19:45 Dundalk

Friday 12 April 2024

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Anthony McCrave Senior Memorial Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 2m 17.38s

(8)

Jawhary³²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 65

25/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (13.7f, good to soft, 20/1). Off 10 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Matthew J. Smith. Check the betting.

Form: 12990/0-

(3)

Lohengrin^t¹⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: E O'Connell| OR: 65

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 12 in minor event at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 12/1). Off 174 days. First run for yard after leaving William Haggas. Makes handicap debut. Must step up.

Form: 5350-

(1)

Darkened^b,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Killian Leonard| T: N C Kelly| OR: 64| CD

4/1

Didn't need to improve to win 14-runner handicap (11/1) at this C&D 21 days ago by neck from Anjah, driven out. Should remain very competitive up 3 lb.

Form: 7-62431

(12)

Rushford²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: T R Hughes| OR: 64| D

100/1

66/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this course (12f). Off 6 months.

Form: 693/600-

(6)

Explorers Way⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 63

6/1

Latest win at Newcastle in February. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f, 12/1) 42 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Brian Ellison.

Form: 80-4113

(9)

Albion Princess^h,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: D Kinsella| OR: 54

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 14 in handicap (33/1) at this course (8f) 17 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 50060-0

(16)

Humanitarian^h,t⁹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: R P Burns| OR: 54

17/2

Quirky sort. 15/2, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f), running on. Off 91 days. Significantly back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving John Joseph Hanlon. Hood back on.

Form: 40677-5

(14)

Dromore Glory⁶⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 52

14/1

Pulled up in juvenile hurdle (40/1) at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 21 months. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 849000/

(2)

Power Drive^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P W Flynn| OR: 51| CD

7/1

5-time course winner. Respectable 4¾ lengths seventh of 14 to Darkened in handicap (17/2) at this C&D 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-85757

(5)

Miss Heartbreak²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: L Comer| OR: 49

8/1

Good 2¼ lengths fifth of 14 to Darkened in handicap (40/1) at this C&D 21 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0043-05

(7)

Anjah^t,v²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Shane Foley| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 48

9/2

Remains a maiden after 31 Flat runs. Good neck second of 14 to Darkened in handicap (10/1) at this C&D 21 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 28-4342

(15)

Dr Patrick¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 47| CD

28/1

C&D winner. One win from 27 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 50/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 17 days ago.

Form: 0/639-90

(13)

Kartayaz¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47| CD

16/1

3-time C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 33/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (12f) 17 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0389-06

(4)

Selective Power²⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 47| C

14/1

Course winner. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good, 11/2). Off 8 months. RESERVE.

Form: 073560-

Non-Runners

(11)

Lauroline²⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: J P Murtagh J: Reserve 1

(10)

Cloughaneely Mor²⁹¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: E Sheehy J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Darkened (4/1), Anjah (9/2), Lauroline (5/1), Explorers Way (6/1), Power Drive (7/1), Miss Heartbreak (8/1), Humanitarian (17/2), Dromore Glory (14/1), Selective Power (14/1), Albion Princess (14/1), Kartayaz (16/1), Jawhary (25/1), Dr Patrick (28/1), Lohengrin (40/1), Rushford (100/1), Cloughaneely Mor (100/1)

A 2 lb swing in the weights might be enough for ANJAH to turn around recent course form Darkened and finally get off the mark under Shane Foley. Miss Heartbreak wasn't too far behind that pair last time and is also on the shortlist along with multiple course scorer Power Drive.