17:50 Dundalk

Friday 15 March 2024

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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 2m 19.9s

(7)

Firstman^t²⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 86| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 28/1, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, good). Off 9 months. Down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 122056-

(6)

Jungle Cove^p¹⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 85| C

6/1

Course winner. 25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 10 in handicap at Cork (8f, soft). Off 171 days. Significantly back up in trip. Has good mark on pick of form.

Form: 004047-

(3)

Walhaan^t,v⁷⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Sheridan| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 80| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 12/1 and blinkered for 1st time, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, heavy) 79 days ago. Fairly useful on the all weather, good on last Flat outing. One to consider.

Form: 854415-

(2)

Eikonix⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 79

50/1

Fairly useful winner on the Flat for Andrew Balding. Poor/ungenuine hurdler for this yard, below form eighth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy) 75 days ago.

Form: 324451/

(1)

Emeric³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 72| BF| CD

1/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 5 runs last year. 2/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at this C&D 30 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 1148-33

(5)

Fanaigi Linn¹⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 72

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 9 in minor event at Cork (12f, good to soft, 66/1). Off 6 months. Makes polytrack debut. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 945469-

(8)

Forbidden Planet⁶⁷⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: Gary Halpin| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 72| D

20/1

80/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good to soft). Off 22 months. First run for yard after leaving Paul W. Flynn.

Form: 212000/

(10)

Pachmena^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 71| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 43 Flat runs. 20/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D 30 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 363-997

(11)

Tender Camilla^b,t1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 65

40/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Noel Meade when eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (12f, 20/1) 14 days ago. Blinkers back on, tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 0/0829-0

(4)

Arctic Blaze^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: D E Sheehy| T: J C McConnell| OR: 54| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 20/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 21 days ago.

Form: 0/00-497

(9)

Tara Power⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Mulligan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: K H Clarke| OR: 50| C

8/1

Course winner. One win from 31 Flat runs. Twenty four runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (9/1) 42 days ago, left with too much to do.

Form: 0545-25

Forecasts

Emeric (1/1), Walhaan (7/2), Jungle Cove (6/1), Tara Power (8/1), Firstman (14/1), Forbidden Planet (20/1), Pachmena (25/1), Arctic Blaze (25/1), Tender Camilla (40/1), Eikonix (50/1), Fanaigi Linn (50/1)

It good be worth chancing JUNGLE COVE, who starts the new season off a potentially good mark. Emeric went close to resuming winning ways over C&D last month and is the obvious threat, with Walhaan and Firstman completing the shortlist.