14:00 Dundalk

Wednesday 31 January 2024

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Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap (47-80)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 2m 20.37s

(7)

Solar Breeze^h1⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Lavery| OR: 78| C

10/1

Course winner. Latest win at Navan in October. 12/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 75 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 096109-

(17)

May Night^p⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 76

25/1

33/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 40 days ago.

Form: 090858-

(4)

Pachmena^p,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 76| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 41 Flat runs. Latest win at the Curragh in October. Ninth of 13 in handicap (25/1) at this course (12f) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 21363-9

(11)

Pillar Of Hope¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: J A Heffernan| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 75

28/1

Latest win at Redcar in September. 40/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at this course (8f) 12 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 41670-0

(12)

Garrick Painter⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: K J Leonard| T: N C Kelly| OR: 75| CD

8/1

Didn't need to improve to win 14-runner handicap (15/2) at this C&D 42 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Obama Army, always holding on. Respected up 5 lb.

Form: 620881-

(3)

Emeric⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P W Flynn| OR: 72| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 5 runs last year. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap (6/1) at this course (8f) 89 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 2/11148-

(13)

Pierre Lapin^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 72| BF| C

12/1

Course winner. 10/3, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f) 12 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Stable in good form. Expected to be bang there for McGuinness.

Form: 64423-6

(9)

El Bello^b¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: D Hogan| OR: 71| C

20/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap (17/2) at this course (7f) 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 51145-8

(14)

Hangry¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 71

80/1

First run since leaving Andre Fabre when sixth of 12 in maiden (28/1) at this course (12f) on IRE debut 15 days ago.

Form: 46/746-6

(10)

Construct^t,v1¹²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 66| C

66/1

Course winner. 6/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Sedgefield (21.1f, good to soft) 120 days ago. Off 120 days. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 8003/48-

(1)

Hasten Slowly¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 67| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at this course (12f) 19 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 39215-6

(2)

Obama Army^t⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: G M Ryan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 67

9/1

28/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, good 1¾ lengths second of 14 to Garrick Painter in handicap at this C&D 42 days ago. Should be on the premises again.

Form: 221232-

(8)

Picpoul⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: M Rice| OR: 66| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 9/4, creditable 2¼ lengths third of 14 to Garrick Painter in handicap at this C&D 42 days ago, needing stronger gallop.

Form: 760513-

(16)

Unterberg⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 66| C

5/2

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at this course (12f, 13/2) 40 days ago, staying on well. Unexposed type who may have more to offer.

Form: 400031-

Non-Runners

(15)

Miss Paloma⁴⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 1

(5)

Higher Kingdom¹²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

(6)

Mads Black Eights⁷⁰

Weight: 8-8| Age: 8

T: H P Finegan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Unterberg (5/2), Picpoul (4/1), Emeric (15/2), Garrick Painter (8/1), Obama Army (9/1), Solar Breeze (10/1), Pierre Lapin (12/1), Miss Paloma (12/1), Higher Kingdom (14/1), Hasten Slowly (16/1), Pachmena (20/1), El Bello (20/1), May Night (25/1), Pillar Of Hope (28/1), Mads Black Eights (33/1), Construct (66/1), Hangry (80/1)

PIERRE LAPIN has a pretty solid record here this winter and might be ready to strike again for Ado McGuinness. Last-time-out C&D 1-2 Garrick Painter and Obama Army should be in the thick of things again. Last year's winner Higher Kingdom would also enter the reckoning if getting a run.