of 7 in minor event at this course (7f) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 230873

(7)

Exquisite Acclaim^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁴⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 76| C

8/1

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. Good second of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, 6/1) 23 days ago. Stable in good form. Cheekpieces back on. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 033132

(12)

Pierre Lapin^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Robert Whearty| T: A McGuinness| OR: 74| BF| CD

6/1

Fairly useful gelding. C&D winner. 4/1, creditable 2¼ lengths second of 14 to Chavajod in handicap at this C&D 16 days ago. Stable in good form. Should go well again.

Form: 056442

(2)

Dabana^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: D E Sheehy| T: M Fahey| OR: 70| CD

33/1

Fairly useful filly. C&D winner. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (11/1) at this course (10.7f) 28 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkers back on.

Form: 445305

(4)

Helmet Star^t¹¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: J Larkin| OR: 30

200/1

66/1, seventeenth of 18 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft). Off 114 days.

Form: 00-0000

Non-Runners

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General Idea⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Ian Donoghue J: Calum Hogan

Forecasts

Cheers Again (4/1), Not Forgotten (5/1), Pierre Lapin (6/1), Chavajod (6/1), Barbapapa (13/2), Sea Chariot (15/2), Exquisite Acclaim (8/1), Free Solo (9/1), Brains (14/1), Dabana (33/1), Pillar Of Hope (50/1), General Idea (50/1), Helmet Star (200/1)

It might be worth chancing CHEERS AGAIN bouncing back to form at a venue where he has a 2-2 record. Ado McGuinness pair Exquisite Solo and Pierre Lapin head the dangers, while Not Forgotten has the potential to take a step forward on the back of his C&D maiden win last month.