20:15 Dundalk

Friday 8 March 2024

All16:4017:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Unitek Handicap

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 2m 34.66s

(6)

Star Harbour^v³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 96| D

11/1

Latest win at Bellewstown in September. 11/2, 8¼ lengths sixth of 9 to War Correspondent in handicap at this C&D 35 days ago.

Form: 4120-46

(8)

War Correspondent^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R P Cody| OR: 89| CD

5/1

Untrustworthy individual. 7/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D 35 days ago by 5 lengths from Yokkell, easily. Not an obvious sort to follow up.

Form: 44D5-01

(3)

Yokkell²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 86| CD

13/2

Three wins from 11 runs last year. 4/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this course (10.7f) 23 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 3411-21

(10)

Esquiline¹⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 86| D

3/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap at Listowel (14.2f, soft, 11/4). Off 171 days. Makes polytrack debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 221425-

(2)

Satono Chevalier³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: S Foley| T: R O'Brien| OR: 82| BF| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Respectable 6½ lengths fourth of 9 to War Correspondent in handicap (11/4) at this C&D 35 days ago. Should be thereabouts again.

Form: 11533-4

(4)

Impero²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael G Cleary| OR: 81

14/1

Unreliable type. Respectable second of 7 in handicap (10/3) at this course (16f) 28 days ago, no match for winner. Back down in trip.

Form: 2434-22

(9)

Cape Bridgewater^p1³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 80| D

40/1

40/1, well-beaten last of 9 to War Correspondent in handicap at this C&D 35 days ago. First run for yard after leaving D. J. Bunyan & G. O'Leary. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Something to find on form.

Form: 2/271-39

(1)

Palace Rock^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: Francis Casey| OR: 77| BF| CD

11/4

C&D winner. 2/1, good second of 11 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Arrives in top form and expected to put up another bold showing.

Form: 62/44-22

(5)

John Alexander^p⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 74| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Creditable third of 13 in handicap (7/2) at this C&D 56 days ago, not ideally placed. Down the weights and looked back in form last time, so worth taking a chance on.

Form: 94739-3

Non-Runners

(7)

Firstman²⁷⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 7

T: A J Martin J: Colin Keane

Forecasts

Palace Rock (11/4), Esquiline (3/1), War Correspondent (5/1), Yokkell (13/2), John Alexander (15/2), Satono Chevalier (9/1), Star Harbour (11/1), Impero (14/1), Firstman (14/1), Cape Bridgewater (40/1)

JOHN ALEXANDER has dropped to an appealing mark and caught the eye from a poor position last time, so he's worth taking a chance on in an open race. Palace Rock has been knocking on the door and is unlikely to be far away, while Satono Chevailer is likely to give his running again.