18:45 Dundalk

Friday 23 February 2024

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Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 2m 36.54s

(10)

Nibiru^b,t⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 78

12/1

Unreliable individual. Respectable eighth of 13 in handicap (50/1) at this C&D 42 days ago, not knocked about. Blinkers back on.

Form: 32060-8

(7)

Banana Three^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 79| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Winner here in December. 8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving G. M. Lyons when eighth of 9 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago.

Form: 72221-8

(9)

Roman Bull⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: W J Lee| T: Michael W O'Meara| OR: 77| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (10.7f, 4/1) 9 days ago. Each-way shout.

Form: 22501-5

(4)

Celtic Revival⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 76| CD

8/1

5-time C&D winner. Five wins from 17 runs last year. Latest win here in November. Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D 42 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 11235-5

(2)

Autocrat^p⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 77| CD

11/1

3/1, respectable length second of 14 to Banana Three in claimer at this C&D 72 days ago, running on. Rejoined yard after leaving JamesMcAuley. Cheekpieces back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 516742-

(6)

Palace Rock¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: Francis Casey| OR: 75| BF| CD

2/1

C&D winner. 33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, brought down in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 19 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 862/44-2

(3)

Garrick Painter^p1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: N C Kelly| OR: 76| C

5/1

Course winner. Latest win here in December. Very good second of 9 in handicap (5/1) at this course (10.7f) 9 days ago, having run of race. Booking of Keane a plus. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Big player.

Form: 0881-82

(5)

Wrecking Ball Paul^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Rory Mulligan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Paul Mulligan| OR: 73| C

13/2

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (11/1) at this course (10.7f) 7 days ago, always holding on. This is more demanding up 6 lb.

Form: 5700-81

(8)

Fascinating Shadow^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 71| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 9 in handicap (18/1) at this C&D 21 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 476/0-05

(1)

Pillar Of Hope¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 67

33/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, 50/1) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Every chance if back to best but he's hard to warm to at present.

Form: 670-000

(11)

Picpoul⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: M Rice| OR: 64| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D 9 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0513-60

Forecasts

Palace Rock (2/1), Roman Bull (4/1), Garrick Painter (5/1), Wrecking Ball Paul (13/2), Celtic Revival (8/1), Autocrat (11/1), Nibiru (12/1), Fascinating Shadow (22/1), Banana Three (25/1), Picpoul (28/1), Pillar Of Hope (33/1)

CELTIC REVIVAL doesn't always help himself by taking a strong hold but he's consistent all the same and is taken to reverse placings with Palace Rock, who was around two lengths ahead of him here last month but now meets the selection on 2 lb worse terms. The latter is likely to give another good account and may emerge as the main danger ahead of Garrick Painter and Roman Bull.

Prize Money

1st: €6,900.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €230.00

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