16:30 Dundalk

Friday 26 January 2024

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 2m 20.27s

(14)

Darkened^b,t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 60

7/1

Fair gelding. Two wins from 49 Flat runs. Twenty runs since last win in 2022. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D 10 days ago, not clear run.

Form: 72547-6

(16)

General Idea^t,v1⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 65

9/2

Fair gelding. Winner at Laytown in September. Good fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 22/1) 7 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 81797-5

(17)

Liquid Metric^b,t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McCann| OR: 61

40/1

Blinkered for 1st time, twelfth of 14 in handicap (200/1) at this course (12f) 42 days ago.

Form: 3828/00-

(15)

Cursory Exam¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 57| CD

10/1

Fair gelding. 3-time C&D winner. 13/2, bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 10 days ago.

Form: 00504-6

(7)

Kiwi Kiss⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 56

33/1

33/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 42 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 000990-

(5)

Neddies Boy^b1⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: R P Burns| OR: 54

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 16/1, very good fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 7 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 9089-4

(4)

Quick Blessing^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: C Moore| OR: 62

40/1

Modest gelding. Ninth of 13 in handicap (80/1) at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 29080-9

(3)

Jomont^b,t¹⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: S Foley| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 58

14/1

Fair gelding. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Thirteenth of 17 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft, 20/1). Off 148 days. Back down in trip. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 7/00270-

(6)

Sky Legend^p,t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 65

3/1

Unreliable sort. Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Tenth of 13 in handicap (11/2) at this course (12f) 35 days ago. Expected to be bang there down at claiming level.

Form: 592230-

(8)

Overstate^p¹²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Hogan| OR: 61

25/1

Fair gelding. 33/1, first run since leaving Stuart Edmunds when last of 10 in handicap at Kempton (16f). Off 121 days. First run for yard after leaving Mike Murphy & Michael Keady. Capable of having a big say if a change of yard sparks a revival.

Form: 2500/10-

(2)

Victory Star¹⁰⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 65

33/1

Fair gelding. Unseated rider in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Punchestown (20f, good) 108 days ago. Off 108 days. First run for yard after leaving John Joseph Hanlon. Enters calculations.

Form: 136910/

(13)

North Dorset^t1¹⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 60

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 12 in handicap (40/1) at Clonmel (9.6f, good). Off 141 days. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 0/9500-

(9)

In The Cheap Seats⁵⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Declan McDonogh| T: R K Watson| OR: 40

25/1

Modest mare. Bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap (10/1) at Fairyhouse (12f, good). Off 18 months. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 056048/

(11)

Chica Linda^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: G M Ryan| T: M Fahey| OR: 54

8/1

Winner at Sligo in August. 16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 7 days ago, met some trouble. Cheekpieces back on. Respected with that run behind her.

Form: 06140-9

Non-Runners

(12)

Prince Of Abington¹⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch J: Reserve 1

(10)

Kartayaz¹⁰

Weight: 9-8| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

(1)

Halcyon Spirit⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Sky Legend (3/1), General Idea (9/2), Neddies Boy (11/2), Darkened (7/1), Chica Linda (8/1), Cursory Exam (10/1), North Dorset (12/1), Jomont (14/1), Halcyon Spirit (16/1), Prince Of Abington (16/1), In The Cheap Seats (25/1), Overstate (25/1), Kartayaz (25/1), Victory Star (33/1), Kiwi Kiss (33/1), Liquid Metric (40/1), Quick Blessing (40/1)

Although SKY LEGEND was below par last time but he had been placed in 3 handicaps here prior to that and can bounce back to form with a bang dropped to a claimer. Overstate is another Denis Hogan runner weighted to have a say if returning to form on his first outing for the yard. Chica Linda could strip fitter for her recent comeback outing here and is also on the shortlist.