19:30 Dundalk

Friday 22 December 2023

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HRI Best Turned-Out Flat League Finale Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 2m 37.32s

(1)

Sky Legend^p,t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 65

11/2

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Creditable third of 14 in handicap at this C&D (5/1) 23 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving Philip M. Byrne. Unreliable type.

Form: 059223

(10)

Cara Susanna^b,t⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 62

10/1

18/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 51 days ago, merely closing up late. Others more persuasive.

Form: 656-659

(9)

Gurkha Girl²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Shane Kelly| T: M Fenton| OR: 59

6/1

9/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 28 days ago, having to pick way through. In the mix.

Form: 029564

(17)

Not Just Any Eagle^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: P J Flynn| OR: 59| BF

5/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable second of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 10/3) 21 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 072272

(7)

Brave Thought⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Robbie Colgan| T: L Comer| OR: 62

11/2

Very good second of 14 in handicap at this C&D (50/1) 51 days ago, faring best of those held up. Form has been franked so she's a player with few miles still on the clock.

Form: 555502

(2)

Shining Aitch^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 57| C

14/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 8/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 400917

(14)

Kartayaz³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 52| C

28/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 17/2, creditable 3½ lengths eighth of 14 to Shining Aitch in handicap at this course (10.7f) 30 days ago. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 369038

(12)

Breagagh^p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: S Millar| OR: 50

5/1

Remains a maiden after 25 Flat runs. Good second of 14 in handicap (12/1) at this course (10.7f) 9 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 205432

(13)

Just For Yuse²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: P Stafford| OR: 49

125/1

Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.4f, soft, 150/1) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 000600-

(3)

Anjah^p,t³¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 47

16/1

Remains a maiden after 26 Flat runs. First run since leaving C. Moore when creditable second of 13 in handicap at this C&D (12/1), no match for winner. Off 10 months.

Form: 6047-02

(8)

Ballycommon Chapel^b³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 47

28/1

33/1, below form seventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D 35 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 0-07007

(16)

Together Aclaim^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

33/1

Remains a maiden after 27 Flat runs. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D (22/1) 28 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 500000

(5)

Berlina³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Nathan Crosse| T: J C McConnell| OR: 48

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, first run since leaving G. M. Lyons when respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 35 days ago. Has work to do. RESERVE

Form: 8688

Non-Runners

(11)

Flier⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Mrs D Foster J: Colin Keane

(15)

Uberrima Fides¹⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: S R B Crawford J: D E Sheehy

(4)

Liberated Girl²⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 2

(6)

Emperor Of Silk²³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: L Comer J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Not Just Any Eagle (5/2), Breagagh (5/1), Brave Thought (11/2), Sky Legend (11/2), Gurkha Girl (6/1), Uberrima Fides (6/1), Flier (8/1), Cara Susanna (10/1), Shining Aitch (14/1), Anjah (16/1), Emperor Of Silk (16/1), Liberated Girl (25/1), Kartayaz (28/1), Ballycommon Chapel (28/1), Together Aclaim (33/1), Berlina (40/1), Just For Yuse (125/1)

BRAVE THOUGHT shaped as if her turn is near when a very good C&D second last time so gets the nod with that form working out well. Not Just Any Eagle is also weighted to have a big say, while Flier and Gurkha Girl also need factoring into this competitve handicap.