17:25 Dundalk

Friday 12 July 2024

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Family Fun Day Coming To Dundalk 15th August Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 2m 35.12s

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Eskimo Komet²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 75| C

7/1

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 12/1, good third of 14 in handicap at Limerick (12.5f, good) 20 days ago. Not out of things returned to all weather.

Form: 0-33483

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(14)

Leading Lion^t1⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 73

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (22/1) at this course (10.7f). Off 98 days. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 723-0

(10)

Forbidden Planet¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: Gavin Ryan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 70

28/1

9-y-o who isn't the force of old but showed benefit of his reappearance run when second of 14 in handicap here (10.7f) in April. However, could only manage tenth of 11 in handicap at Ballinrobe (13f, good) 18 days ago. Return to AW needs to have positive effect.

Form: 000/020

(9)

True Statesman¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 70

13/2

Temperamental sort. 12/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.7f, good) 18 days ago, dropping away gradually. Others preferred up in trip. Blinkers left off.

Form: 406467

(1)

Pachmena^p,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 69| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Two wins from 46 Flat runs. Eighth of 12 in handicap at Ballinrobe (13f, good, 10/1) 18 days ago, never nearer. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 997458

(4)

Bright N Shine^t²²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 68| BF| C

9/2

Made a bright start for this yard last winter, opening his account over 10.7f here in November prior to a good second in a C&D handicap later that month, beaten only by one who got first run. Merits respect from this mark if 7-month absence doesn't catch him out.

Form: 922812-

(13)

Miss Paloma²¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 66| C

10/1

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this C&D in December, unable to sustain effort. Remains lightly raced for her age and worth noting if the market spoke in her favour back from 7 months off.

Form: 5863/16-

(6)

Picpoul^t1¹¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: M Rice| OR: 64| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap (11/2) at this course (10.7f). Off 112 days. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 607238

(11)

Dark Oak²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: J G Murphy| OR: 75

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 5 in maiden (4/1) at Down Royal (12.8f, good) 20 days ago. Has progressed with each start to date and good chance there's more to come now handicapping on all-weather debut.

Form: 732

(8)

Avondale³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: B Connell| OR: 62

10/1

Thrice-raced on Flat and offered something to work on sent hurdling after 13 months off when fifth of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.8f, good, 80/1) on NH debut 34 days ago. Could have more to offer now handicapping in this sphere.

Form: 5/78-

(15)

Brave Thought⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: L Comer| OR: 61

14/1

Fifteenth of 21 in handicap (25/1) at Leopardstown (12f, good) in May, weakening final 1f. Needs to leave that behind returning from 56 days off.

Form: 2-46300

(3)

Apache War⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 72

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, tenth of 13 in maiden at this course (1m) in April, leading until early in the straight before weakening. Steps up in trip for handicap debut and the betting may prove a useful guide.

Form: 450

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Northern Sonas^t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: A Oliver| OR: 72

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 11 in handicap (13/2) at Down Royal (10.3f, good) 20 days ago, weakening final 1f. Makes polytrack debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 9-3377

(5)

Wajaaha^b1⁶⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: J M Sheridan| T: A McCann| OR: 60| CD

33/1

C&D winner who ended time out of sorts for P. J. McKenna, last of 11 in handicap (33/1) at Roscommon (12.2f, good to soft) 60 days ago. Blinkers replace visor on debut for new yard and he's a player on pick of his AW form during the winter.

Form: 3330-90

Non-Runners

(2)

Nusra⁴⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 7

T: G Ahern J: Reserve 1

(7)

Tara Power³⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 6

T: K H Clarke J: Reserve 2

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Sapristi¹⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: Thomas Dowling J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Dark Oak (9/2), Bright N Shine (9/2), True Statesman (13/2), Eskimo Komet (7/1), Picpoul (9/1), Miss Paloma (10/1), Avondale (10/1), Northern Sonas (14/1), Brave Thought (14/1), Nusra (14/1), Pachmena (16/1), Leading Lion (16/1), Tara Power (25/1), Forbidden Planet (28/1), Wajaaha (33/1), Apache War (50/1), Sapristi (50/1)

DARK OAK has progressed with each start to date, finishing runner-up on her latest outing in a Down Royal maiden, and, very much the type to go on improving now handicapping, she makes appeal again partnered by Colin Keane. The returning Bright N Shine and Wajaaha are others worth a look. Eskimo Komet is another fancied to be on the premises.