19:00 Dundalk

Friday 2 February 2024

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Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 2m 17.89s

(1)

Alhaajeb^b1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 62| CD

40/1

C&D winner. 20/1, first run since leaving John Joseph Hanlon when twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 14 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 731/60-0

(4)

Gentle Breath^t⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 62

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, creditable fifth of 14 in maiden at this C&D 56 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Much less exposed than most of these

Form: 0/645-

(7)

Barretstown¹³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 59| CD

6/1

Won this off only 1 lb lower on last year's reappearance. Back to form when second of 14 over C&D in September. Capable fresh and can make a bold bid to defend his crown.

Form: 406892-

(2)

Dark Street¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 59| CD

10/3

3-time C&D winner. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D (15/2) 17 days ago, keeping on well. Should go well again.

Form: 16038-1

(6)

Moondharrig^b,t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 54| CD

10/3

Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 14-runner handicap (5/1) at this C&D 17 days ago, keeping on well. Player if the headgear works as well a second time.

Form: 00028-1

(16)

He Knows When^t⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 52

9/1

Good fourth of 14 in handicap (9/1) at this course (8f) 56 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 900984-

(17)

Nawraq^b,t⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: M P Sheehy| T: K Smith| OR: 51

6/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Creditable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 4/1) 56 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Blinkers back on.

Form: 900/027-

(13)

Noble Crusade⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 51| D

33/1

40/1, ninth of 18 in handicap at Galway (11.8f, heavy). Off 95 days.

Form: 0/00009-

(11)

Tara Power²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: K H Clarke| OR: 50| BF| C

9/1

Course winner. 7/2, creditable second of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 21 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not discounted.

Form: 60545-2

(8)

Teddy's Dawn^h1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 50

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Hugo Palmer when thirteenth of 14 in handicap (50/1) at this course (12f) 14 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Needs a betting check now starting out for Ado McGuinness.

Form: 8564-0

(3)

Wojood^p,t¹⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 49| CD

16/1

Well held at Down Royal when last seen in the autumn but runner-up off a higher mark the last time he ran here. Needs checking out in the betting.

Form: 25/0800-

(9)

Berlina^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

100/1

Blinkered for 1st time, last of 14 in handicap (125/1) at this course (12f) 14 days ago.

Form: 86880-0

(15)

Blackstone Cliff^h,t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: S Crawley| OR: 47| CD

10/1

3-time C&D winner. 12¾ lengths tenth of 14 to Dark Street in handicap (11/2) at this C&D 17 days ago.

Form: 90705-0

(5)

Flag High^h,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

22/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. 28/1, 4¼ lengths tenth of 14 to Moondharrig in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 00058-0

Non-Runners

(12)

Man Is King²¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 5

T: Thomas Dowling J: Reserve 1

(10)

Curley Rose⁴⁵⁴

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: J Larkin J: Reserve 2

(14)

Gilded Moon²¹⁶

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: F J Flood J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Moondharrig (10/3), Dark Street (10/3), Barretstown (6/1), Nawraq (6/1), He Knows When (9/1), Tara Power (9/1), Blackstone Cliff (10/1), Gentle Breath (11/1), Wojood (16/1), Curley Rose (20/1), Flag High (22/1), Noble Crusade (33/1), Gilded Moon (33/1), Man Is King (33/1), Alhaajeb (40/1), Teddy's Dawn (50/1), Berlina (100/1)

BARRETSTOWN won this off a similar mark on last year's reappearance and might be able to repeat the feat having run well here when last seen in September. Last-time-out C&D scorers Dark Street and Moondharrig head the many dangers along with unexposed handicap newcomer Gentle Breath.