17:30 Dundalk

Friday 5 April 2024

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Friday 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Stadium Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 14.37s

(7)

Miss Black Jack⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 77

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable second of 8 in maiden at this C&D (4/1) 49 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Respected.

Form: 5442-2

(6)

Royalcorrespondent²¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 75

11/8

Twice-raced maiden. 12/1 and hooded for 1st time, fourth of 8 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good). Off 7 months. Makes handicap debut. Unexposed sort who could have a big say under Colin Keane.

Form: 44-

(5)

Velvet Skies²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Coen| T: M Mulvany| OR: 74

7/1

Very good second of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, 33/1) 21 days ago. Can make presence felt again.

Form: 14270-2

(10)

Sportingsilvermine¹⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 73

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 18/1, sixth of 10 in maiden at Listowel (8f, soft). Off 6 months. Makes handicap debut. Betting should help guide to expectations.

Form: 046-

(13)

The Bear Trap⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: J Geoghegan| OR: 72

28/1

Unreliable individual. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 14 in maiden (17/2) at this course (8f) 84 days ago, hampered. Back down in trip.

Form: 52272-6

(3)

Branding^b1,e/s1¹⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 71

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable seventh of 14 in maiden at this C&D (9/2). Off 105 days. Eyeshields on 1st time, blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 7367-

(12)

Mary Shoelaces^b³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 69

10/1

Visored for 1st time, respectable second of 14 in maiden (3/1) at this C&D 35 days ago. Blinkers back on. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 324-322

(4)

Martinelli⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 68

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 25/1, eighth of 18 in maiden at Cork (5f, heavy) 6 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap debut. Improvement needed.

Form: 08-8

(8)

Coulstar^b1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Mulligan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 65

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, 4/1) 21 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 8-6539

(1)

Land Lover^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 65

28/1

First run since leaving Craig Lidster when fourteenth of 20 in handicap (25/1) at the Curragh (6f, heavy) 18 days ago. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 40769-0

(14)

Masonbrook Meadow^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C J Whiteley⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 65

28/1

7/1, bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (7f) 21 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5597-24

(9)

Are You In Or Out¹¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Stafford| OR: 59

66/1

Very good fourth of 10 in nursery at this C&D (40/1). Off 114 days. Should be competitive if ready to roll.

Form: 800084-

(2)

Poppadom⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 59

18/1

Not disgraced when fifth of 9 in handicap (9/2) at this course (7f) on reappearance 63 days ago, not knocked about. Should be sharper for the run and his yard is in good form.

Form: 55588-5

(16)

Turn Up The Beat¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: K J Leonard| T: David Barry| OR: 52

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving P. J. F. Murphy when last of 15 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, heavy, 125/1) 18 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 050

Non-Runners

(15)

She's Smart³³¹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 3

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 1

(11)

Go On Go On Uhavit²⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: M Mulvany J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Royalcorrespondent (11/8), Miss Black Jack (7/2), Velvet Skies (7/1), Martinelli (7/1), She's Smart (15/2), Mary Shoelaces (10/1), Poppadom (18/1), Branding (25/1), The Bear Trap (28/1), Masonbrook Meadow (28/1), Land Lover (28/1), Coulstar (33/1), Sportingsilvermine (40/1), Are You In Or Out (66/1), Go On Go On Uhavit (66/1), Turn Up The Beat (80/1)

Ger Lyons has his team in good nick so the suggestion is ROYAL CORRESPONDENT, with the way he went through the race over 7f at Gowran when last seen in the autumn suggesting this return to sprinting will help now handicapping. Mary Shoelaces has been in good form here this winter and heads the dangers along with Velvet Skies and Poppadom.