18:00 Dundalk

Friday 5 April 2024

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Dundalk Stadium Open All Summer Maiden

Off time: 18:02 | Winning time: 1m 27.88s

(7)

Making A Move^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: M P Sheehy| T: J M Burke

200/1

Churchill colt. Dam, 6f/7f winner, half-sister to smart sprinters Heeraat and Ambiance out unraced half-sister to high-class sprinter Malhub. Wears hood.

Form:

(10)

Crystal's Heir¹⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn

300/1

Once-raced mare on Flat. 200/1, seventh of 12 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) on flat debut, unable to sustain effort. Off 171 days. Down in trip.

Form: 7-

(15)

Pearl Of Cotai¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: J A Heffernan| T: P J F Murphy

250/1

Twice-raced filly. 200/1, fifteenth of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 18 days ago.

Form: 80

(12)

Air Commander²⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

4/7

Twice-raced colt. Sixth of 7 in maiden (15/8) at Galway (7f, heavy) last July but runner-up on Gowran debut prior to that . Off 8 months. Much respected for top connections.

Form: 26-

(14)

Badda Bing¹⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Slattery| T: J Halley| OR: 71| BF

40/1

Fair form. 4/1, creditable third of 14 in maiden at this course (6f). Off 105 days. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Slattery.

Form: 0093-

(6)

Chicago Fireball¹⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 87

17/2

Fairly useful colt. Respectable fifth of 13 in maiden at this course (8f, 8/1), hampered. Off 161 days. Likely to be thereabouts.

Form: 433965-

(9)

Half The Farm

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: A McNamara

150/1

30,000 gns yearling, Profitable colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Imperial Past. Dam 7f (Group 3)-9f winner in Australia.

Form:

(8)

Las Vegas Nevada

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: A McNamara

125/1

(Production):€26,000Y: half-brother to 3 winners, including 7f winner Royal Highness (by Dream Ahead) and 2-y-o 7f winner (stays 1¾m) Lady Camelot (by Camelot): dam 7f winner.

Form:

(17)

Old Sea^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

Blue Point colt. Half-brother to several winners, including smart winner up to 1¼m Trevaunance and useful winner up to 7f Miss Celestial. Wears tongue strap. Newcomer to note in the betting.

Form:

(2)

School Of Law²³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 81| BF

11/2

Lightly-raced colt. Bit below form second of 13 in maiden (5/2) at Gowran (7f, good), unsuited by drop in trip. Off 7 months. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 2642-

(16)

Apricot Ice²⁰⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

4/1

Promising individual. Second on Leopardstown debut last August. Not up to listed company there the following month but worth another chance to show she's capable of better on return.

Form: 27-

(11)

Luxury Island

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver

66/1

€4,000 yearling, Kodiac filly. Dam 9f winner (from only 2 starts) out of useful 2-y-o 7f winner Sense of Joy (won both starts, including Prestige Stakes). Betting should guide with Billy Lee up on debut.

Form:

(4)

Melodiam

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons

28/1

No Nay Never filly. Dam, French 2-y-o 7.5f winner from only 2 starts, sister to smart US Grade 2 1m winner Filimbi out of dual US Grade 1 9f/1¼m winner Flute. Apricot Ice looks the stable first string unless the betting suggests otherwise.

Form:

(13)

Ragtime Milly¹¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L F Roche| T: Yvonne Latta

66/1

Once-raced filly. 20/1, seventh of 14 in maiden at this C&D on debut, not knocked about. Off 112 days.

Form: 7-

Non-Runners

(1)

Auburn Avenue²¹⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: C Timmons J: Reserve 1

(5)

Judicial Reward¹⁵²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

(3)

The Expert³⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: T G McCourt J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Air Commander (4/7), Apricot Ice (4/1), School Of Law (11/2), Chicago Fireball (17/2), Old Sea (14/1), Auburn Avenue (16/1), The Expert (16/1), Melodiam (28/1), Badda Bing (40/1), Luxury Island (66/1), Ragtime Milly (66/1), Judicial Reward (100/1), Las Vegas Nevada (125/1), Half The Farm (150/1), Making A Move (200/1), Pearl Of Cotai (250/1), Crystal's Heir (300/1)

APRICOT ICE chased home a smart sort on her Leopardstown debut last August. A subsequent run in listed company isn't hard to forgive and she can get off the mark at the third time of asking, perhaps at the main expense of Aidan O'Brien's Air Commander. Chicago Fireball and School of Law also achieved enough last year to suggest they can play a part on their return to action.