16:45 Dundalk

Friday 12 January 2024

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Floodlit Fridays Return To Dundalk Handicap (50-85)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 1m 26.75s

(2)

Prisoner's Dilemma^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 84| CD

16/1

3-time C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Off 3 months, 22/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f) 28 days ago. Won this in 2022 and interesting from a good mark.

Form: 575800-

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(13)

Volatile Analyst²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 82| BF| D

7/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 3/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f) 28 days ago. Yard having good spell. Leading contender.

Form: 706426-

(8)

Mulgrave^h,t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 80| C

25/1

5-time course winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year. 18/1, last of 9 in handicap at this course (8f) 35 days ago.

Form: 000069-

(5)

Brains^b,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Robbie Colgan| T: R Donohoe| OR: 79| C

11/1

Course winner. Three wins from 13 runs last year. Latest win here in November. Tenth of 12 in minor event at this course (8f, 14/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 612840-

(10)

Gobi Star^b,t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 76| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 11/2, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f) 28 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 253118-

(4)

Exquisite Acclaim^v²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 75| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 8/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in minor event at this course (8f) 21 days ago. Stable having good spell. Visor back on. Respected back in a handicap.

Form: 331326-

(9)

Free Solo^p,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Killian Leonard| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 75| D

5/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Respectable fourth of 12 in minor event (9/1) at this course (8f) 21 days ago.

Form: 308734-

(6)

El Bello^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 72| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 11/2, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 051145-

(14)

Coolcalmncollected¹⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 70| C

33/1

Course winner. Off 150 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 345000-

(7)

Eighty Eight^e/s,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: N G McCullagh| T: J Feane| OR: 67

66/1

Eyeshields on for 1st time, first run since leaving Ross O'Sullivan when twelfth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D 21 days ago.

Form: 70/0450-

(11)

Chica Power^p³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 61| CD

12/1

3-time C&D winner. Creditable second of 14 in handicap (11/1) at this C&D 30 days ago, no match for winner. This is much tougher.

Form: 174832-

(1)

Wayside Lady^t⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 60

50/1

Creditable sixth of 10 in maiden at this C&D (80/1) 65 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 676076-

(12)

Western Cape^t⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: E McNamara| OR: 60

18/1

18/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 58 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 452405-

(3)

Wantoplantatree^h³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Kyle Faulkner⁽¹⁰⁾| T: E D Delany| OR: 57

200/1

50/1, last of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 30 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 8/00800-

Forecasts

Volatile Analyst (7/2), Exquisite Acclaim (7/2), Gobi Star (9/2), Free Solo (5/1), El Bello (17/2), Brains (11/1), Chica Power (12/1), Prisoner's Dilemma (16/1), Western Cape (18/1), Mulgrave (25/1), Coolcalmncollected (33/1), Wayside Lady (50/1), Eighty Eight (66/1), Wantoplantatree (200/1)

2022-winner PRISONER'S DILEMMA should have come on for his return here last month and is worth chancing from a very tempting mark. Ado McGuinness might have the dangers in Exquisite Acclaim and Volatile Analyst.