16:15 Dundalk

Friday 12 July 2024

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Gift & Art Gallery Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 1m 41.08s

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Comfort Line^v¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 63| BF| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 7/1, respectable eleventh of 21 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 1 day ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 277340

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(13)

Hurricane Helen⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: C Timmons| OR: 63| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap (5/1) at this course (10.7f), though she wasn't ideally placed. Off 91 days. Back down in trip.

Form: 01-3147

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Lohengrin^t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: E O'Connell| OR: 63

6/1

Creditable third of 8 in claimer at Gowran (8f, good, 6/1) 25 days ago, running on. Can be a factor back in a handicap.

Form: 0-05263

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Shining Aitch^t,v²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 63| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. 22/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-61760

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Daonethatgotaway^b,t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Gavin Ryan| T: M Fahey| OR: 62| D

5/1

Winner at Listowel in June. Below form twelfth of 22 in handicap (7/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft) 29 days ago, merely closing up late.

Form: 330410

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Nibras Rainbow^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Shane Foley| T: P W Flynn| OR: 59

17/2

16/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and return to 1m very much in his favour.

Form: 22-0250

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Pascalia^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 59| C

8/1

Course winner. Winner here in February. 8/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Yard in good form. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 162300

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Leabaland^b⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: M M Lynch| OR: 55| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 125/1, very good seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 52 days ago. Fair on the Flat, respectable effort on last Flat outing and he has a career-low mark to work with.

Form: 5952-54

(3)

Tynamite²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 53| CD

16/1

Six-time course winner. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good, 40/1) 20 days ago. Now needs to build on that.

Form: 783005

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Shamrock Sprig⁶³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 50

5/1

Below form tenth of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, soft, 11/2). Off 21 months. First run for yard after leaving Eoin Joseph McDonagh.

Form: 566260/

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Hope And Innocence^v1⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 48

14/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (8f, good, 12/1) 8 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 764705

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The Dazzer^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: G Keane| OR: 47| D

25/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Visored for 1st time, eighteenth of 22 in handicap (16/1) at Navan (10.2f, good) 34 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap back on. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 6057-00

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Small Bucks¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: P W Flynn| OR: 47

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 11 in maiden (250/1) at Naas (8f, good) 16 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-90

Non-Runners

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Monzoon¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: H D McGuigan J: Scott McCullagh

Forecasts

Comfort Line (5/1), Daonethatgotaway (5/1), Shamrock Sprig (5/1), Lohengrin (6/1), Monzoon (13/2), Pascalia (8/1), Nibras Rainbow (17/2), Leabaland (9/1), Hurricane Helen (11/1), Hope And Innocence (14/1), Tynamite (16/1), Shining Aitch (22/1), The Dazzer (25/1), Small Bucks (80/1)

The return to this C&D is sure to show NIBRAS RAINBOW in a much better light so he's the tentative selection in a wide-open handicap. Lohengrin and Leabaland are possible dangers.