19:00 Dundalk

Friday 22 March 2024

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Sky Bet Handicap

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 1m 40.71s

(12)

Zenato¹⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Billy Lee| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 70

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, ninth of 13 in maiden at this course (7f). Off 100 days. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 079-

(11)

Blue Soul²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 69

12/1

Creditable 3½ lengths fifth of 14 to Mary Bagot in handicap (9/1) at this C&D 21 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 493-635

(8)

Hoover Dam¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Scott McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 69

18/1

Creditable third of 13 in maiden at this C&D (9/1) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 76-2443

(7)

Natural Ruler¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 69

4/5

Thrice-raced maiden. 12/1, second of 13 in maiden at this C&D 14 days ago, clear of rest. Makes handicap debut. Looks to have been let in lightly and boasts leading claims.

Form: 97-2

(4)

Fivecromwellplace⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Nathan Crosse| T: P F McEnery| OR: 67| C

9/1

Lightly-raced winner. 40/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this course (7f) 7 days ago, readily. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 000-1

(1)

Mary Bagot²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 66| CD

9/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D (6/1) 21 days ago, driven out. One to consider.

Form: 006-221

(6)

Special Angel^b1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 64

25/1

Respectable 5 lengths sixth of 14 to Mary Bagot in handicap at this C&D (12/1) 21 days ago. Booking of Hassett a plus. Blinkers on 1st time. Merits consideration.

Form: 060-246

(5)

Galician Girl²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 62

7/1

Promising sort. 12/1, good 2¾ lengths third of 14 to Mary Bagot in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 089-3

(10)

Aisling Oscar⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D E Sheehy| T: Craig O'Neill| OR: 59| CD

8/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this course (7f, 11/8) 49 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Mary Bagot, readily. Firmly on the upn and deserves plenty of respect in the hat-trick bid.

Form: 0000-11

(9)

The Man Above²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Neve Bennett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 55

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in maiden at this course (10.7f, 200/1) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00-07

(3)

Hanoi²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: P Roche| OR: 47

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9¼ lengths ninth of 14 to Mary Bagot in handicap (33/1) at this C&D 21 days ago.

Form: 0-989

Non-Runners

(2)

Rogerwaswrong⁴⁹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: Sean Davis J: Rory Mulligan

Forecasts

Natural Ruler (4/5), Galician Girl (7/1), Aisling Oscar (8/1), Fivecromwellplace (9/1), Mary Bagot (9/1), Blue Soul (12/1), Hoover Dam (18/1), Special Angel (25/1), Zenato (28/1), Rogerwaswrong (33/1), Hanoi (50/1), The Man Above (150/1)

NATURAL RULER came clear with a promising sort when second in a C&D maiden last time, so a mark of 69 is likely to underestimate him. As such, he takes marginal preference over last-time-out winners Aisling Oscar and Mary Bagot in what looks a competitive contest for the grade.